Tag: beauty
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DWELL
Kathi Pelton September marks a time of changing seasons. It is the gateway of Fall; weather turns brisk, sweaters come out of the closet and leaves begin to change colors. It always feels like a time where we begin to nestle together inside of our dwelling places— a time to find HOME again. For me,…
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God Is About To FLIP THE SCRIPT In Your Life
By Kathi Pelton As I was waiting on the Lord I saw what I can only describe as God “flipping the script” in people’s lives. I saw patterns of pain, warfare, grief and disappointments being changed into comfort, joy, peace, hope and breakthrough. He was reversing or changing the narrative from negative to positive over…
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The Fire and Water Has Prepared You For SUCH A TIME AS THIS!
By Kathi Pelton The body of Christ has been in a time where both fire and water has come upon us. Fire has come to purify and water has come to wash us— together they will reform us. This work of the Spirit has come upon us both individually and corporately. There has been such…
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Take The Hand Of Hope Once Again
By Kathi Pelton “So because our hope is set on what is yet to be seen, we patiently keep on waiting for its fulfillment.” Romans 8:25 Faith and hope are not In what we can see or what has come to pass but in what we cannot see and is “yet to be seen.”…
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Dwell! It’s Time To “Behold His Beauty”
Kathi Pelton Once a month at our church here in Portland, Oregon we have what we call our “Dwell” night. It is an entire evening set aside to come together as a church family and dwell in His presence through worship and adoration. It is such a special and deep time for everyone that comes…
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Stop and Look Up
By Kathi Pelton Last night we spend the evening at friend’s house who live out in the country. As we shared dinner and fellowship on their deck, “creation began to reveal God’s glory!” It began with the most glorious clouds which took on a vibrant pink glow as the sun lowered in the sky. Then…
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It’s No Longer Time To Survive But It’s Time To Thrive
By Kathi Pelton I often think that we aren’t aware of when we begin living out of a 𝑠𝑢𝑟𝑣𝑖𝑣𝑎𝑙 𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑠𝑒𝑡. It is like an old default setting that was hardwired into our souls that we depend upon when things around us begin to be out of our ability to control them. For me, I learned…
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Separation Has Brought Us Together— We Are Becoming One!
By Kathi Pelton When we say that God’s ways are not our ways we truly aren’t kidding! Who could have ever guessed that the thing that was sent to separate us would be used to unite us like never before? I have never seen so many nations, generations and denomination coming together day after day…
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Find Beauty In The Simple Things Again— “Rejoice Evermore!” This Will Restore Your Soul
By Kathi Pelton The entire world realizes the seriousness of this hour as COVID-19 has created a health and financial crisis. Along with this, God is causing a deep sobering and refining in the hearts of His people as we navigate this landscape, facing issues unprecedented in any of our lifetimes. I personally have never…
Oceans in the Desert 