Psalm 15 describes who gets invited into God’s tent. Not the perfect, but the transformed. With a clean conscience—and a new heart. BNews 619/741 – Who Gets to Live in God’s Tent? View this email in your browser One Solid Decision at a Time When I was a teenager, I rolled my half-ton pickup on the …
What if the barren places in your life are where God is planting something deep? The path to fruitfulness might feel like exile first. BNews 618/741 – The Long Shortcut to Maturity View this email in your browser The barren-looking field behind our townhouse is full of tiny green shoots. What once looked empty is …
Where the way is hidden, and the Presence is near. BNews 617/741 – The Liminal Space View this email in your browser Three weeks before the diagnosis—walking a pioneer path in Portugal, unaware of the road ahead. The Liminal Space by Deanna Bergen I do not know what waits ahead, The path is veiled, the …
“Do you feel like you have lost control?” This is one of the questions Deanna faced while filling out a medical questionnaire… BNews 616/741 – Feel Like You Lost Control? View this email in your browser Deanna’s Journey to Healing This week, we spent many hours at the hospital. Deanna met her oncologist, and …
Zara’s story, Deanna’s journey, and the quiet courage of faith. BNews 615/741 – God Moves in the Storm View this email in your browser Joy in the Rainy Season – How God Moves in the Storm “As the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return to it without watering the earth …
Several iguanas live in the tall trees near our home. They stretch for tender leaves at the edge of the highest branches. BNews 614/741 – One Day At a Time View this email in your browser 🌸 One Day at a Time “He will tend His flock like a shepherd; He will gather the lambs …
What Deanna needs right now—and how you can truly help. BNews 613/741 – What Deanna Needs Right Now: A Mother’s Day Reflection View this email in your browser 🌸 What Deanna Needs Right Now Some children experience a season of uncluttered safety, belonging, and joy. That’s how it’s meant to be. That’s what God wants …
This week brought pizza, tears, and the unmistakable hand of God—in a jungle prayer, a perfect rainbow, and the faces of those we love. BNews 612/741 – Don’t Give Up. The Clearing Might Be Closer Than You Think. View this email in your browser We started the week with pizza and laughter—seasoned with tears and trust. …
“Maybe you’ve heard it said, ‘God calls the brave’? I wasn’t brave. Not at first.” BNews 611/741 – What Teenagers, Egrets, and the Tree of Life Have in Common View this email in your browser “Maybe you’ve heard it said, ‘God calls the brave’? I wasn’t brave. Not at first.” What Teenagers, Egrets, and the Tree …
Even in the valley of uncertainty, we are anchored by the One who overcame death. BNews 610/741 – He Is Risen—and So Is Our Hope View this email in your browser Together again: Grammy and Ellis He Is Risen—and So Is Our Hope Even in the valley of uncertainty, we are anchored by the One …