For Me… Concrete or Abstract? 4 May 2022 Created to Create, Part 2 By Visual Faith® Coach Valerie Matyas for the 2022 Creative Haven Retreat Make a careful exploration of who you are and the work you have…
Cultural Studies… Helpless Waiting 2 May 20222 May 2022 By Justin Rossow This Easter I was struck by a detail I don’t remember seeing before. In fact, I didn’t even see it this year until my second or third…
For Me… Reflecting Beauty 19 Apr 2022 Created to Create, Part 1 By Visual Faith® Coach Valerie Matyas for the 2022 Creative Haven Retreat In the beginning God created the heavens and earth. Genesis 1:1 (ESV) Human…
Discipleship Tools… Family Devotion Calendar 18 Apr 202213 Apr 2022 By Justin Rossow Our mission at Next Step Press is to cultivate the kinds of people and resources that help you delight in taking a next step following Jesus. In…
Exegetical Study… Good Friday and God’s Failure 15 Apr 202215 Apr 2022 By Justin Rossow Of course, we know the big picture. We have the benefit of hindsight, and we know that the open tomb is just around the corner. Of course,…
Exegetical Study… It is Finished; and … 6 Apr 202213 Apr 2022 By Justin Rossow The last words of Jesus on the cross hold deep comfort and promise. And Jesus is still at work, for us. I recently received some concerned feedback…
For Me… My Song is Love Unknown 4 Apr 20226 Apr 2022 The Next Step PodcastSeason 1: When from Death I'm FreeEpisode 14: "My Song is Love Unknown"Date: 4 April 2022Guest: Alli BauckThe Next Step Podcast is also available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Pandora, and Amazon…
Discipling Leaders… The Parable of the Pottery Class 21 Mar 202221 Mar 2022 By Justin Rossow The regular habit of following Jesus requires regular habits...In short, you are saved by grace alone. And you can actually get better at following Jesus. Back in…
Exegetical Study… Why am I so Thirsty? 18 Mar 2022 By Justin Rossow As dropsies, though filled with fluid, crave drink,so money-lovers, though loaded with money, crave more of it;yet both to their own demise. —Diogenes the Cynic (ca 300…
For Me… Ashes and Curtains 1 Mar 202216 Mar 2022 By Justin Rossow “Dust you are and to dust you will return.” Those words, spoken to Adam in Genesis 3:19, come right after the Fall. They are words of judgment;…
For Me… Walking in the Light 5 Feb 20225 Feb 2022 By Kristeen Bruun I am in love with God again. It won’t last, I know that. It never does. But for now, I am enjoying walking light upon the earth,…
For Me Be Mine 3 Feb 2022 By Alli Bauck Fear not, for I have redeemed you;I have called you by name, you are Mine. Isaiah 43:1b (ESV) For the past seven months I’ve been carrying around…
Faith Experiment… Where is Jesus Speaking? 31 Jan 202231 Jan 2022 By Justin Rossow Ask even a faithful follower what Jesus has been speaking into their life lately, and you should expect to get a blank stare. What do you mean,…
For Me… Dooby Dooby Doo 27 Jan 202227 Jan 2022 By Kim Longden “Look mom!” my three-year-old said proudly, “I’m decorating!” I looked up from my computer to see that I had been so engrossed in typing, I hadn’t noticed…
For Me… *Click* 20 Jan 2022 By Katie Helmreich We’re near the finish line! A 1000 piece puzzle, with 360 Lego Minifigure Faces, almost done! Almost. With this particular puzzle, few of our standard puzzle-solving tricks…
For Me… My Winter Retreat 19 Jan 2022 By Rachel Hinz January 15th, 2022. It finally snowed in St. Louis! And the magic of the winter wonderland was only magnified in that it arrived on a Saturday morning.…
Discipling Leaders… A Ripple Effect of Blessings 18 Jan 2022 By Amy Meyer from Neighboring Life I was pleasantly surprised by what God did with me during and after my experience being a guest on the Next Step Podcast. I…
For Me… Enough for the Next Step 12 Jan 2022 By Alli Bauck The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of deep darkness a light has dawned. Isaiah 9:2 (NIV) It…
