Tag Archives: joy

Crazy Little Thing by Kristen Heitzmann

Posted on January 30, 2015 by kristenheitzmann

This morning the craziest thing happened. I wrote the final words to a novel. Crazy? Why is it crazy for a storyteller with 20 published novels to be sitting in amazement at that fact? Well, for starters, I haven’t finished one … Continue reading →

Posted in Honored Alumni, Kristen Heitzmann, Uncategorized | Tagged authors, books, Christians Read, Funny, joy, kristen heitzmann, writing | 21 Comments

It’s a Smoothie Life

Posted on September 26, 2014 by kristenheitzmann

So I made this smoothie: Two little lemons–whole (peel, pith, seeds, you get it)–two palm sized broccoli florets, one whole zucchini, handful of baby carrots, kale and spinach…no, wait, here comes the sweet part: frozen mango, two bananas, and some … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Christian life, Christians Read, heartache, joy, kristen heitzmann, purpose, trials and triumphs | 2 Comments

The Little Joys by Maureen Lang

Posted on March 5, 2014 by Maureen Lang

The other day I had a brief email chat with a friend about the emotional life most writers experience. Writers as a group generally tend to be on the sensitive side. My friend mentioned how hard it is to open … Continue reading →

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What I Learned from Johnny Carson by Julie Arduini

Posted on February 26, 2014 by juliearduini

I’m intrigued with the late night talk show changes and last week I blogged about what I’m learning from Jimmy Fallon. Over the weekend my husband and I took advantage of our Amazon Prime membership and watched a documentary on … Continue reading →

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Perseverance by Tara Randel

Posted on September 26, 2013 by tararandel

Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. James 1:2-3 I recently started a Bible study on the book of James. Right … Continue reading →

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Finding Joy

Posted on April 25, 2013 by tararandel

With the events of Boston still fresh in my mind this past week, I found myself thinking about joy in the midst of hardship or tragedy. Finding joy during hopeless situations of life can be difficult. Impossible even. But that … Continue reading →

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Has Christ Risen in You? – Removing Hidden Idols

Posted on April 1, 2013 by Sarah Goebel

Today we celebrated Christ! We celebrated that He led a perfect life, stood in our place paying the penalty for our sin. We celebrated that He gave us His righteousness so we could be reconciled to God as a holy … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged breaking free, contentment, idolatry, joy, living for Christ, new life, no more judgment, peace, penalty paid, reconciliation, Resurrection, satisfaction, surrendered will | 1 Comment

Experience Real Satisfaction by Sarah Goebel

Posted on April 2, 2012 by Sarah Goebel

I am blessed to announce this week’s release of the Revised Edition of my book, Experience Real Satisfaction. I don’t just write about satisfaction from “head knowledge” of the Bible, but I draw from my personal contentment struggles and relationship … Continue reading →