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When You Are Overpowered

Some dreams end when we wake up. Others follow us into the morning. Psalm 34 teaches us how to live when we cannot control the outcome.<!– When You Are Overpowered Psalm 34 and what remains ours when life gets bigger than us Read Time: 7 minutes View this email in your browser <!– –> Sometimes you have When You Are Overpowered

Bringing the Accounts to Zero

Some debts can be paid. Some wounds must be released. One debt remains forever.<!– Bring the Accounts to Zero What Psalms 31–33 are teaching me about owning what is mine—and releasing what isn’t Read Time: 7 minutes View this email in your browser <!– –> Some of God’s deepest work in me happened hundreds of miles from the Bringing the Accounts to Zero

The Way Back to the Garden

Conflict may reveal another person’s weakness. Psalm 32 shows how our response can become an invitation into forgiveness, refuge, and joy.<!– The Way Back to the Garden Psalm 32 and the freedom of owning what is ours Read Time: 7 minutes View this email in your browser <!– –> From the outside, Eagle Plains looked spiritually dangerous. The Way Back to the Garden

The Strength of Vulnerable Leadership

When leaders wound us, the pain may become more than an injury. In God’s hands, it can become an invitation.<!– Into Your Hands The Strength of Vulnerable Leadership Read Time: 8 minutes View this email in your browser <!– –> Worship in our garage, Altamira, June 17, 1996. Each Sunday, we pushed our truck outside, The Strength of Vulnerable Leadership

🚤 When the Boats Went Home 🚤

What losing six mission boats taught us about trust, change, and the morning that belongs to God.<!– The Night Does Not Own the House Psalm 30, disappearing boats, and the God who leads us toward morning Read Time: 8 minutes View this email in your browser <!– –> In the Amazon, a boat is a 🚤 When the Boats Went Home 🚤

🐘 The Voice Above the Roar 🐘

Psalm 29, stormy skies, and the peace of God<!– The Voice Above the Roar Psalm 29, stormy skies, and the peace of God Read Time: 5 minutes View this email in your browser <!– –> After the storm, the river still carries people home. <!– –> When a Roaring Lion Is Not King   There 🐘 The Voice Above the Roar 🐘

🪑 The Good Life While We Wait 🪑

Finding God’s Presence Before Finding His Answers.<!– The Good Life While We Wait Finding God’s Presence Before Finding His Answers Read Time: 4 minutes View this email in your browser <!– –> Finding God’s presence before finding His answers. David first sought God’s face in quiet worship and meditation. Later, that same relationship overflowed into 🪑 The Good Life While We Wait 🪑

👓 Before You Judge 👓

A lesson from a fourteen-year-old, a homeless man, and King David.<!– Before You Judge A lesson from a fourteen-year-old, a homeless man, and King David. Read Time: 4 minutes View this email in your browser <!– –> After ten years away, Emma is welcomed home by our neighbor Tonhetta. Some people make you feel seen 👓 Before You Judge 👓