Posts by Alyssa Valentine
Oz & Tov : Discovering God’s Goodness on our “Yellow Brick Roads”
Way back in a different era, one well before streaming and even before the ability to rent individual movies, you just had to wait for something to play, whether on TV or in the theatre. I still remember throughout my boyhood waiting for the one time a year that The Wizard of Oz would come…
Read MoreScattering Seeds: A Glimpse into Our Past, Present, and Future
Scatter is evolving. We are leaning into the changes in our world, challenging existing assumptions, and holding fast to our deeply held convictions. Whether you’ve been with us for years or are brand new to this collective, we believe it’s time to share Scatter’s journey. We invite you to join us in reflecting on where…
Read MoreSabbath & “Stretchy-Leggers”
In the fall of 2020, my husband and I packed our life into a couple of suitcases and moved from America to England for his year-long graduate program. Moving to a new country in the first year of the Covid pandemic wasn’t the best timing, as we soon found ourselves in a lengthy lock-down with…
Read MoreGrowing in Christ: A Look at the Spiritual Disciplines
“Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him” (Colossians 2:6, ESV). All believers in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior should seek to grown not only in their knowledge of Christ and His Word but also in living out their Christian life in the reality of living. This mandate from Paul…
Read MoreNow & Not Yet: Bringing “Homeness” As We Wait For Home
“But, according to his promise, we are waiting for new heavens and a new earth, in which righteousness truly resides” (2 Peter 3:13) Home. What images come to your mind? For me, without fail, I envision my boyhood home in rural Cordele, Ga. Situated on acreage with a fishing pond, woods and a large yard,…
Read MoreGod is using your “mundane” work to do the miraculous—just like Joseph
Then Joseph said to his brothers, “Come close to me….I am your brother Joseph, the one you sold into Egypt! And now, do not be distressed and do not be angry with yourselves for selling me here, because it was to save lives that God sent me ahead of you….But God sent me ahead of you to preserve for you a remnant on earth and to save your lives by a great deliverance. (Genesis 45:4-5, 7)
Read MoreHere’s What The ‘Unabridged Gospel’ Means for Your Work Today
Written by Jordan Raynor And they will reign for ever and ever. (Revelation 22:5) The good news of the gospel is not just that I get to go to heaven when I die but that I get to partner with God in revealing heaven on earth until I die. But make no mistake: God alone will finish that work…
Read MoreDel plano a la bendición: una historia de impacto en el Reino
La historia de Estefanía – Arquitecta en Etiopía.
¿Qué se necesitaría para inspirar a los latinos para que utilizaran sus habilidades profesionales, sus negocios y su dinero para bendecir a las comunidades del mundo?Simplemente ve tú mismo y demuestra que se puede hacer.
Read MoreEl señor Rogers y el Ministerio de la Reconciliación
El 31 de agosto de 2001, millones de niños se sentaron frente a sus televisores para ver el episodio final del Vecindario del Señor Rogers. Once días después, una escena dramáticamente diferente se desarrolló en esas mismas pantallas mientras el mundo observaba a los terroristas estrellar aviones contra el World Trade Center.
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