by Jessica Downing | Apr 30, 2024 | Devotionals
This hope is a strong and trustworthy anchor for our souls. It leads us through the curtain into God’s inner sanctuary. (Hebrews 6: 19, NLT) I was at the top of Mammoth Mountain a week ago, on one of those ‘bluebird’ days after a storm. It was the day before my son’s...
by Jessica Downing | Apr 23, 2024 | Devotionals
“But this kind is not cast out but by prayer and fasting.” (Matthew 17:21 NIV) I didn’t grow up as a Christian. And, as a young ski racer with a “need for speed,” I didn’t find the personalities of Christians particularly attractive: Plodding, quiet, dull, and waaaay...
by Jessica Downing | Apr 16, 2024 | Devotionals
“Enoch walked with God, and he was not, for God took him.” Genesis 5:24 Many bible heroes are reflected on as “walking with God.” It wasn’t about all the great things they did, but the time they spent with God. With lives busier than ever and more...
by Jessica Downing | Apr 9, 2024 | Devotionals
“Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour.”Matthew 27:45 A total solar eclipse passed over North America on April 8, 2024. The last time this happened was August 21, 2017. During these rare celestial events, people...
by Jessica Downing | Apr 2, 2024 | Devotionals
Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path. Psalm 119:105 We’ve all been down a run before, come upon an absolute launch portal, but questioned whether or not we should send it. Whether a cornice, jump, rock, cliff, or cat track ledge, it’s often hard to...
by Jessica Downing | Mar 26, 2024 | Devotionals
“For I am the Lord your God, who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you.” (Is 41:13 NIV) Recently, two women I know were involved in events that made me think a lot about fear. A teen ski racer made her inaugural “drop in”...
