For My Friends What’s the Forecast? 9 Jul 20249 Jul 2024 By Deanna Rossow Today is our HUGE Family Celebration of the Fourth of July at the lake! Most every outdoor activity imaginable is planned for today: Swimming, Bean Bag Toss,…
For My Friends Patience Is Kindness Is Love 23 May 202422 May 2024 By Jamie Wiechman Two years ago the following scenario played out in my mind during my prayer time. I was on one side of a chasm and the Father was…
Cultural Studies… Defining “Discipleship” 21 May 202429 Jan 2025 By Justin Rossow In my work for Next Step Press, I get to talk about “discipleship” with different people from across the country and, sometimes, even around the world. I’ve…
For My Friends… Scarred Perfection 15 May 202415 May 2024 From a Fellow Traveler This week marks the end of my wife’s chemo treatment. Four months and eight cycles in total. The last couple rounds were tough on her. It…
Exegetical Study Partial Eclipse of the Heart 3 Apr 20248 Jul 2024 By Justin Rossow The last time a solar eclipse was visible in North America, my son Caleb and I were down in south Texas, and therefore right in the shadow's…
Disciple LIke You Mean It… A Difficult Holy Week 27 Mar 202427 Mar 2024 The Next Step PodcastSeason 7: Wednesdays are for Walking WithEpisode 10 (40 min)Date: 20 March 2024Guest: Jamie Wiechman, Breathe Life Ministries, www.breathelifetoday.com Also available on: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Pandora,…
For My Friends… It’s Getting Dark 27 Mar 202427 Mar 2024 From a Fellow Traveler It's starting to get dark. The light through my window isn’t enough to work by so I flip on the desk lamp. My wife is resting…
Disciple LIke You Mean It… Experimenting With Small Steps 20 Mar 202420 Mar 2024 The Next Step PodcastSeason 7: Wednesdays are for Walking WithEpisode 09 (41 min)Date: 20 March 2024Guest: Jamie Wiechman, Breathe Life Ministries, www.breathelifetoday.com Also available on: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Pandora,…
Cultural Studies… Strangers on the Beach 14 Mar 202418 Mar 2024 By Elizabeth Rossow You would think that sitting by the ocean would make me feel insignificant. I mean, we hear stories all the time of how, when faced with that…
Disciple LIke You Mean It… Come, Sacrificing Often 6 Mar 20246 Mar 2024 By Jamie Wiechman and Justin Rossow Jamie: My January and February were a bit intense this year. That’s on top of last year’s intensity. Now that I’m counting, I guess…
For My Friends… The Valley of Lent 23 Feb 202420 Mar 2024 From a Fellow Traveler I am no fan of Lent. The songs are depressing. The message is grim. It’s so bad, even the word Alleluia doesn’t want to go to…
Discipling Leaders… You are Not God; Go Take a Nap. 30 Jan 202418 Mar 2024 By Liz Rossow It is really easy to get caught up in everything you have to do in a day. You wake earlier than you want, and the day never…
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…
Disciple LIke You Mean It… How are You Today? 18 Jan 202418 Jan 2024 By Katie Helmreich “Hey! How are you today?” “Good, good. How are you?” How many times do we ask or hear that question in a day? How many times do we…
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…
Disciple LIke You Mean It… Advent Enemies 21 Dec 202331 Jan 2024 The Next Step PodcastSeason 7: Wednesdays are for Walking WithEpisode 07 (49 min)Date: 20 December 2023Guests: Rev. Dr. Ted Hopkins, Concordia University--Ann Arbor, MI Also available on: Apple Podcasts, Google…
Disciple LIke You Mean It… Noticing Your Non-Judgmental Noticing 14 Dec 202314 Dec 2023 The Next Step PodcastSeason 7: Wednesdays are for Walking WithEpisode 06 (45 min)Date: 14 December 2023Guests: Pastor Sam Fink Also available on: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Pandora, Vurbl, and Amazon…
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…
