We want to believe that a slower life is possible, but we're afraid of what we'll miss if we don't keep up the pace. So we bend to the pressure and miss the gift of rest and slowness. What if we could move from a place of depleting hurry to grasp the high reward of good things grown slowly? In this Bible study, which accompanies a trade book by the same name, Jennifer Dukes Lee helps readers dig deep into Scripture to reveal how land is a picture of our slow growth into claiming the promises of God. The land is more than a backdrop for the Bible. It is a central part of the magnificent narrative, from the very beginning when Creator God used dirt to make life on a farm called Eden. Jennifer weaves these biblical lessons into her own experience of the importance of land, gleaned from her fifth-generation farm. The land--both then and now--teaches us how to un-hurry our hurry-sick hearts.
Frost, snow, and cold temperatures all serve to prepare the land for the coming spring. Frost disrupts pest and disease cycles, and it actually improves the soil. Around here, snow is called “poor man's fertilizer.
This workbook, for small groups or individual study, is a companion resource to the book It’s All under Control (sold separately).
DARLING. Energized by: internal order; a desire to be the best version of herself Tends to be: one who plays by the rules, attends to details, focuses on selfimprovement; more likely to control herself than others, unlike Drivers and ...
But Chris Smith and John Pattison invites us to leave franchise faith behind and enter the kingdom of God, where people know each other well and love one another as Christ loves the church.
Journeying through the season of Lent with this in mind, A Time to Grow encourages readers to slow down, move through the painstaking process of growth, and end together with great feasting and celebration of the resurrection.
"A beloved worship leader and music artist invites women to let go of the striving for control that leaves them exhausted and instead learn to trust God with their deepest dreams and desires"--
But then at the last, she told a story of a young Beulah being held in her father's comforting arms while they watched a chicken being butchered: “The father whispers to her softly, secretly—so softly no one else can hear—he whispers, ...
In The Happiness Dare, you'll learn what she discovered, including how to: Understand the five happiness styles and maximize yours Overcome the four biggest obstacles that stand in the way of your happiness Find your happiness sweet spot- ...
I highly recommend this volume! -Tim Keller, cofounder, Redeemer City to City What would change if you really understood all that God has done and is doing for you?
The Well-Watered life isn’t about doing more; it’s about being with Jesus and becoming like Him. The Well-Watered Life devotional journal is your very own not-so-formal invitation to embrace the life Jesus came to give.