by Kirstin Ricketts | May 10, 2019 | Faith Matters, The Blog
Is there is something inside of you that feels different, do you think it might be God? It could be as simple as increased curiosity or the feeling that there just must be more to this life than you are experiencing. Have you seen someone else feel different about God...
by Kirstin Ricketts | May 6, 2019 | All The Things, Faith Matters, The Blog
As I followed the kids across the parking lot into church yesterday, we were a sight to be seen. Samantha wore her light up high tops with Frozen socks pulled up over her knees, and her sundress. The tango of respect and being Sam. When Samantha thinks of God, I want...
by Kirstin Ricketts | May 3, 2019 | Faith Matters, Home Sweet Home, The Blog
Our three-year-old, Teddy, had never seen the ocean. As the sun came up on the first morning of vacation, he could see water meet the horizon. We told Teddy he was seeing the ocean, but from the 14th floor, it was far away. He hadn’t been there, he hadn’t...
by Kirstin Ricketts | Apr 29, 2019 | Faith Matters, Popular, The Blog
I’ve been thinking about this since last summer; it’s helpful in how I picture my life with God. Consider God as the headwaters, the initiator, the source of free-flowing grace. God generously gives us what we need to be reunited with Him. When we receive His grace,...
by Kirstin Ricketts | Apr 26, 2019 | Faith Matters, The Blog
Free flowing grace…it comes like rain on my dry and weary soul. It seals the gaps between who I am and who God made me to be. Free flowing grace…it is available in each moment. It comes from looking up to your Creator. When the world says you are not...
by Kirstin Ricketts | Apr 22, 2019 | Faith Matters, The Blog
As we exit the season of chocolate bunnies and marshmallow chicks, clean up the kitchen and put away the Easter clothes…looking back, what we just celebrated was forgiveness…God giving us more than we deserve…the definition of grace. What if we chose to...