• Our faith invites us right into the tension of the goodness of the Father's promises and the brokenness of humanity. This space is rarely comfortable. So we reach out to the One who lived in it, most perfectly, and trust that His heart will teach us His way.
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    Our faith invites us right into the tension of the goodness of the Father's promises and the brokenness of humanity. This space is rarely comfortable. So we reach out to the One who lived in it, most perfectly, and trust that His heart will teach us His way.
  • Send some love today! Tag the people who you know God put in your life to show you how much He loves you!
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    Send some love today! Tag the people who you know God put in your life to show you how much He loves you!
  • “The Kingdom of God is rarely what we expect, but it is everything we want.” ||Excerpt from Into the Desert⠀ ⠀ Into the Desert by Megan Agliano is still available at LFTN.CO/LENT
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    “The Kingdom of God is rarely what we expect, but it is everything we want.” ||Excerpt from Into the Desert⠀ ⠀ Into the Desert by Megan Agliano is still available at LFTN.CO/LENT
  • St. Joseph's phone case... probably. Like... if he were living today. ⠀ ⠀ St. Joseph, pray for us. #FeastDay⠀ ⠀ Photo by @n1ckb3rnard
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    St. Joseph's phone case... probably. Like... if he were living today. ⠀ ⠀ St. Joseph, pray for us. #FeastDay⠀ ⠀ Photo by @n1ckb3rnard
  • Oh God, to know You is life. To serve You is freedom. To praise You is the soul's joy and delight. || St. Augustine
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    Oh God, to know You is life. To serve You is freedom. To praise You is the soul's joy and delight. || St. Augustine
  • “God invites us during Lent, too, to embrace the earthly sufferings and sacrifices while looking above and beyond to the glory that awaits us.” || Excerpt from Ascend⠀ ⠀ Ascend by Mark Hart and Joel Stepanek is available at LFTN.CO/ASCEND
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    “God invites us during Lent, too, to embrace the earthly sufferings and sacrifices while looking above and beyond to the glory that awaits us.” || Excerpt from Ascend⠀ ⠀ Ascend by Mark Hart and Joel Stepanek is available at LFTN.CO/ASCEND
  • “God did not even spare His only Son of hardship. It is when we are alone in the spiritual deserts of life that we must have the faith and strength to believe God is still with us and, in time, we will hear His voice, once again.” -Excerpt from Ascend⠀ ⠀ Ascend by Mark Hart and Joel Stepanek is available at LFTN.CO/ASCEND
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    “God did not even spare His only Son of hardship. It is when we are alone in the spiritual deserts of life that we must have the faith and strength to believe God is still with us and, in time, we will hear His voice, once again.” -Excerpt from Ascend⠀ ⠀ Ascend by Mark Hart and Joel Stepanek is available at LFTN.CO/ASCEND
  • Don't look back on things the Lord's forgiven you for. Look ahead to the glory that He's calling you to. And one step at a time, cooperate with His grace to enter into it. ⠀ ⠀ Photo by @annietheby
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    Don't look back on things the Lord's forgiven you for. Look ahead to the glory that He's calling you to. And one step at a time, cooperate with His grace to enter into it. ⠀ ⠀ Photo by @annietheby
  • TFW you remember that Jesus loves you infinitely and probably got a kick out of the last good joke you made.
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    TFW you remember that Jesus loves you infinitely and probably got a kick out of the last good joke you made.
