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Powering Change

By Ashley Bates | January 1, 2019

Restart. Reset. It’s a new year! The idea of restarting in the new year is romantically attractive. It comes with a sense of newness that can’t be found elsewhere. It’s the second chance we’ve been waiting for since last year’s goals, dreams, or ideas fell flat. This year, it’s going to happen. This year I Read More

Filed Under: Change, Jesus, Life, New

The Unknown

By Ashley Bates | December 29, 2018

The unknown is risky. The unknown is hidden from us until it isn’t. We say no to the unknown because we are afraid of the cost. And maybe that’s the greater risk we just can’t see it.     Risking requires releasing control, and we don’t want to give that up. The unknown requires a guide, Read More

Filed Under: Life, The Unknown Tagged With: dare, dream, risk, unkown

Resting Through The Storm

By Ashley Bates | December 27, 2018

It is pouring outside. I arrive at work, park my car as close to the door as possible, and reach for my– wait, I didn’t bring an umbrella [Sigh & Eye Roll Here]. I am faced with two options: wait it out or run it out. I bolt for the door– what would you have done? I Read More

Filed Under: Life, Rest Tagged With: jesus, protection, rest, storm, umbrella

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