How can we find peace when peace can’t be found? Wonderful calm peace!
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Nancy Sprowls is mom to Janine and Holly and Christopher and married 40 years to her wonderful husband Rob. She has worked for Stonecroft Ministries for fourteen years as a field director, outreach specialist and data and project specialist. She founded a scholarship fund that helps families choose Christian education for their children. She loves pondering life and faith, her grandbabies, and a good cup of tea (a love passed down from her mom).
Leaning into Lent
This year lent begins on Wednesday, February 17. Lent, it’s a time of reflection and looking forward to Easter. It begins on a Wednesday every year, starting 40 days before Easter.
Many religious traditions include ‘giving something up’ for Lent as a way of focusing more on our spiritual life and relationship with God. It’s a good practice or discipline to build into our schedule. Have you thought what you might give up this year?
A couple of questions to ask: what is taking a lot of my time or thoughts? This will get you closer to what you might give up. If it’s taking over your time or thought life, then giving it up automatically frees time to consciously build into your spiritual life.
This year why not buy a book or devotional to help center and focus a little extra time on spiritual wholeness leading up to Easter. This week is a good week to decide how you will want to pursue that over lent.
Here a several guides that can prove helpful:
Taking time to prepare for Easter through the Lent season will help us experience this holy season in new ways.
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The Unseen Life
Sometimes we all feel like we are just a nobody.
Read MoreSomebody to Listen
The rock group Queen used to sing a song called, Somebody to Love. That’s true, we all do want somebody to love, but many times we just want somebody to listen. This amazing thing! God tells us that He wants to listen. He says to call on Him and He will show us great and…
Read MoreGet Happy!
This says it all —
Read MoreThe Certainty of the Cross – Part 2
Wisdom from a country preacher series – Matt. 16:21-28 The cross is an eternal symbol of an unadjusted personality in an evil world. Daniel wouldn’t adjust to an evil world. John the Baptist wouldn’t, Paul wouldn’t and Jesus wouldn’t. An Indian Chief sent four young braves up a mountain to test their strength. They were…
Read MoreThe Certainty of the Cross – Part 1
Wisdom from a country preacher series – Matt. 16:21-28 I feel privileged to be able to share one of Dad’s Lenten sermons this Easter. Part 1 today, watch for part 2 tomorrow. Think about the cross this Good Friday. Just as soon as Peter and the disciples acknowledged who Jesus was he started telling them about…
Read MorePotatoes and Tea
Today is National Potato Day! A potato prepared any way is one of my very favorite foods, so I couldn’t let the day pass without including. What could be better than pairing tea with potatoes? The best, right? Almost heaven! Soooo this Tuesday is not only Tea Tuesday but Tea and Potato Tuesday. I’m sharing…
Read MoreA Hard Heart, Jesus Movement and Keith Green
Not many Christians of my generation can forget the impact a talented, bold , young Jewish man made on us. That sounds like Jesus doesn’t it — well, it’s not. It’s Keith Green. Keith was an outspoken Jesus follower who challenged us to live completely for God. To give out hearts, souls and mind to…
Read MoreSpring Tea Smarts
I thought it would be fun and informative to share some basic tea definitions, so here are several of the more common terms. Of course, I must begin with the exactly what tea is. I hope you’ve enjoyed this tea primer. Now it’s time for a cup of tea!
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