  • This is Jesus. He is real. He loves you infinitely. And He wants to do life with you. Let Him. He'll always be enough.⠀ ⠀ Photo by @n1ckb3rnard
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    This is Jesus. He is real. He loves you infinitely. And He wants to do life with you. Let Him. He'll always be enough.⠀ ⠀ Photo by @n1ckb3rnard
  • “We long to be filled, to be known, to be loved, but we end up trying to satisfy ourselves with something temporary. When we do this, we will always end up hungry again because this type of quick fix cannot sustain and fulfill us like a relationship with the Father can.” -Excerpt from Into the Desert⠀ ⠀ Into the Desert by Megan Agliano is available at LFTN.CO/LENT
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    “We long to be filled, to be known, to be loved, but we end up trying to satisfy ourselves with something temporary. When we do this, we will always end up hungry again because this type of quick fix cannot sustain and fulfill us like a relationship with the Father can.” -Excerpt from Into the Desert⠀ ⠀ Into the Desert by Megan Agliano is available at LFTN.CO/LENT
  • Believe in the light, so that you may become children of the light. || Jesus (John 12:36)
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    Believe in the light, so that you may become children of the light. || Jesus (John 12:36)
  • Spend some time with your Mother! 🙏 ❤️ 🌹
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    Spend some time with your Mother! 🙏 ❤️ 🌹
  • Thank you, every woman, for the simple fact of being a woman! Through the insight which is so much a part of your womanhood you enrich the world's understanding and help to make human relations more honest and authentic. || St. John Paul II⠀ ⠀ #InternationalWomensDay
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    Thank you, every woman, for the simple fact of being a woman! Through the insight which is so much a part of your womanhood you enrich the world's understanding and help to make human relations more honest and authentic. || St. John Paul II⠀ ⠀ #InternationalWomensDay
  • “Jesus is stronger than the devil. It is with this knowledge that God’s strength and goodness that we can confront any manifestation of evil head on.” -Excerpt from Into the Desert ⠀ ⠀ It's not too late to order Into the Desert by Megan Agliano. It's available on Kindle at LFTN.CO/LENT
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    “Jesus is stronger than the devil. It is with this knowledge that God’s strength and goodness that we can confront any manifestation of evil head on.” -Excerpt from Into the Desert ⠀ ⠀ It's not too late to order Into the Desert by Megan Agliano. It's available on Kindle at LFTN.CO/LENT
  • Deserts are beautiful places. Jesus battles and triumphs against the devil, taking His rightful place as the Messiah there. And the same is true for us. The desert is a place where we can overcome the temptation to be less than we are meant to be and instead, affirm what we are: filled with the Spirit and co-workers in the Kingdom. || Excerpt from Into the Desert⠀ ⠀ Into the Desert by Megan Agliano is available at LFTN.CO/LENT⠀ ⠀ #Lent #AshWednesday
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    Deserts are beautiful places. Jesus battles and triumphs against the devil, taking His rightful place as the Messiah there. And the same is true for us. The desert is a place where we can overcome the temptation to be less than we are meant to be and instead, affirm what we are: filled with the Spirit and co-workers in the Kingdom. || Excerpt from Into the Desert⠀ ⠀ Into the Desert by Megan Agliano is available at LFTN.CO/LENT⠀ ⠀ #Lent #AshWednesday
  • Stop scrolling. Just for a moment. Close your eyes and recognize the way the Father loves you, pursues you, and holds you in existence in this very moment. You are infinitely loved. Please don't forget that. ⠀ ⠀ Photo by @annietheby
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    Stop scrolling. Just for a moment. Close your eyes and recognize the way the Father loves you, pursues you, and holds you in existence in this very moment. You are infinitely loved. Please don't forget that. ⠀ ⠀ Photo by @annietheby
  • My God brightens my darkness. || Psalm 18:29
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    My God brightens my darkness. || Psalm 18:29
  • Are virtue and righteousness revealed through your life and actions, or only through your words? Actions follow beliefs and a life lived for Christ leaves few to wonder, but a life centered on self leaves only the selfish to wander. || Excerpt from Ascend⠀ ⠀ Ascend by Mark Hart and Joel Stepanek is available at LFTN.CO/ASCEND
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    Are virtue and righteousness revealed through your life and actions, or only through your words? Actions follow beliefs and a life lived for Christ leaves few to wonder, but a life centered on self leaves only the selfish to wander. || Excerpt from Ascend⠀ ⠀ Ascend by Mark Hart and Joel Stepanek is available at LFTN.CO/ASCEND
  • 👀 LFTN.CO/ASCEND
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    👀 LFTN.CO/ASCEND
  • When you approach the Lord, do you let Him into everything? Even the ugly, dark, and broken parts? Do you look at Him and let Him see you, holding nothing back from your good Father? ⠀ ⠀ You don't need to curate your appearance for the Lord. You don't need to prove your worthiness to Him. You don't need to perform for His love. He withholds nothing from you. Withhold nothing from Him, so that He can love you most wholly.
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    When you approach the Lord, do you let Him into everything? Even the ugly, dark, and broken parts? Do you look at Him and let Him see you, holding nothing back from your good Father? ⠀ ⠀ You don't need to curate your appearance for the Lord. You don't need to prove your worthiness to Him. You don't need to perform for His love. He withholds nothing from you. Withhold nothing from Him, so that He can love you most wholly.
  • Holiness doesn't happen in isolation. You need authentic love of close friends, who have earned the right to hear your story. Share honestly, speak humbly, listen closely, and lead one another to Jesus.
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    Holiness doesn't happen in isolation. You need authentic love of close friends, who have earned the right to hear your story. Share honestly, speak humbly, listen closely, and lead one another to Jesus.
  • He is worthy of all praise.
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    He is worthy of all praise.
  • God wants to speak to you, about your life, your problems, your victories, and whatever you're going through right now. Have you given Him the silence and space to do so? Give Him 10 minutes of your day and listen to what He has to say.
