Summer in the Psalms - Psalm 8
Get this! God, the holy One who is sovereign over all creation, chooses to be mindful and care for us. How does this change the way we live?
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Candace Cofer
- May 24
- 6 min
Welcome to the Family - Part 8
There are times in all of our lives when we need someone to offer a hand to help us along. Safe Families serves to help prevent foster care.
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Somer Colbert
- May 17
- 9 min
Welcome to the Family - Part 7
When closed doors usher in frustration, disappointment and grief, we can look to scripture to find stories of hope to help us press on.
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Candace Cofer
- May 3
- 8 min
Welcome to the Family - Part 5
The Miller's share their story of how God brought their family together. Though the waiting was hard, it was worth every minute!
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Candace Cofer
- Apr 26
- 6 min
The Bible 101 - Part 15
The Old Testament, our beacon of hope pointing to our rescue, Jesus, wraps up this week. And, it wraps up in the most beautiful way.
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Candace Cofer
- Mar 29
- 6 min
The Bible 101 - Part 11
In the time of Judges, we meet a woman named Ruth. Her story may be short but it is paramount. Oh, and Samuel. God uses him in great ways.
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Candace Cofer
- Mar 1
- 7 min
10 Things I Learned in Winter '22
This season is marked with simplicity and yet burst with sparkles and technicolor. But mostly, love and comfort and joy and so much peace.
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Candace Cofer
- Feb 8
- 6 min
The Bible 101 - Part 5
The first 17 books of The Bible are the history, telling a story about freedom. And freedom ain't free. As we'll see, a war must be waged.
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Candace Cofer
- Jan 4
- 5 min
12 Books of 2021
"Never trust a man whose TV is larger than his bookshelf." Ouch. Inspired to read more this year and sharing a few of my favorites with you!
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Candace Cofer
- Dec 28, 2021
- 7 min
One Word '21
Prayerfully choosing one word to lean into for the year - my journey of Open and how the adjective and verb form eternally changed me.
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Candace Cofer
- Dec 14, 2021
- 6 min
Home for the Holidays - Part 7
Holiday movies, we all have our favorite stories to rewatch again and again. But there's one story that doesn't get the Hollywood attention.
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Candace Cofer
- Dec 7, 2021
- 3 min
Home for the Holidays - Part 6
This time of the year, it's easy to feel lost in the to-do's, to-buy's, to-bake's, and to-wrap's. But what if we chose to be lost in wonder?
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Candace Cofer
- Nov 30, 2021
- 5 min
Home for the Holidays - Part 5
One of my favorite things to do at Christmas time is read children's stories. Maybe there's more to this...
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Candace Cofer
- Nov 23, 2021
- 7 min
10 Things I Learned in Fall '21
Reflecting on this last season - a season of patience - makes me realize the embrace/wrestle relationship I have with patience...
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Candace Cofer
- Nov 16, 2021
- 8 min
The One
From homeless to community, from prisoner to freedom, from addiction to purpose - all because God relentlessly pursues the one He loves.
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Candace Cofer
- Aug 31, 2021
- 6 min
10 Things I Learned in Summer '21
Reflecting on the change in our lives, helps us learn to embrace each season for what it offers and, in doing so, draw us into gratitude.
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Candace Cofer
- Aug 10, 2021
- 6 min
Redesign - Part 2
It's one thing to do a redesign at work or to endure a bathroom remodel, but when the redesign is your life and all are happening at once?
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Candace Cofer
- Jul 6, 2021
- 6 min
Writing Letters - Part 3
I'm not sure what's heavy on your heart. But, I do know we can all use more faith. What if five minutes could do just that?
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Candace Cofer
- Feb 2, 2021
- 6 min
Echoes
Whispers are powerful. Our ears - even our hearts and minds - have a tendency to listen to these ever-so-soft voices. Who is speaking?
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Candace Cofer
- Jan 26, 2021
- 7 min
Dealing Hope
Sometimes, the surface is a mask. Often, there's a lot more beneath the surface if we date have the courage to look.
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