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Now to the Redemption Story

Pam Pennell, Post Abortion Teaching and Healing (P.A.T.H.) Program Facilitator April is Abortion Recovery month, and I would like to share my abortion and recovery story. As I write this, I’m 30-something thousand feet in the air on a plane. What better than to write my story? In 1994 I was in a relationship thatContinue reading “Now to the Redemption Story”

Knowing about God through His Wise Ordinances

Chris Schmidt, Board Member “The LORD by wisdom founded the earth; by understanding He established the heavens” (Proverbs 3:19) It would be foolish to spend any amount of time, talent and money building something that didn’t work. We expect everything to work as it should! Imagine the mayhem of trying to survive where everything behavedContinue reading “Knowing about God through His Wise Ordinances”

Seeing Through God’s Lens

Laura Lewis, Relationship Education Program “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God… And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth” John 1:1,14 (NKJV). ThingsContinue reading “Seeing Through God’s Lens”

Unexpected

Jan Coplan, Board Member “And it’s a boy!” These words warmed me to my core as I stood outside on that cold, raw and rainy November afternoon. If you live in New England, you know the kind of day and how bleak it can be. The weather personified my weary soul that had been strugglingContinue reading “Unexpected”

Wholehearted

Liz Burns, Executive Director I was speaking with a group of ladies recently about the felt reality of Romans8:22-23 that reads: “For we know that the whole creation has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until now. And not only the creation, but we ourselves, who have the first fruits of the Spirit,Continue reading “Wholehearted”

Compassion First

Patti Noyes, Parenting Instructor What to write? When asked to write this article I thought, “Okay, how hard can it be?” Well, my brain has come up with a couple of thoughts but nothing that really seemed earth shattering. But think about it…life is generally not earth shattering. I’ve been a pastor’s wife since 1972.Continue reading “Compassion First”

Running Well

David LeBlanc, Fatherhood Program Lead As I sit down to write this it is mid-June, and I am in the midst of my busy season at work. To state the matter like this is a bit of an understatement. I am actually in the midst of one of my busiest seasons of life. A seasonContinue reading “Running Well”

By the Sound of His Voice

Jackie Plunske, Marketing Team Lead When I was young my dad brought me to a beautiful field on the edge of a forest he often visited. It was quite a trek through the woods, but eventually you stepped out onto a small cliff overlooking a sunny meadow with lovely little towns and hills in theContinue reading “By the Sound of His Voice”

Be A Doer

Andrew George, Board Treasurer Romans 12:1 “I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.” (KJV) James 1:22 “But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only. ” (KJV) I’ve had the great opportunity toContinue reading “Be A Doer”

Just Get Started

Maria Thompson, Events Team I’m struggling writing this post. I’m mainly struggling to write this because I’ve been approaching it with some vague expectation of receiving a burning bush moment from God about EXACTLY what he wants me to put out there. Some new, supernaturally revelatory, yet gritty, down to earth, and refreshingly relevant nuggetContinue reading “Just Get Started”