Perfect Peace in a Restless World

By Melody Vanosdol Key Verse“You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you” (Isaiah 26:3 NIV). My most prized possession is my peace. I call it mine because God has given it to me. I don’t know exactly when I received...

Just Breathe

By Rae Lynn DeAngelis Did you know, the average person takes between 500-700 million breaths in their lifetime? We take our first breath when we enter this world and our last breath when we leave it. Pause for a moment and think about the importance of breathing. Now,...

Good Enough

By Rae Lynn DeAngelis Hi, my name is Rae Lynn, and I’m a recovering perfectionist. (There, … I said it.) I used to spend hours on what should have taken mere minutes. Cleaning day was an all-day project. I wanted everything to be pristine at the same time. Even if it...

The World Is His

By Melody Vanosdol You were not created to worry about the world. Doesn’t it seem like every year or even every month the world gets more negative, more horrible, and just plain scarier? That’s by design. Satan is having a field day. He’s using the news...

The Act of Release

By Allison Bucher I’ve never understood why people romanticize airports. I went on my first flight last year and thought the airport would be a magical place where I’d have an experience outside of my normal daily life that would “spark” something in me. Instead, I...