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My Christmas Letter to God

26 Nov 20212 Nov 2022
By Alli Bauck Every year around this time I debate sending a family Christmas card. In previous years I have justified my participation in this holiday tradition because we had…
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Welcome Back

13 Nov 2021
The Next Step PodcastSeason 3: Light in the DarknessEpisode 0.2: Intro, Year TwoDate: 13 November 2021Guests: Valerie Matyas and Alli Bauck Also available on: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Pandora,…
Discipling Leaders…

Joy to the World

26 Dec 202014 Jan 2021
The Next Step PodcastSeason 3: Light in the DarknessEpisode 9: Joy to the WorldDate: 26 December 2020Guests: Conrad Gempf, London School of Theology Also available on: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts,…
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Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence

19 Dec 202021 Dec 2020
The Next Step PodcastSeason 3: Light in the DarknessEpisode 7: Let All Mortal Flesh Keep SilenceDate: 19 December 2020Guests: Pastor, author, and coach Jeff Meyer Also available on: Apple Podcasts,…
For My Friends

My Virtual Secret Santa

17 Dec 2020
By Naomi Rossow This time last year, I was in Detroit on Wayne's campus with my friends gearing up to take my first round of college finals. My friends and…
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Noel

12 Dec 202011 Dec 2020
The Next Step PodcastSeason 3: Light in the DarknessEpisode 5: NoelDate: 12 December 2020Guests: Artist Deanna Rossow& Author Heidi Goehmann Also available on: iTunes, Spotify, Pandora, and Amazon Music. In…
For My Friends

Immanuel in Our Mess

9 Dec 202016 Dec 2020
By Katie Helmreich We're "real tree" people. Come what may, we load everybody in the Suburban and head to the tree farm early each December! I love the cozy, Courier and…
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Emmanuel

5 Dec 20204 Dec 2020
The Next Step PodcastSeason 3: Light in the DarknessEpisode 3: EmmanuelDate: 5 December 2020Guests: Musician Brendan Knorp & Visual Faith™ Ministry Artist Ann Gillaspie Also available on: iTunes, Spotify, Pandora,…
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To Us

28 Nov 202028 Nov 2020
The Next Step PodcastSeason 3: Light in the DarknessEpisode 1: To UsDate: 28 November 2020Guests: Singer/songwriter Brooke Orozco & Visual Faith™ Ministry Artist Katie Helmreich Also available on: iTunes, Spotify,…
For My Friends

Holiday Mom Stress

24 Nov 2020
By Amy Larson from Mom Fuel Whether or not you are ready for it, the holiday season is upon us. You may feel some extra stress about the holidays if…
Discipling Leaders…

Introducing Light in the Darkness

15 Nov 2020
The Next Step PodcastSeason 3: Light in the DarknessEpisode 0: IntroductionDate: 15 November 2020Guest: Lead Illustrator Valerie MatyasAlso available on: iTunes Welcome to Season 3 of the Next Step Podcast,…
Discipleship Tools

A Visual Advent Calendar

15 Nov 202015 Nov 2020
Editor's note: This blog originally is adapted from Introduction to Light in the Darkness: A Hymn Journal for Advent & Christmas (c) 2020 Next Step Press. Used by permission. By…
Discipleship Tools

Share Your Experience

18 Jan 2020
Next Step Press published a "discipleship travel log" for the Advent and Christmas season. Now we need to hear from the people who traveled that road with us. It's OK…
Discipling Leaders

A Change of Epiphany Bumper Stickers

6 Jan 2020
Maybe you’ve seen the bumper sticker: “Wise men still seek Him.” I always kind of liked that one … Except the role of “Magi from the East” in the Gospel…
Discipling Leaders

The Spiritual Gift of Naps

1 Jan 2020
Jesus was known to pull the occasional prayer all-nighter; but he was also the kind of guy who could get so exhausted, that he slept through a rising gale and…
For My Friends

Fully Adopted

29 Dec 2019
I don’t think I’ll ever forget the look on the face of the university president when I hit him square in the middle of his bald head with a rubber…
For My Friends

Rest and Jubilee

28 Dec 2019
In the Old Testament, the Year of Jubilee was a special kind of Sabbath celebration: Sabbath came once a week at the end of seven days. Jubilee came once every…

Time to Ponder

26 Dec 2019
Wow! A lot has been going on lately! Hectic schedules, fun-filled (and stress-filled) events. Gifts and worship and family and food and … And it’s all a little crazy. I…

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