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When worry and fear overwhelm…

It had been a difficult week. First came Ross’s unexpected resignation from the work of the last 36 years of his life. That brought with it the fear that came with realizing we have no clue how we will replace that income. What is God’s plan in this? Then the news of a huge hit…

HE will hold me fast… Hang on TIGHT!

He Will Hold Me Fast. I’ve been listening to this Selah song a lot lately as we have continued to struggle with direction of the ministry Ross has stepped into at the church He planted over 35 years ago. On top of that I’ve had a rash of different challenges that have taken so much…

If it could go wrong … it did …

After a few days on the boat, we headed out in our RV, first to the RV park at the Port Townsend marina. The Lord, as I mentioned last week, had been showing me about contentment and challenging me on allowing it to be scarce. “Athena, go check the toilet. The pump is making a…

Finding contentment in sacred rest…

I was a few days into my travel-journaling on social media when my friend commented on my post, “Make the most of your sacred rest, hint, hint!” Oh, how my soul needed to find rest, yet, I was doing anything but resting … posting all our travels and all my pics of our discoveries. But…

Reclaiming Philippians 4:13 – How to truly apply this powerful Scripture in your life

Owning a Christian bookstore and always being on the lookout for new gift items for the store provides ample opportunities to see scriptures out of context on mugs, journals, bible covers, décor, tee-shirts and the like. My good friend and co-laborer in Redemption Press Carol Tetzlaff shared a perfect example of this the last time…

Finding “the rare Jewel of Contentment” 💎

It’s been almost a year, shy one week since we’ve been on our 45-year-old sailboat. For an entire year, there just never seemed to be a warm enough stretch to get out on the water. But August is Ross’s month off from the church, and wrapping up a summer of conference after conference, we found…

Welcome, I'm Athena!

I start each day by tithing the first hour to the Lord in prayer, reading the word, doing word studies of the Text, and asking God how I can live out what I am reading. This time is usually met with meditation on devotionals that are usually written by dead guys like Oswald Chambers, CS Lewis, Charles Spurgeon, AW Tozer, and Andrew Murray.

Right now, I’m reading a daily devotional with a friend called Tozer on the Almighty God for my focus for the day. It's fun to see individually what pulls us in to spur one another on to good deeds!

The Bible is filled with action steps to walk out in practical and intentional ways. This sets my day in motion to walk it out! I hope this is your heart, too.

Consider this a personal invitation to join me in this journey!

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Welcome, I'm Athena!

The Bible is filled with action steps to walk out in practical and intentional ways. This sets my day in motion to walk it out! I hope this is your heart, too.

Consider this a personal invitation to join me in this journey!

Did you know God is enthusiastic AND He delights in YOU?

I love it when God says the same thing in two completely different devotionals on the very same day. On the heels of being reminded of the 5 Vows from Tozer’s Deeper Life, of the prayer asking Him to glorify Himself in my life, another Tozer compilation of his comments on the Almighty God brings…

Glorify Yourself at my Expense

Returning home after a whirlwind trip to Grand Rapids, Michigan for Carol Kent’s Speak Up Conference has found me ready for an extended quiet time without interruption. I realized my journal was in my 2nd suitcase still in the car, so I grabbed another journal thinking I could use that instead. As I began looking…

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Answered Prayer & Divine Appointments

I prayed for divine appointments before heading out to Write to Publish. I asked God to bring only those to us who He is calling to work with Redemption Press. After meeting with the many authors attending, this one group of women committed to the work of indigenous missionaries, just lit up my heart. And…

The war within our minds

All of a sudden, emails I was expecting weren’t arriving. What seemed like His provision was stalled and I refused to try to “make it happen.” I began to doubt myself and my ability to hear His voice and began to listen to the voices in my head. But Lord, did I miss it? Were…

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