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![When the "Most Wonderful Time of the Year" doesn't feel wonderful.](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6baef7_e0a820b33f464725990e265aab80f1a3~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_292,h_165,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/6baef7_e0a820b33f464725990e265aab80f1a3~mv2.webp)
Amy Loflin
Dec 19, 2023
When the "Most Wonderful Time of the Year" doesn't feel wonderful.
The Christmas season is in full throttle: grand displays of lights attract onlookers, holiday shoppers clog the stores, and children...
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Amy Loflin
Aug 28, 2023
Rest in His arms
How often do we feel crushed by the weight of life’s circumstances and find ourselves shaking our fist, demanding that God show up?
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![How is your peace?](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6baef7_146217646ab94a558e99b3e6e4be1dd8~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_292,h_165,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/6baef7_146217646ab94a558e99b3e6e4be1dd8~mv2.webp)
Stacy Martin
Jul 24, 2023
How is your peace?
I hear my English students walk into class greeting one another and me, “Shalom, salaam, syallom, shlama, sälam, shalum, saloma,…”. They...
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![When our lives feel too small](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6baef7_df7da524e7414234b67914dfae1dc597~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_292,h_165,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/6baef7_df7da524e7414234b67914dfae1dc597~mv2.webp)
Amy Loflin
May 30, 2023
When our lives feel too small
Jesus revealed a Kingdom standard. As Christ followers, we are called to adopt His heavenly measuring stick.
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![When steps become mountains](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6baef7_122c7551454240329901a95baa0ea9d8~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_292,h_165,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/6baef7_122c7551454240329901a95baa0ea9d8~mv2.webp)
Amy Loflin
May 15, 2023
When steps become mountains
As Christ followers, we are not guaranteed a life of ease. But, we do have the assurance of the presence and strength of a loving, good God.
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![What is your true label?](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6baef7_46f78f74e9ac4f56ad78066fe4b32665~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_292,h_165,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/6baef7_46f78f74e9ac4f56ad78066fe4b32665~mv2.webp)
Amy Loflin
May 1, 2023
What is your true label?
The next time you feel haunted by the sins & labels of your past, remember your Savior willingly gives His life to remove the stain of sin.
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![Suddenly, scripture feels more alive and generous than ever!](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6baef7_f275b57a54f740a590dffe653251819e~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_292,h_165,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/6baef7_f275b57a54f740a590dffe653251819e~mv2.webp)
Amy Loflin
Apr 24, 2023
Suddenly, scripture feels more alive and generous than ever!
Jesus meets us where we are with an excited gleam in His eye, like a parent about to give His child an unexpected surprise.
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![Easter isn't over!](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6baef7_2ce5f3c9514a4668978eda34e50de1ed~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_292,h_165,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/6baef7_2ce5f3c9514a4668978eda34e50de1ed~mv2.webp)
Amy Loflin
Apr 10, 2023
Easter isn't over!
Jesus died so He could become the Resurrection. He died to reveal Himself as not just the hope of the world, but your hope.
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![A look at the suffering of Jesus](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6baef7_a17c8b42bd1e4583b1b115d4e454898d~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_292,h_165,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/6baef7_a17c8b42bd1e4583b1b115d4e454898d~mv2.webp)
Amy Loflin
Apr 6, 2023
A look at the suffering of Jesus
So, today, we see the cross. We encounter it and allow His pain to break our hearts wide open for the world He came to love, serve, & save.
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![A look at Holy Week](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6baef7_860f130ed202470580056a098507a480~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_292,h_165,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/6baef7_860f130ed202470580056a098507a480~mv2.webp)
Echo Joy Collective
Apr 3, 2023
A look at Holy Week
Jesus meets us in our wants to give us what we need.
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![How do you define "strong"?](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6baef7_f6bb614d2ee24eec93db1a7085d6632e~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_292,h_165,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/6baef7_f6bb614d2ee24eec93db1a7085d6632e~mv2.webp)
Amy Loflin
Feb 28, 2023
How do you define "strong"?
To be "strong" is to courageously face pain, trusting it will not overtake us, trusting in the One who sees, hears, and holds us.
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![We have so many reasons to be grateful!](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6baef7_5393b805da0a44f1bad8ce23d2a901f4~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_292,h_165,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/6baef7_5393b805da0a44f1bad8ce23d2a901f4~mv2.webp)
Amy Loflin
Nov 22, 2022
We have so many reasons to be grateful!
Thanksgiving week offers us the perfect opportunity to pause and focus on gratitude.
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![God Is Our Art Restorer](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6baef7_4845b314d90d4346bbf96f0183358fcd~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_292,h_165,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/6baef7_4845b314d90d4346bbf96f0183358fcd~mv2.webp)
Amy Loflin
Nov 8, 2022
God Is Our Art Restorer
Our spiritual journeys can be compared to the art restoration process.
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![Curiosity](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6baef7_5b208c7d58bb4faba35dbf9234c50679~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_292,h_165,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/6baef7_5b208c7d58bb4faba35dbf9234c50679~mv2.webp)
Amy Loflin
Oct 6, 2022
Curiosity
Curiosity is the heartbeat of Echo Joy Collective. We link arms with other women, to seek, learn, grow, and understand as a collective.
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![Letting Go of the Need to Know](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6baef7_8221a282ae3a484dbee9679a0bb51863~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_292,h_165,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/6baef7_8221a282ae3a484dbee9679a0bb51863~mv2.webp)
Amy Loflin
Sep 20, 2022
Letting Go of the Need to Know
You have a God who is better and more capable than you know. Sit tight; your good Father knows what He is doing.
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Amy Loflin
Aug 30, 2022
His light is guiding our path
When we put our trust in His plans, His timing, and His wisdom, it is only then we are able to see our path and destination more clearly.
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Amy Loflin
Aug 23, 2022
Sacred Rhythms
God's creation is filled with the natural rhythms of His work. We see this all around us! From sunrises and sunsets to the ebb and flow...
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