😊 Why King David Chose Courage Over Comfort—and Found Deeper Joy 😊<!– The Joy of Awkward Conversations Why King David Chose Courage Over Comfort—and Found Deeper Joy Read time: 4 minutes View this email in your browser I passed this heron during a quiet morning walk on my Sabbath rest day. Still. Watchful. Unhurried. It felt … The Joy of Awkward Conversations
Learning to See Reality Through Psalm 3<!– How to Overcome Fear Learning to See Reality Through Psalm 3 Read time: 6 minutes View this email in your browser <!– –> A Dream The night after I memorized Psalm 3, I had an unusually clear dream. I was traveling with a team—Deanna was there, Anni, Tim Kubacki, … 💤 How to Overcome Fear 💤
What if the Psalms trained your imagination for a reality more solid than the news cycle? How the Psalms Retrain Our Imagination—and Our Trust Learning to see reality. Read time: 6 minutes View this email in your browser The Amazing Fraser Canyon Can you feel it? As the road narrows and the canyon walls rise, … 🪐 How the Psalms Retrain our Imagination—and Our Trust. 🪐
Staying Rooted Through Seasons of Growth, Release, and Trust Which Tree Are You? Staying Rooted Through Seasons of Growth, Release, and Trust Read time: 4 minutes View this email in your browser Christmas Eve Gratitude Early in the morning on Christmas Eve, Deanna received another Targeted Therapy treatment in the chemo ward at the Abbotsford … 🌳 Which Tree Are You? 🌳
A knock at the door. A broken boundary. An unexpected Christmas filled with grace, deliverance, and joy. When Things Get Messy Holy Interruptions, Fragile Boundaries, and the Joy We Didn’t Plan For Read time: 4 minutes View this email in your browser A Small Group, a Big Hope This is a small group from our … 🌧️ When Things Get Messy 🌧️
What if opening your Bible this Christmas feels like opening a gift God wrapped for you long ago? When God Writes Us Into His Story How Books, Scripture, and Christmas Mornings Shape Eternal Lives Read time: 4 minutes View this email in your browser A neighbor missionary kid learns from our oldest daughter, Anni. (2002) … 📚 When God Writes Us Into His Story 📚
From army-crawling Christmas mornings to Psalm 24’s “even Jacob”—discover the God who meets us in hidden places. The Hidden Work of God How quiet beginnings shape everything that comes after. Read time: 6 minutes View this email in your browser Rick, Ellis, Deanna, Olivia, Bella, Paul, Anni, Lucy, John (Tim’s brother), Tim, and Chris Wiens … ㊙️ The Hidden Work of God: How quiet beginnings shape everything that comes after. ㊙️
Christmas isn’t about perfect trees or perfect people. It’s about learning to ponder, like Mary and David, until we find God again. The Orange Tree Christmas How Improvising Leads to the Real Thing Read time: 15 minutes View this email in your browser Orange Trees are Also Evergreens Our family was remembering Christmases from our … 🟠 The Orange Tree Christmas; How Improvising Leads to the Real Thing 🟠
A simple Advent game in the Amazon taught our family that quiet kindness can change a family—and a neighborhood. The Ten-Centavos Manger. The Ten-Centavos Manger How Quiet Kindness Became Our Family’s Christmas Liturgy Read time: 5 minutes View this email in your browser A Psalm, A Promise, A Way of Life In Psalm 12, God … 🪙 The Ten-Centavos Manger 🪙
David’s wild psalm teaches us how to stand when life turns against us—and why faith grows strongest in the fire. Confidence in the Storm A wild psalm, a healing miracle, and the God who shields the upright. Read time: 5 minutes View this email in your browser The Victory Cry of an Underdog: “How do you … 🛡️ Confidence in the Storm A wild psalm, a healing miracle, and the God who shields the upright. 🛡️
