Good News
Where Do You Find Your Hope?
Posted by: Kathy from Mornings | Monday, December 1st, 2025 (12:00am)
Our hearts are made to hope. We all have it; a longing or a void that desires to be filled. God made us that way. Seeing a hope fulfilled is wonderful! However, we also know that hope in worldly things can often end in disappointment. But no matter how many times our expectations may lead to discouragement or sorrow, we can always anchor our hope in knowing that God has, is, and will continue to redeem all things, including us, and the endless longing that exists in our hearts.
I Don’t Have Time to Write this Blog Post
Posted by: Josh Modert, Marketing and Events Coordinator | Monday, November 24th, 2025 (12:00am)
I don’t have time to write this blog post. At least, that’s what I keep saying to myself. I say this about a lot of things if I’m being honest. Maybe some of you can relate? However, the truth is, I do have time, but just barely enough time, and I hate that. I hate it because I have that thing, the thing that some of you reading this also have. You know…the perfectionism thing.
My Daily Bread
Posted by: Megan Sweitzer, Social Media and Podcast Coordinator | Monday, November 17th, 2025 (12:00am)
When I am still, when I am quiet, when I slow down enough to be with the Lord, I’m reminded that He is always at work. He is my Creator. He is pressing and stretching me, shaping me, and molding me into who I am meant to be. It’s the reminder I need that God moves in the slow and ordinary moments.
Including God in Everything
Posted by: Patrick Nugent, Business Development Associate | Monday, November 10th, 2025 (12:00am)
Confession time. Even now when things go wrong in my life, including God in the process of working toward a solution isn’t always my first response. After 40 years of doing things without Him, I find when life gets hard my brain falls back into old patterns. My reactions can be driven by my emotions, which often point me to outside comforts—like Amazon or ice cream—for rescue.
Seeing God in Every Season
Posted by: Leah Gartner, Director of Marketing and Events | Monday, November 3rd, 2025 (12:00am)
There are seasons in my life that can look desolate; maybe it’s a friendship that has ended or a job loss, or even a loved one that has passed away. When I learn to trust God in every season, I begin to realize that the beauty of His love is always there, even when it feels like I can’t see it. In fact, the darkness only makes the light of God shine brighter.
Not Today, Satan!
Posted by: Jenny Baker, Content Writer & Communications Coordinator | Monday, October 27th, 2025 (12:00am)
I wish, now that faith is central in my life, I could tell you that Satan has directed his attention elsewhere, but I’ve discovered that he doesn’t give up that easily. In fact, I’m pretty sure he doubles down on his tactics.
Washed in Grace
Posted by: Kathy from Mornings | Monday, October 20th, 2025 (12:00am)
It’s funny how God teaches us through our pets and our kids, isn’t it? Very often, I find myself being like my puppy, refusing to listen to my Master. I stubbornly avoid what I know is right, and I land myself in the mud. It’s in my very nature to get messy and go my own way, just like it was in her nature to act like a hyper, curious, stink-seeking puppy. But God, because of his grace and his radical love for us, does not give up on us and does not leave us in our mess.
Taste and See that the Lord is Good
Posted by: Amanda Bridle, Graphic Designer and Brand Manager | Monday, October 13th, 2025 (12:00am)
What gifts do you find in your current season and your ordinary life? How can you too choose to “taste and see that the Lord is good?”
Where Does My Help Come From?
Posted by: Megan Sweitzer, Social Media and Podcast Coordinator | Monday, October 6th, 2025 (12:00am)
I’ll admit, I like to think I can help myself. I have a can-do, task-oriented spirit, and I like feeling in control. But beneath this, my soul is desperately crying out, “I need help!” Deep down, I know I can’t handle everything on my own. I simply wasn’t designed for this. And as much as I love finding pride in what I can do on my own, the glory must be for the Lord...and if I’m honest, it’s only because of the Lord that I can do anything at all!
Plugging in to God
Posted by: Leah Gartner, Director of Marketing and Events | Monday, September 29th, 2025 (12:00am)
The fruit of focusing on the world does not bring life or connection. It brings worry, fear, and disconnection. I quickly realized that I, a middle-aged woman who doesn’t even like technology, was allowing a little phone to choke out God’s Word in my life. I was giving the world and what it cares about way more of my time and thought than Scripture. And it was showing in my fruit.
The Love of the Savior
Posted by: Patrick Nugent, Business Development Associate | Monday, September 22nd, 2025 (11:14am)
When you feel unlovable, when you feel like you’ve just done too much to ever be forgiven, look to the cross and read His words. Because He KNOWS you, and He LOVES you.
Walk with Me Here
Posted by: Josh Modert, Marketing and Events Coordinator | Monday, September 15th, 2025 (12:00am)
Puppies ruin lives. There I said it. Puppy lovers come at me. They are objectively terrible. They bark and whine all night, they bite you, jump on your kids, chew up your… everything. Yet, God chose to have us like I chose to have my puppy. But unlike me, He completely understood the cost and the grief it would cause Him. And I doubt our cuteness was what tipped the scales.
So what did?
Seeing God through the Construction
Posted by: Kathy from Mornings | Monday, September 8th, 2025 (12:00am)
A few weeks ago, I took a short road trip with my daughter before she headed back to college. She was napping in the passenger seat, and I had plenty of time to think about how annoyed I was as we crawled through yet another wave of construction. But then, amid my silent rant, a second thought suddenly popped in. What if there were no repairs at all?
Your Will Be Done
Posted by: Megan Sweitzer, Social Media and Podcast Assistant | Monday, August 25th, 2025 (12:00am)
Whether it’s standing helplessly by as your baby lies in a hospital bed, watching your teen pull of out of the driveway alone for the first time, or moving your young adult into their college dorm, it can be debilitating to sit in the what if’s, the worry of what could be and what could happen. It can be challenging to release the control we think we have and choose to trust God in those moments.
