The Complexities of Our Heart: Knowing, Desiring and Choosing
These summer months have built many new family memories, as we’ve explored some new campgrounds, and trails. With childrens’ propensity...
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Amber Thiessen
- Jun 11, 2020
- 5 min
A Story Told Through Objects
Objects tell a story. An old low German Bible, pieces of sea glass, and an arrow head; Tanzanian fabric that hang as curtains, a small...
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Amber Thiessen
- Apr 30, 2020
- 5 min
How to Make That New Habit A Reality
My daughter is learning to play a new piece on the piano this week, after having her Zoom lesson. She told her teacher she thought it...
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Amber Thiessen
- Apr 28, 2020
- 3 min
How the Resurrection Changes Everything
Confusion descended upon those who followed Jesus. He was dead. Their own lives were in danger. The hope they felt as they were with him,...
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Amber Thiessen
- Apr 24, 2020
- 2 min
The Gentle Heart of God
Have you felt weary? Struggling with the weight of sin, the guilt of not measuring up, the pain of suffering circumstances. Do you wonder...
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Amber Thiessen
- Apr 3, 2020
- 2 min
An Old Book and A Heritage of Faith
We have a copy of my husband's grandfather's old catechism. It is written in German. I have only a very cursory ability in the language...
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Amber Thiessen
- Apr 2, 2020
- 3 min
2 Reasons We Value Community
What's it been like for you in this season of isolation? Those of us who carry introverted tendencies, may find ourselves enjoying the...
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Amber Thiessen
- Mar 19, 2020
- 2 min
Lies That Sound Close to the Truth
"Before the lie, there was a Liar... Before there was death, there was the lie" Right in the beginning, we see a picture of perfection....
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Amber Thiessen
- Mar 9, 2020
- 3 min
3 Lessons From the Life of Annelena Tonelli
The life of Annalena Tonelli is remarkable. She was a woman who was brave and compassionate, carrying a servant's heart, willing to...
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Amber Thiessen
- Dec 26, 2019
- 2 min
The Advent of the Lamb of God
Do you remember a story that your grandparents told you? The story of a different time, a different life, told so vibrantly and clearly...
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