Morgan Snyder
What do we need as we turn our gaze toward a new year? What is helpful? What isn’t? Where do we find Life? And how do we make it last? There’s a story I love about scientists in Capetown, South Africa, studying an extraordinary species called...
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I have mentioned before that I hate endings, partings, goodbyes; even “see you laters” can be fraught with emotion for me when I don’t have any idea when the “later” will be.
We have had horses for 17 years. They have been boarded at Wolf...
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October has been a brilliant month for us, for so many reasons. We held our first live Captivating retreat in over two years this month, and it was...breathtaking!
We honestly weren’t sure what it would be like, after these hard pandemic...
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The early stages of fall are upon us. Children (of all ages) are back to school, churches are gearing up for their fall programming, small groups are reconvening, work is getting busier, and summer vacations are in the rearview mirror. A season...
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Dearest friends,
Well, how is your summer going?
How is your recovery coming along?
I hope I don’t need at this point to convince you that we are in need of recovery. The world was absolutely mad and very draining before the...
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Happy summer! Last time I wrote—in April—I put before you the idea of developing a “prescription” for your recovery after the year we’ve all been through. My premise was that we have all passed through global trauma, and it has affected us...
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A couple of years ago, my husband was very sick for way too long. He gets sick about once every 10 years – maybe. The man is healthy. He’s committed to caring for his health, and don’t even ask me about all the vitamins he takes. The...
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Look for an opportunity to call out masculine strength, celebrate a milestone, and participate in the masculine initiation of those entrusted to your care.
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John Eldredge
If you’ve ever had to care for your body through some sort of recovery, you know how beautiful and vulnerable these vessels are. I’ve been through physical therapy a number of times over the years as various injuries have required, and every time...
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I step in shit all the time and recognize it when I do. I’ve just learned how to scrape it off my boots and carry on.– Matthew McConaughey, Greenlights It hurt like hell. The moment the block of Ponderosa pine slipped through the grip of my...
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My son became a father six years ago. The night that he and his wife, my beloved daughter in law, broke the news to us that they were expecting a child will go down in history as one of the most exquisite of my life. The tsunami of grief that...
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When a man knows the end is near, only the important surfaces. Impending death distills the vital. The trivial is bypassed. The unnecessary is overlooked. That which is vital remains.– Max Lucado To become the kind of trustworthy king to whom God...
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IF YOU ARE READING THIS BEFORE MARCH 6 you still have time to join us for Fresh Hearts, Strong Hearts—Homecoming ‘21, a live online event.
2020 left us all a bit weary and beat up. Maybe more than a bit weary. We thought it was time for...
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Growing up is a process. It doesn’t end when one’s childhood closes, those tender formative years. I’m sixty-one years old as I write, and I continue to grow into a woman; the woman God meant when he meant me.
This morning I saw a...
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“What was your dad like?” Perhaps it’s the question I most fear and most hope will be asked of my kids when they are old. Apprehension had already staked a claim as I prepared for this exploit into the unknown. Poring over maps of sheer high...
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I’ll cut straight to it; I have a word from God for you:
Be on your guard, so that your hearts will not be weighed down...pray that you will have strength to escape all these things. (Luke 21:34)
Jesus was warning...
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I’ve had the privilege of featuring the mission and message of Become Good Soil and Becoming a King on over 50 different podcast platforms this past year. My intention was to offer authentically, allowing each conversation to be led by the Spirit...
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“I will lead her into the desert and speak tenderly to her there.” (Hosea 2:14)
God leads all his people into the desert at one time or another. Why? Is it to bring harm or to bring rich goodness? Cherished ones of the Father, we can...
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“It is profound how different our experiences can be inside our own skin. When it comes to sensations in the body, we are not on a level playing field. To love and be loved, to know and be known, it’s so important that we practice story-informed...
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Dear Friends,
I’d like to remind everyone that Jesus is still the main story in the world.
If you’re taking in any news at all, you can feel like the world is unraveling into madness. Certainly here in America, on the eve of one of...
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