The Journal

Reflections on Scripture, story, beauty, grief, faith,
and the ordinary places God meets us.

Erika Bain Erika Bain

You haven't been buried. You've been planted.

“Sometimes when you are in a dark place, you think you have been buried, but actually you have been planted.” (Christine Caine) Today, let’s shift our perspective from being buried to being planted and realize that our greatest test will produce the greatest testimony. How do you stay planted? I am giving you three ways to flourish.

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Erika Bain Erika Bain

Is God Really Good?

The vulnerability and honesty in which Asaph penned Psalm 73 are remarkable and awe-inspiring. When trying to find the words to describe the state of the world in 2020 adequately, Asaph’s words, generations later, rang in my heart. Join us for a simple modern-day interpretation of Psalm 73. I pray it brings hope, healing, and surrender in the middle of the anger, sadness, confusion, and chaos.

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Erika Bain Erika Bain

A Message of HOPE in Difficult Times.

When you are discouraged you need hope to cling to. God’s Word gives us that hope. Join us as for this short Bible Study through PSALM 77. If you find yourself in a Day of Trouble, Psalm 77 gives us hope in the hard times and strength to get through the difficult seasons.

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