Those Who Stand By Night
the vast majority of life-changing ministry is being done in local churches by faithful people who might feel anonymous and unseen.
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by Kristi Stephens
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- Mar 14, 2022
Resurrection is Coming
You might be feeling neglected, barren, and moldy. But God specializes in resurrection.
- Mar 9, 2022
Choosing Hope
Choosing hope when Satan tempts us to despair.
- Dec 1, 2021
Waiting on the Word- in the Word
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! But we all know that Christmas can also be painful- and full of longing, unmet expectations,...
- Sep 11, 2021
Sovereign God, broken world
“Thy promise is my only plea - with this I venture nigh. Thou callest burdened souls to Thee, and such, O Lord, am I.” - John Newton...
- Aug 15, 2021
One beat at a time.
All He has given me to do is to play this beat and this measure, to keep trusting Him, keep worshipping Him, obey Him right now.
- Jul 29, 2021
Muscle Memory of Faith
It's the eve of my 41st birthday, and I'm celebrating by sitting at my piano trying to force this tricky syncopated rhythm into my brain...
- Jul 28, 2021
True Freedom from the Comparison Trap
The playground is fraught with danger. Not so much the danger of falling off of a swing or getting mulch in T's cornrows (seriously...
- Jun 23, 2021
Worthy. A poem.
“Worthy! Sufficient! Enough!” The deafening refrain echoes round As though on my own merits I am found To be indispensable. Able. Whole....
- Jun 20, 2021
She Laughs at the Time to Come
“…she laughs at the time to come.” Proverbs 31:25 I have had a very full few weeks. Writing and teaching and planning and erranding and...
- Jun 18, 2021
All is Grace
I often have thought of my testimony not only as the story of who I was and who God is making me to be, but who, by only by the...
- Jun 4, 2021
Obedience = Dependence
Every day we see them on their busy quest- robins gathering worms and flying back and forth to their nests. Baby birds are fascinating to...
- May 12, 2021
Repentance and Remembrance
Sometimes the books I’m reading simultaneously seem to be speaking to each other... today is no different. Fahrenheit 451 was rather...
- Apr 27, 2021
Brave
We went to a playground today. After probably 18 months of no playground time (between COVID and OH winter before that), it felt...
- Apr 22, 2021
Expectant
Each morning, it sits on the counter, waiting. Empty. Expectant. The life of a wife and mom can feel unseen and unappreciated with a...
- Feb 16, 2021
The lament of foster care
3 years ago today. We didn’t know you yet, but God did. He wouldn’t let us walk away from fostercare - because you weren’t with us yet....
- Jan 15, 2021
Unprecedented
I bet Joseph sometimes longed for the simple days of his childhood- you know, before betrayal and slavery and prison and even the weight...
- Jan 8, 2021
Everyday Faithfulness
I cannot heal the deep rifts, solve the crushing problems of our day. Thankfully, God has not given me that load to carry. He is God, and...
- Jan 4, 2021
Giving thanks... for everything
I’m sure I’m not the only mom who holds her breath a little on Christmas morning. This year as I watched my unaware and brutally honest...
- Nov 5, 2020
Peace, Be Still
AveI’ve been seeing some real fear play out online as we watch election results come in. This has been a long year, hasn’t it? So many...
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