I Bet Jesus Would've Driven a Minivan Too
Posted by: Jenny Baker, Content Writer & Communications Coordinator | Monday, August 18th, 2025 ( 9:26am)
Maybe it’s just me, but do you ever feel compelled to make a difference in some way? It’s like I have this tangible feeling in my chest that sometimes screams, “Do something important!” Yet, I don’t exactly see myself as having change-making credentials. How does a Keds-wearing, minivan-driving, everyday mom who can’t even make crock pot meals effectively have any real impact in the world?
Permission to Rest
Posted by: Amanda Bridle, Graphic Designer and Brand Manager | Monday, August 11th, 2025 (12:00am)
If our Father gives us permission to rest, then who are we to argue ? He is our Creator who knows us intimately. He knows exactly what we need, and we should trust His permission.
Time to Give it to God
Posted by: Tom Neering from Middays | Monday, August 4th, 2025 (12:00am)
We all have people in our lives who, for their own reasons, find it hard to let go of past wounds. If so, go to God with these things. Put your hope in Him to release you from the hold that another's anger may have on your heart. Through Jesus you have freedom.
Finding My Next Step
Posted by: Patrick Nugent, Business Development Associate | Monday, July 28th, 2025 (12:00am)
I sat at the table, laptop open in front of me, lost in thought. My mind was hyper-focused on one singular thought: “My family needs my presence, not just my paycheck.”
He Paints with Love and Purpose
Posted by: Leah Gartner, Director of Marketing and Events | Monday, July 21st, 2025 (12:00am)
An artist paints in symphonies and hears music no instrument has ever played, and dreams of worlds on the other side of the wardrobe where coats become a forest and children conquer evil. That is what God saw “in the beginning,” a blank page just waiting for the greatest story ever told.
God is Our Dwelling Place
Posted by: Megan Sweitzer, Social Media and Podcast Coordinator | Monday, July 14th, 2025 (12:00am)
About two years ago, I experienced a season of significant change full of many new things. It was a month that felt unsteady, unknown, and unpredictable wherever I looked. However, as hard as it was, that month taught me something important: that the God I love and serve never changes.
When God is First, Everything Fits
Posted by: Kathy from Mornings | Monday, July 7th, 2025 (12:00am)
How are things “fitting” lately? Do you feel overwhelmed and incapable of doing all of the things that have been handed to you? Is it all just making you feel like an off-balance crazy mess? It could just be that your "jar" needs to be repacked in the right order.
When Truth Found Me
Posted by: Jenny Baker, Content Writer & Communications Coordinator | Monday, June 30th, 2025 (12:00am)
Sin. It’s a word I never used to like talking about. In fact, for a large part of my life I didn’t believe sin existed in the first place...until God stepped in when I least expected it.
Holy, Holy, Holy
Posted by: Megan Sweitzer, Social Media and Podcast Coordinator | Monday, June 23rd, 2025 (12:00am)
God is utterly perfect, full in purity, and so gloriously unlike us, and yet, holiness is a word often thrown around in Christian circles. Statements like, “be set apart” or “be holy as the Lord is holy” suggest this divine attribute is something we can become. But can we really reflect this aspect of the Lord’s character? What does it look like to be set apart, and why is it important?
God Has Good Gifts Planned for You
Posted by: Amanda Bridle, Graphic Designer and Brand Manager | Monday, June 16th, 2025 (12:00am)
Some might attribute circumstances to “luck” or “fate.” But looking back, I see the hand of a good Father at work, ready to give me, his beloved daughter, good gifts at the just-right time.
Miracles All around Us
Posted by: Patrick Nugent, Business Development Associate | Monday, June 9th, 2025 (12:00am)
Can Jesus really heal me? Can I really be forgiven and loved despite what I’ve done and the problems I have? Before I started walking with Jesus and even since, I have wondered about the answer to some of these myself. Can Jesus still work miracles?
Mac and Ease
Posted by: Tom Neering from Middays | Monday, June 2nd, 2025 (12:00am)
It's funny how God can take a moment that is so difficult and turn it into something that brings us joy and a sense of well-being.
God is My Comfort Zone
Posted by: Leah Gartner, Director of Marketing and Events | Monday, May 19th, 2025 (12:00am)
It can be easy to become reliant on my routines for peace instead of relying on the Lord. To cling to the white noise of my life for comfort because if I get too close to Him, God might ask me to do something that is too hard, or too much for me to handle on my own.
Not Made for this World
Posted by: Josh Modert, Marketing and Events Coordinator | Monday, May 12th, 2025 (12:00am)
A pastor at a funeral I once attended said something I'll never forget. He pointed out that when the earth’s first parents, in that garden, chose to partake of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil, what they were really saying was, “We can handle it. We can handle knowing evil, and we can handle the consequences.”
I think, with every sin each one of us has taken part in since, our voices have merely joined in saying, “We too can handle it.”
The Mountain is Out Today!
Posted by: Kathy from Afternoons | Monday, May 5th, 2025 (12:00am)
I think one of the reasons that God gives us his creation is to better understand Him. Like the mountain, God has a presence that is unlike anything else; grand, glorious, beautiful, mysterious, filled with splendor and awe!
Time to Turn the Page
Posted by: Amanda from Mornings | Monday, April 28th, 2025 (12:00am)
Thank you for letting me be part of your lives. It’s been an honor and a joy I will never forget.
John and his message were authorized by Isaiah's prophecy: “Thunder in the desert! Prepare for God's arrival! Make the road smooth and straight!”
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