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Pitch Your Tent in God’s Backyard

Pitch Your Tent in God’s Backyard By Jimmie Aaron Kepler This morning, I was fixing my usual tall blonde roast cup of coffee, nothing fancy, just hot and strong, and thinking about how much smoother the road of life rolls when I’m tuned in to the Lord. The house was still quiet. The sun hadn’t… Continue reading Pitch Your Tent in God’s Backyard

If You’re Breathing, You’re Qualified

If You’re Breathing, You’re Qualified By Jimmie Aaron Kepler Good morning, friends,  I don’t know where this finds you, maybe sitting at the kitchen table with that first cup of coffee, or maybe already knee-deep in the day’s to-do list. But wherever you are, if you’ve got breath in your lungs, you’ve already got reason… Continue reading If You’re Breathing, You’re Qualified

The Quiet Ones Who Carry the Earth

The Quiet Ones Who Carry the Earth by Jimmie Aaron Kepler I’ve known a few meek folks in my time. They weren’t the kind to raise their voices in a room. Didn’t push to the front of the line. Didn’t have to win the argument to feel seen. But oh, they were steady. I remember… Continue reading The Quiet Ones Who Carry the Earth

When the Load Gets Heavy: Let It Go and Let God Carry It

When the Load Gets Heavy: Let It Go and Let God Carry It By Jimmie Aaron Kepler “Cast all your cares on Him, for He careth for you.” – 1 Peter 5:7 I was sittin’ near the corner table at the coffee shop this morning—the one by the window where the sunlight sneaks in just… Continue reading When the Load Gets Heavy: Let It Go and Let God Carry It

For Everything There Is a Season

For Everything There Is a Season I sat with my cuppa Earl Grey Tea this morning, steam curling like a prayer in the cool of the day, and watched the world slowly wake up. The trees swayed in rhythm to a breeze I didn’t summon. The sky, painted soft with morning light, didn’t ask my… Continue reading For Everything There Is a Season

Leadership as a Calling, Not a Spotlight

The Weight of the Sword: Leadership as a Calling, Not a Spotlight 📖 “For he is the minister of God to thee for good…” — Romans 13:4 KJV By Jimmie Aaron Kepler In a world obsessed with influence, where likes, shares, and retweets are mistaken for leadership, the Word of God offers a sobering reminder:… Continue reading Leadership as a Calling, Not a Spotlight

When the Mind Won’t Settle

When the Mind Won’t Settle: Renewing Your Thinking in a World Gone Mad By Jimmie Aaron Kepler Romans 12:2 (KJV): “And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.” There’s something sacred… Continue reading When the Mind Won’t Settle

One Day at a Time

🎙️ One Day at a Time: What I Learned After the Doctor Said “Melanoma” By Jimmie Aaron Kepler It was about this time in June 2015. The kind of hot Texas day where the pavement wavers like a mirage and the sky looks too bright for bad news. But bad news doesn’t wait for cloud… Continue reading One Day at a Time

It’s Okay to Cry

It’s Okay to Cry A Morning Thought From Jimmie Aaron Kepler By Jimmie Aaron Kepler Living with a chronic illness—or walking beside someone who is—will bring tears. That’s not weakness. That’s not failure. That’s just life being honest. And friend, it’s okay to cry. Some days, it’s the quiet ache of fatigue that won’t let… Continue reading It’s Okay to Cry

Accepting God’s Love

Accepting God’s Love A Morning Thought from Jimmie Aaron Kepler By Jimmie Aaron Kepler 📖 “There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.” — 1 John 4:18 (KJV) There’s something about fear that can sneak into the corners… Continue reading Accepting God’s Love