If you are new to the season of Advent, I hope you’ll join me on this journey of waiting. Advent is a season that is observed in many Christian denominations, expressions and churches. Observing Advent means to prepare our hearts for the coming Jesus. Advent is a season of waiting. In other words, Advent is […]
Rise and Fall
Editor’s Note: Please enjoy this creative reflection from Journey alum, Nancy Lopez. Rise and Fall Rise and come to Me, I hearA sweet, compelling VoiceAn invitation, a commandAn order, yet a choice Beliefs are only stepping stonesA perch to glimpse the landHope will launch us, longing calls usBeyond the place we stand What is for […]
Leading from Behind
A gunshot echoed across the hills as I joined the many hikers who started their trek down the trail at the start of the BLAST! Hike-a-thon. BLAST! is a 24-hour hiking fundraiser where endurance, challenge, and camaraderie join together to raise money for Discovery Ministries. I have logged many miles on this trail over the […]
The Sacrifice of Thanksgiving
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A Table in the Wilderness
Have you ever endured a desert season? Can God spread a table in the wilderness? Ps 78:19 Things get dry and unsatisfying, frustrating, or just boring. If you are a leader, maybe people around you start to grumble or even blame you for leading them to this arid place where God seems absent. You get […]
An Ode to the Spirit
Then Adonai, God, formed a person from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, so that he became a living being.Genesis 2:7 (CJB) Spirit, it is You who give us life, You give us breath, You give us the ability to live as we were intended: as children […]
Planted on the Mountain of the Lord
Many of us, myself included, spend a lot of time trying to figure out God’s plan for our lives. What is his purpose for me? What does he want me to do? Where does he want me to go? Basically, why am I here and where am I going? I must confess that from time […]
