The crunch of leaves under my feet as I walk my dogs. A sip of spicy chai on a crisp fall day. Catching deep conversations with my teenagers. A warm house filled with people I love. A job that I am able to work through…
I was a poor graduate student in Portland, Oregon. Despite at one point, working four different part time jobs in addition to my class work, not owning a car (I rode my bike), I was going hungry and losing weight. My meals were wheat thins…
Hello readers and friends, Jennifer here. It has been my privilege to publish the writings of our talented authors here 6 days a week since Feb ##. I think we only had one day without a post, which I appreciate because the goal of Lent…
Luke 23: 55-56 The women who had come with Jesus from Galilee followed Joseph and saw the tomb and how his body was laid in it. Then they went home and prepared spices and perfumes. But they rested on the Sabbath in obedience to the commandment. Saturday…
Welcome to Commonway's Online Good Friday Experience for 2020. As we prepare to celebrate Easter, we pause to remember the sacrifice and suffering of Christ on Good Friday. It is important to slow down and walk the road with Him through a tradition known as…
Introduction: “…consider the Lillies of the field, they do not toil, they do not spin.” Matt. 6:28 “I surrender this day to whatever it may bring, May I embrace it fully May I have the courage to take the risks to follow my heart And…
Recently I was flipping through the radio and stopped on the song “Burn the Ships” by for King & Country. Out of curiosity, I wanted to know the origin of the title. In 1519, Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes landed on Mexican shores with a clear…
‘But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.’ Matthew 6:33-34 Still, to this day,…
“Dear friends, God is good. So I beg you to offer your bodies to him as a living sacrifice, pure and pleasing. That’s the most sensible way to serve God. Don’t be like the people of this world, but let God change the way you…
Martha Davis is the beloved mother and grandmother of Wil Davis and his family. Her life was marked with a quiet determination and steadfast faith. She was married to a devoted preacher, had five children, and knew how to stretch a dollar as far as…