Good things being delivered for all of us — and us all sending His love out into the world!
What a beautiful series of inspiring images from such an artist and friend, Meg Loeks
It’s the Onions, Again, Honest!
The love of these two little boys and their tenderness really choked me up
Well, wasn’t expecting that! Mesmerizing!
Shiloh and I watched this more than once, kinda awed
How Do we Have A BETTER CONVERSATION?
This is a deeply thought-provoking article around a culturally pressing conversation that I’m prayerfully trying to understand:
Feeling A Bit Stuck in your story? Watch This:
This was on repeat at the farm this week
How Far Do you Think One Coffee Shop Owner Should Go to Really Love His Community?
Deeply moving! To love like this! #BeTheGift
Did you hear the heartwarming story behind this year’s Rockefeller Christmas Tree?
Simple Joy to make, & Give, this Christmas
It’s soul-good to simply create a little bit of beauty!
Wait for it…. right?!?! There’s Music in the most unexpected places!
We laughed aloud over this one!
Profound Read, Worthy of several Reads:
“Gratitude for Our Turbulent Families”
A friend found this deeply meaningful & shared & this is paradigm shifting. A Must Read:
LET THE CULTURAL CHRISTIANS COME UNTO JESUS:
The world is realizing anew that our faith has tangible benefits. This is an opportunity for the gospel.
Dr. Lennox Might be the CS Lewis of Our Times:
Leaning into learn from Oxford mathematician, apologist & theologian Dr. John Lennox always enlarges
both the heart & mind for Christ
Post of the Week From Around These Parts:
How Christmas Is Only Half the Story & Why You Can’t Miss The 2nd Tree in The Story
“Everyone loves to reduce Jesus to some quaint, palatable manger scene – but do you really think there’s actually a revival of people who want Jesus to actually have the lead role in their lives?”
I reach for the half & half for my coffee & dare say it aloud:“Yes.”
On The Book Stack at the Farm
The Urgency of Slowing Down teaches us how we can trade the stress, fatigue, and feeling of overwhelm that hustle culture leaves us with for the beautiful life-giving unforced rhythms of grace Jesus has for us.
In Chasing Sacred, Bible teacher Mikella Van Dyke breaks down the misconceptions and reservations so many of us have about what it means to study the Bible.
Best Inspirational Book of the Year, ECPA, 2016, NYTimes Best Seller
(family read-aloud edition)
Preparing The Heart For His Coming
Nothing is impossible with God
Pssst… Did you Catch a Peek of my newest book That finishes the story The Greatest Gift began: Come be Loved To Life
A 40-Day Spiritual Pilgrimage following the entire life of Jesus, through the Gospel of John, into the Fullest Life
This coming year, take a 40 day journey, from barely getting through — to passionately living the fullest life. Come be Loved to Life
You know how the 25 Day Advent journey by the Christmas tree, to unwrap the Greatest Gift of Jesus in the manger, is a gift of love?
Imagine how a 40 Day Pilgrimage with Jesus, walking intimately with Him through the Gospel of John, through Holy Week, to Calvary’s Tree will actually give you LIFE!
So here — is your invitation to continue the journey from the creche to the Cross and into abundant life, for the 40 days leading up to Easter: Pilgrimage with Jesus, through the whole of His life, as told in the Gospel of John, and deeply experience the rest of the story of Jesus, experience His signs and wonders, discover the seven I Ams of Jesus and intimately experience the love of Christ. Hang 40 ornaments on an Easter tree, tracing the path from the wood of the manger to the wood of the cross, and finally to the empty tomb, where we experience the rising life, and life to the full!
Discover more of the heart of Jesus each day, and experience these 40 original woodcut illustrations, all available as free, evocative, downloadable ornaments, for your own Easter Tree, that illustrates more of the life of Christ, the rest of His story: His love, His sacrifice, His resurrection — each corresponding to that day’s devotion from Loved to Life.
If you’ve loved the tradition of decorating a Christmas tree with ornaments that beautifully tell the story of how, right from the beginning, all the stories of the Old Testament have been anticipating Jesus’ birth, you’ll cherish celebrating Easter by decorating an Easter tree—a tree that completes the New Testament story of Jesus’ life and His love, sacrifice, and resurrection — to give us life.
These — along with so many other free gifts (!!) are yours, as our sincere thank-you, when you pre-order Loved to Life
And Our Free, Thank You Christmas Gift for You!
You never have to feel behind this December! Or feel like you’re missing Him this Advent!
As our heartfelt thank you for pre-ordering Loved to Life you get the the entire free audiobook of the classic, NYTimes bestseller, The Greatest Gift!
Wherever you, whatever you’re doing, Ann will read that day’s Advent readings to you! Anndd? You’ll also receive the gift of free access to Ann’s 4-part Advent Christmas video series, filmed at the farm, unwrapping the wonder of Jesus in The Greatest Gift.
Nutcracker — as told by 1500 drones?!!?
attempting not one, but two, Guinness World Record Titles!
Dare you to Listen & Not Want to Start Singing!
No Good Deed You’ve Done Will Remain Hidden
“Our future will be like that of George Bailey in It’s a Wonderful Life, where by grace we’re made aware of every single ripple effect of every single good thing we ever did through the power of Christ’s Spirit.”
Take minute to slow down & take get some Inspo for a slow and cozy Christmas
That’s all for this weekend, friends.
Go slow. Be God-struck. Grant grace. Live Truth.
Give Thanks. Love well. Re – joy, re- joy, ‘re- joys’ again
Share Whatever Is Good.
