For My Friends Remembering Things that Make You Smile 16 Dec 20212 Nov 2022 By Justin Rossow I have been reading a book lately by Chris M. Coursey called The Joy Switch: How Your Brain's Secret Circuit Affects Your Relationships—and How You Can Activate…
Uncategorized 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…
Faith Experiment Noticing My Need for Spiritual Rest 19 Nov 20212 Nov 2022 By Alli Bauck As a stay-at-home-mom with two active boys between the ages of 1 and 4 (and in my second trimester with boy #3), I try to make time…
Discipleship Tools… A Prayer Life Audit 20 Aug 20213 Nov 2021 By Raelyn Pracht I have always been amazed and, admittedly, a bit intimidated hearing other people pray. Conversing with the Almighty seems to come naturally to my friends—the words dripping…
Embrace the Process 24 May 2021 By Katie Helmreich There's a special sort of beauty in the midst of a mess. I'm a fairly tidy person. I like to keep things organized as much as is…
Discipling Leaders… Visual Faith & The Secret Code Prayer 11 May 2021 The Next Step PodcastSeason 5: Come, Holy SpiritEpisode 07: Visual Faith and The Secret Code PrayerDate: 11 May 2021Guest: Connie Denninger, Co-Founder of Visual Faith™ Ministry Also available on: Apple…
Discipleship Tools… An Experiment in Family Devotions 27 Apr 202127 Apr 2021 By Kim Longden For many years we wanted to have a family devotion time, but didn’t know where to start. Was there a specific format for family devotions? What resources…
Discipleship Tools… Transitions 10 Mar 2021 By Alli Bauck Dictionary.com defines a transition as “the process or a period of changing from one state or condition to another.” As we acknowledge the anniversary of the COVID-19…
Uncategorized Our Family Covid-versary Meal 23 Feb 202123 Feb 2021 By Heidi Goehmann This last week, I noted to a friend that I could feel the ghosts of grief clawing just at the corners of my psyche. It wasn't that…
Discipleship Tools… Stepping Outside My Comfort Zone 7 Feb 20213 Nov 2021 By Alli Bauck “Dear soul, little do [you] know that the abiding in Christ is meant only for the weak and is so beautifully suited to [your] feebleness. It does…
Discipleship Tools… As I Have Loved You 1 Feb 202119 Jan 2021 By Katie Helmreich A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.John 13:34 (NIV) Kids! Quit needling each other. Why can't you keep your feet to…
Discipling Leaders… What a Friend We Have in Jesus 16 Jun 202016 Jun 2020 The Next Step PodcastSeason 2: Ponder AnewEpisode 2: "What a Friend We Have in Jesus"Date: 16 June 2020Guest: Emily Adams, one of the illustrators for Ponder AnewAlso available on: iTunes…
For My Friends Dipping Your Toes Into Creativity 15 Jun 202015 Jun 2020 By Katie Helmreich It is such a joy to be part of the Ponder Anew Facebook community, sharing as we go through the Hymn Journal together! I absolutely love seeing…
Discipleship Tools Cloudy, With a Chance of Jesus 12 Jun 202012 Jun 2020 By Justin Rossow, with an instructional video by Karen Hunter Our Facebook group has just begun walking through Ponder Anew: A Hymn Journal of Trust and Confidence and already I…
Discipling Leaders… Explore: Engage Your Group 7 Jun 20207 Jun 2020 By Valerie Matyas Note: this blog is the third of a four-part series for Small Group Leaders: Invite, Equip, Explore, Express. Sign up here to receive more small group resources.…
Discipling Leaders… Equip: They Said Yes! (Now What?) 31 May 202031 May 2020 By Valerie Matyas Note: this blog is the second of a four-part series for Small Group Leaders: Invite, Equip, Explore, Express. Sign up here to receive more small group resources.…
Discipling Leaders… Invite: Get the Small Group Ball Rolling 21 May 202021 May 2020 By Valerie Matyas Note: this blog is the first of a four-part series for Small Group Leaders: Invite, Equip, Explore, Express. Sign up here to receive more small group resources.…
For My Friends What’s the Worst that Could Happen? 16 May 202015 May 2020 By: Katie Helmreich The timer went off but no one noticed. I had put a tray of cookies in the oven and walked away to rally the kids for chores.…
