Christmastime can be hard for a lot of us. For my children and I, it’s a reminder of deep loss and pain, and it can be especially hard to join in all the merriment while grief is sneaking around threatening to drag you back down once again without warning. And yet, right there in the middle of the darkness, well that’s where the light dawns.
Read MoreChange is hard. And scary. But God is good. Don’t forget: Love is at work. Beauty and goodness have been written on the wings of the dawn.
Read MoreI believe now more than ever that it is the love that we have for one another and that we show one another in real, tangible ways that God uses to heal and restore and strengthen.
Read MoreJesus called those of us who follow Him to use our lives for a very special and specific purpose: to make fellow disciples out of those who need Him, from our nearest neighbors to people in every nation.
Read MoreLiving right where God has planted you and seeking His goodness in the midst of it all is where life is found.
Read MoreGod has given you and me a story. If we know Jesus, then ours is the story of grace, forgiveness, rescue and boundless love. It’s the story that those around us most need to hear.
Read MoreIt feels as though we all need a strong dose of hope and joy right now! So this year, let's celebrate the Risen Savior like never before. I’m sharing today our Easter Holy Week Family Devotional, and a Christian Passover Seder Guide so you can create some new Holy Week traditions of your own.
Read MoreWe are meant to march forth, fellow believers. Courageously, boldly. At times, shaking in our boots. But marching forth nonetheless. Where to? The answer is wherever we’re going.
Read MoreEncouraging one another and building each other up through deep community
Read MoreCozy up by candlelight with your family and flood your hearts with the real magic of Christmas.
Read MoreLight some candles! Try this simple, hope-filled activity at your Thanksgiving table this year.
Read MoreTracy’s Top 3 Tips for leading small group discussions.
Read MoreSharing our Top 5 Ways to kick start your own Small Batch Discipleship journey!
Read More“Just turn left,” she said. So I turned left. Then I wandered up a gravel road that nearly landed my car in a tree. Have you ever felt like this? Heading in every direction you know to go, and nothing seems right?
Read MoreThe day I set out to begin writing Small Batch Discipleship, before a single word had been penned, God impressed the title of the book on my heart.
Read MoreIn an instant—everything changed. It was at church near the coffee bar, of all places, and I was talking to another woman about discipleship, when she asked me: Can you just write down what you're doing so I can do it too?
Read MoreBreak our hearts for what breaks yours, O God! Move our hearts with compassion to action on behalf of those who are oppressed, marginalized, and minimized. Lead us to be your hands and feet as we ought to be.
Read MoreIt feels as though we could all use some grounding these days in what’s real, true, and enduring, so I want to focus on what it actually means to be a disciple of Jesus Christ. You’re going to love the acronym we’ll use to describe the kind of heart we want to have as we follow Jesus in living a Great Commission lifestyle!
Read MoreAs women in the Kingdom of God, we’ve been created for both familial motherhood and for spiritual motherhood. Consider the role you might play as a spiritual mom - right now - in the lives of potential Jesus-followers, as well as other believers who may be just one step behind you along their discipleship journey:
Read MoreWhat does this season of waiting hold for you? I feel certain God has something waiting for you that will thrill you to the core.
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