by Jessica Downing | Apr 18, 2023 | Devotionals
Now great crowds accompanied him, and he turned and said to them,“If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple. Whoever does not bear his own...
by Jessica Downing | Apr 11, 2023 | Devotionals
“And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.” 1 John Galatians 6:9 ESV Have you ever thought that you were pretty good at something, and then you did that thing in front of a group of people…and quickly...
by Jessica Downing | Apr 4, 2023 | Devotionals
“Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride of life is not from the Father but is from the world....
by Jessica Downing | Mar 28, 2023 | Devotionals
“See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are!” (1 John 3:1) Recently I was blessed to be an on-snow counselor at a faith-based ski/ride retreat for kids. The theme of the weekend was “Identity”. When...
by Jessica Downing | Mar 14, 2023 | Devotionals
“Here is a boy with five small barley loaves and two small fish, but how far will they go among so many?” John 6:9 No this has nothing to do with a new weight loss program or bribing my kids even though that has worked at times. This is the simple story...
by Jessica Downing | Mar 7, 2023 | Devotionals
…the Lord Our God is Won…dering when we’re going to zip it and listen up. “Be still and know that I am God.” Psalm 46:10 What’s the most difficult thing for you on the mountain? Skiing switch? Backside nines? Moguls? Turning left? Every one of us has...
