Discipling Leaders The Cost of the Covenant 31 Mar 202010 Jan 2021 The Next Step PodcastSeason 1: When from Death I'm FreeEpisode 08B: Bonus Content, "The Cost of the Covenant"Date: 31 March 2020 Also available on: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Pandora, and Amazon Music. This bonus…
Keeping Vigil 29 Mar 202028 Mar 2020 By Kris Bruun Louisa May Alcott’s classic, Little Women, begins with the sentence, “Christmas won’t be Christmas without any presents.” I understand how Jo March feels. As the weeks wear…
Discipleship Tools Dining Room Sanctuary 27 Mar 202028 Dec 2020 By Valerie Matyas This weekend we embark on Round 2 of social distancing at home worship. I will admit, last Sunday was rough. Don’t get me wrong, I am grateful…
Discipling Leaders… The Dignity of the Cross 25 Mar 202010 Jan 2021 The Next Step PodcastSeason 1: When from Death I'm FreeEpisode 08: "The Dignity of the Cross"Date: 25 March 2020Guest: Steve and Jamie Wiechman, Breathe Life Ministries Also available on: Apple Podcasts, Google…
For My Friends The Power of Music in Family Life 24 Mar 202017 Apr 2020 By Kim Longden Several years ago, my husband came home with a Bluetooth speaker and set it on the kitchen counter. Looking back now, I can trace back to this…
Jesus at the Center of My Messy Life 21 Mar 202023 Oct 2020 "How Clear is Our Vocation, Lord..." but not the kitchen counter... I'm firmly in that stage of life where it seems as if every waking moment is spent in the…
Discipleship Tools… Handling the Word: The Music, Art, and Meditation of “Hymn Journaling” 20 Mar 202028 Dec 2020 The “Bible Journaling craze,” as Christianity Today called in back in 2016, has continued to grow, expand, and morph into a variety of spiritual practices and disciplines. One recent twist:…
Discipling Leaders… Worth Doing Badly 19 Mar 202018 Mar 2020 The schools are closed and my kids are home with a big piles of homework. Our experiences so far have been mixed. Learning is hard work! It's easy for me to…
Discipling Leaders… Stricken, Smitten, and Afflicted 18 Mar 202010 Jan 2021 The Next Step PodcastSeason 1: When from Death I'm FreeEpisode 09: "Stricken, Smitten, and Afflicted"Date: 18 March 2020Guest: Lead Illustrator Valerie Matyas Also available on: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Pandora, and Amazon Music. Author…
Cultural Studies Preparing for Holy Week in the Age Covid-19 12 Mar 2020 By Kris Bruun I have always loved Holy Week. I grew up in a small town in northern Wisconsin when the culture in such places was still imbued with religious…
Discipling Leaders… The King is Calling 11 Mar 202010 Jan 2021 The Next Step PodcastSeason 1: When from Death I'm FreeEpisode 4: "The King is Calling"Date: 11 March 2020Guest: Visual Faith Illustrator Katie Helmreich Also available on: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Pandora, and Amazon Music.…
Discipling Leaders… Failure and the Cross 6 Mar 202010 Jan 2021 The Next Step PodcastSeason 1: When from Death I'm FreeEpisode 2.2: "You Will Strike His Heal"Date: 06 March 2020Midweek Lenten Sermon Also available on: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Pandora, and Amazon Music. This bonus…
Discipling Leaders… On That Morning 4 Mar 202010 Jan 2021 The Next Step PodcastSeason 1: When from Death I'm FreeEpisode 2: "On That Morning"Date: 04 March 2020Guest: Singer/songwriter Kip Fox, www.kipfox.com Also available on: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Pandora, and Amazon Music. In this…
Discipling Leaders Discipleship & Everyday Life 27 Feb 202017 Jan 2021 On Sunday morning, as I sat way up high in the balcony with my boy, this prayer caught my attention: P: For those who are in danger of having the…
Discipling Leaders… Wondrous Love 25 Feb 202010 Jan 2021 The Next Step PodcastSeason 1: When from Death I'm FreeEpisode 1: "Wondrous Love"Date: 25 February 2020Guest: Singer/songwriter C. Brooke Orozco Also available on: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Pandora, and Amazon Music. In this episode…
Discipleship Tools Kip Fox, Words & Music 20 Feb 202027 Mar 2020 When from Death I'm Free: A Hymn Journal for Holy Week has been a #1 New Release on Amazon for a week now. One of the things that makes this…
Taking a Step Back 17 Feb 20206 Sep 2020 By Kristeen A. Bruun I just wrote a memo to my Board of Education that I will no longer be teaching children's Sunday school. It wasn't an easy decision. I…
For My Friends Team Advent 17 Nov 2019 When I went to write an Advent devotion book, I made a conscious decision to do something different; something more. (You can read more about it here: Something Different for…