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…
Discipleship Tools Permission Granted 25 Feb 202010 Jun 2020 By Valerie Matyas In the creative journaling world there is something called a “Permission Page” or a “Dedication Page.” This opening sheet is typically found at the beginning of a…
Discipleship Tools… Art that Preaches the Gospel 14 Feb 20206 Jun 2024 God, it seems, has always been partial to art. Oh, sure, there is the command against creating graven images given on Mount Sinai: but that command seems to be focused fairly…
For My Friends When the Plates Come Crashing Down 31 Jan 202023 Oct 2020 By Kristeen Bruun I come from a long line of hardy stock who emigrated from Austria and Denmark to work in the north woods of Wisconsin. My mother, who died…
Cultural Studies A Pedicure to Ponder 22 Jan 20206 Sep 2020 By Kristeen A. Bruun I went into a salon for a manicure and a pedicure a couple of weeks ago. This pursuit is mostly a “girl thing,” although every so…
For My Friends It’s OK to Be Overwhelmed 10 Jan 2020 "God won't give you more than you can handle?" I just got an email from an old friend who was reaching out with a question. I thought the answer might…
Advent: Season of Waiting 20 Nov 20193 Sep 2020 By Kris Bruun Of all the responses from God that I might receive in prayer, no word is less welcome than “WAIT.” During her last illness, I prayed that the…
Discipleship Tools Something Different for Advent 3 Nov 2019 "Why write a book of Advent devotions?" That's what I kept asking myself this summer. And I couldn't come up with a very good answer. I mean, friends and family…
A Jackpot with a Countdown Timer 23 Oct 2019 Let's imagine this situation: in a very posh casino, with a very unique promotion, and some crazy luck, not one but two people end up hitting an "Easy Money" jackpot…
Discipling Leaders Please Pass the Potatoes 15 Oct 201923 Oct 2020 This blog is a response to A Full Table for Empty People written by my friend Steve Wiechman of Breathe Life Ministries. You really should go read that and then come…
Beloved, Just Lost 12 Oct 2019 It dawned on me in my devotion time just the other day that we usually think the Prodigal Son was OUT and then back IN again; outside the Kingdom and…
For My Friends A Place to Call Home 6 Oct 201922 Mar 2022 My sister moved this last week, and I got to help just a little. She and her family had been living in the same farm house my grandfather was born…
For My Friends I’m Not So Sure About Certainty 1 Oct 201914 Jul 2020 Certainty is kind of a tricky thing. I mean, there are some Bible passages that seem to make certainty something we all should not only strive for, but already have…
