Audacious Love Calls Me to Remember

This year’s Thrive Conference is a celebration of God’s audacious love: What it looks like, how it overcomes our greatest fears, and how it inspires us. We’re thrilled to announce that, in conjunction with the conference, we’ll be releasing a...

Audacious Love Inspires Us to Love More

This year’s Thrive Conference is a celebration of God’s audacious love: What it looks like, how it overcomes our greatest fears, and how it inspires us. We’re thrilled to announce that, in conjunction with the conference, we’ll be releasing a...

Great Summer Salads

Ah, summer. Picnics, grilling, and an abundance of vegetables straight from the garden. When days get hot, soups and casseroles (or hotdishes, if you live in Minnesota) don’t hold much appeal. Enter summer salads.  Our meetings at Bridging the Gap always include food....

A Piece of Me

How do you explain it when someone you’ve only met once steals a tiny piece of your heart? When we were on our mission trip to Greece and Cyprus a few weeks ago, we spent one afternoon doing an educational program for kids in a refugee camp. The powers that be (those...

But God

Saturday morning was finally here! My husband, Mike and I were looking forward to a few days of peace, quiet and relaxation. Swiftly confusion swept in and changed the trajectory of our weekend. Instead of the refreshing, catch-our-breath weekend we were expecting, we...

How Can I Bloom if I Haven’t Been Planted?

I recently had a conversation with a new friend who moved to the Twin Cities to pursue a dream. Her dream was to live close to one of her children (the other is across the country on her own adventure) and her future grandchild. In this huge step of faith, she had to...