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    God wants to speak to you, about your life, your problems, your victories, and whatever you're going through right now. Have you given Him the silence and space to do so? Give Him 10 minutes of your day and listen to what He has to say.
  • Lent is literally next week. Are you ready!? Get ready. buff.ly/2wLWmU4
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    Lent is literally next week. Are you ready!? Get ready. buff.ly/2wLWmU4
  • “No matter how many times we forget our true identity and begin to buy into the lies of false identity, He continuously pursues us.” @sarah.houde #LTWomensRetreat #KnownAndPursued
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    “No matter how many times we forget our true identity and begin to buy into the lies of false identity, He continuously pursues us.” @sarah.houde #LTWomensRetreat #KnownAndPursued
  • “Let the entire man be seized with fear; let the whole world tremble; let heaven exult when Christ, the Son of the living God, is on the altar in the hands of the priest. O admirable height and stupendous condescension! O humble sublimity! O sublime humility! that the Lord of the universe, God and the Son of God, so humbles Himself that for our salvation He hides Himself under a morsel of bread.” ||St. Francis of Assisi
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    “Let the entire man be seized with fear; let the whole world tremble; let heaven exult when Christ, the Son of the living God, is on the altar in the hands of the priest. O admirable height and stupendous condescension! O humble sublimity! O sublime humility! that the Lord of the universe, God and the Son of God, so humbles Himself that for our salvation He hides Himself under a morsel of bread.” ||St. Francis of Assisi
  • Don't just pray for a friend when you can pray with a friend!
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    Don't just pray for a friend when you can pray with a friend!
  • Do you know Jesus? Do you truly know this Person, who healed the blind, raised the dead, challenged the norms, elevated the marginalized, and confounded the elite? Don't settle for an interpretation of who He is. Spend time in His word, allowing Him to reveal who He is to you. He's probably far more interesting and His grace is far bigger than you realize.
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    Do you know Jesus? Do you truly know this Person, who healed the blind, raised the dead, challenged the norms, elevated the marginalized, and confounded the elite? Don't settle for an interpretation of who He is. Spend time in His word, allowing Him to reveal who He is to you. He's probably far more interesting and His grace is far bigger than you realize.
  • I was a stressed out, overcommitted, junior in college. I knew Jesus had been calling me to be a missionary since I was 12 years old. I was in the library and my to-do list was long. I had to work on a paper, write a few talks, make the schedule for a retreat I was leading, and finish a project. All these things for the sake of the mission to 'build the Kingdom.' ⠀ ⠀ For a few hours, I had been running back and forth from the book selves to my desk trying to get everything done. All the while, only half noticing the guy sitting at the desk next to mine. I had seen him around campus, never got his name or even talked to him. From the world’s perspective, he was an outcast. Always kept to himself. Always doing his own thing. Out of nowhere he turns to me and slips this note my way. ⠀ ⠀ //'No one really sees me. No one really notices me around here. I’ve noticed you have a lot going on today and I don’t want to bother you. But I need someone to see me today.'//⠀ ⠀ I can study Theology. I can lead retreats. I can be on the core teams for lots of ministries and be well known. But I will never be a missionary if I can’t see the outcast sitting right next to me. The man, broken and forgotten; Jesus bleeding out right in front of me. -Mary Beth Loeffler ⠀ ⠀ #LTMissionLife #WhyFullTimeMissions⠀ ⠀ Photo by @_caseyj_
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    I was a stressed out, overcommitted, junior in college. I knew Jesus had been calling me to be a missionary since I was 12 years old. I was in the library and my to-do list was long. I had to work on a paper, write a few talks, make the schedule for a retreat I was leading, and finish a project. All these things for the sake of the mission to 'build the Kingdom.' ⠀ ⠀ For a few hours, I had been running back and forth from the book selves to my desk trying to get everything done. All the while, only half noticing the guy sitting at the desk next to mine. I had seen him around campus, never got his name or even talked to him. From the world’s perspective, he was an outcast. Always kept to himself. Always doing his own thing. Out of nowhere he turns to me and slips this note my way. ⠀ ⠀ //'No one really sees me. No one really notices me around here. I’ve noticed you have a lot going on today and I don’t want to bother you. But I need someone to see me today.'//⠀ ⠀ I can study Theology. I can lead retreats. I can be on the core teams for lots of ministries and be well known. But I will never be a missionary if I can’t see the outcast sitting right next to me. The man, broken and forgotten; Jesus bleeding out right in front of me. -Mary Beth Loeffler ⠀ ⠀ #LTMissionLife #WhyFullTimeMissions⠀ ⠀ Photo by @_caseyj_