Discipling Leaders… Faith and Works in Paul and James 4 Jun 20244 Jun 2024 By Conrad Gempf One of the most common arguments against the trustworthiness of the Bible is that it contains contradictions. Perhaps, like me, you have had skeptics tell you that…
Exegetical Study Nathanael and Nothin’ 13 May 202413 May 2024 By Conrad Gempf The Gospels have a lot of stories about disciples who were called when they were out fishing. Another was in the middle of collecting taxes. But John…
For My Friends C is for Cookie 19 Jan 202412 Feb 2024 From a Fellow Traveler As a kid of the 80s, I watched my fair share of Sesame Street. Without a doubt, my favorite character was Cookie Monster. I found him…
For My Friends Grateful for the Lightkeepers 7 Jan 202415 Mar 2024 From a Fellow Traveler As a kid at summer camp, This Little Light of Mine always seemed like a happy song to me. It was a song of strength and…
For My Friends The With of Christmas 23 Dec 202312 Feb 2024 From a Fellow Traveler “Let me know what we can do for you.” When you have cancer, you hear that a lot. You hear it from coworkers and family members,…
Uncategorized Isometric Spirituality 12 Dec 202314 Dec 2023 By Jamie Wiechman, Breathe Life Ministries Over the last three months, I have felt the Lord’s invitation to slow down and push less. I feel like this down time was…
Disciple LIke You Mean It… Marinating in Scripture 8 Nov 202312 Dec 2023 The Next Step PodcastSeason 7: Wednesdays are for Walking WithEpisode 02 (41 min)Date: 08 November 2023Guests: Conrad Gempf and Nathan Wendorf Also available on: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Pandora, Vurbl,…
Disciple LIke You Mean It… Wednesdays are for Walking With 01 1 Nov 202329 Nov 2023 The Next Step PodcastSeason 7: Wednesdays are for Walking WithEpisode 01 (20 min)Date: 01 November 2023Guests: Deanna Rossow and Lexie Brown Also available on: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Pandora, Vurbl,…
Discipleship Tools… Souvenirs of God’s Faithfulness 9 Aug 20239 Aug 2023 By Kim Longden I picked up the My Next Step, Volume 1 book this morning (the one with the compass on the cover) and I was so encouraged! The invitation…
Faith Experiment… #Lenten Walk, Week 5 30 Mar 202311 Apr 2023 By Alli Bauck “Hi, friends!” A familiar voice enthusiastically welcomes me. It belongs to Annie F. Downs, a woman I have never met; but she and I have been on…
Faith Experiment… #Lenten Walk, Week 4 22 Mar 202322 Mar 2023 By Alli Bauck If anyone is keeping track, we are over halfway through the Lenten season. (Resurrection Sunday is getting closer!!!) For me, personally, the last eleven days have been…
Faith Experiment… #Lenten Walk, Week 2 8 Mar 2023 By Alli Bauck Wow. Podcasts are e-v-e-r-y-where! I started out my #Lentenwalk with a varied list of podcasts (see my first Lenten Walk blog); however, my Spotify library has doubled…
Faith Experiment… #Lenten Walk, Week 1 1 Mar 20231 Mar 2023 By Alli Bauck While visiting with a friend on the phone last night, she asked me how my Lenten walk practice was going. I laughed and reported that on the…
Cultural Studies… Holiday Prep with Lüthla and Güthla 2 Nov 2022 By Katie Helmreich Don't panic, but it's November. Blink and it will be Thanksgiving. Blink twice and it will be Christmas! THERE IS SO MUCH TO DO!! When Elise, my…
For My Friends A Beautiful Day for Needing Jesus 8 Oct 20226 Oct 2022 By Katie Helmreich A few weeks back I shared about a particularly challenging season we've been going though. I'm happy to say that, for the most part, our skies have cleared…
Disciple LIke You Mean It… Non-Judgmental Noticing 7 Oct 202215 Nov 2023 The Next Step PodcastSeason 6: My Next Step, Vol 1: Getting StartedEpisode 2.3: Non-Judgmental NoticingDate: 06 October 2022Guest: Jamie Wiechman, Cofounder of Breathe Life Ministries Also available on: Apple Podcasts,…
For My Friends The LORD is Not Slow. Say What? 3 Oct 20228 Jul 2024 By Jamie Wiechman Does anyone remember the famous line from the 1980’s sitcom Different Strokes? Something doesn’t compute with Arnold Jackson. This little boy tilts his head, scrunches up his…
Disciple LIke You Mean It… Noticing Your Emotions, with Jesus 30 Sep 202215 Nov 2023 By Justin Rossow Emotions are simply part of who we are as human beings; which means our emotions are "beautifully and wonderfully made," and part of a fallen creation, both…
