How To Prepare For A Retreat Before Packing Your Bags

How To Prepare For A Retreat Before Packing Your Bags

The days leading up to a retreat can be full of anticipation, excitement, and sometimes even anxiety or nervousness. Perhaps you’ll be visiting a new city or attending a retreat with people you don’t know. Maybe you signed up for a tried-and-true retreat that you’ve...
Psalm 139: Always Seen, Always Known

Psalm 139: Always Seen, Always Known

Have you ever moved to a new city, attended a new church, or started a job at a new workplace and felt completely invisible? You step into a room, and no one knows your name. No one knows your birthday, your favorite sports team, or how you take your coffee. They...
An Open Letter To The Tired Ministry Leader

An Open Letter To The Tired Ministry Leader

Dear Leader,  You’re probably reading this during a rare quiet moment between replying to emails, attending (or leading) meetings, counseling sessions, or stacking chairs –but I want to remind you of something important.  God sees you. He sees (and hears) the...
Rediscovering the Easter Story

Rediscovering the Easter Story

We’re right in the midst of the Lenten season, and Easter is just around the corner. Whether you’ve chosen to fast from sugary treats, social media, TV, or even caffeine, or maybe you’ve dedicated more time to prayer or other spiritual practices. Lent is often a...