Only the Good Stuff: Multivitamins for Your Weekend [04.24.21]

Happy, happy, happy weekend! 
Let’s not let the everyday routines numb us to the miracle of living every day! Some real, down in the bones JOY to celebrate today! Links & stories 100% guaranteed to make you smile a mile wide & believe like crazy in a Good God redeeming everything. Never, ever give up…there really is hope, even for us.

Serving up only the Good Stuff for you & your people right here:

Warren Keelan Warren Keelan Warren Keelan Warren Keelan

just so grateful how he’s shared his extraordinary work with us here for years…

an extraordinary story of service and hope: Pennsylvania woman leaves career to serve veterans

“I don’t make a dime doing this…but I am by far the richest woman in the world.” 

this, this, THIS: oh my heart… please read the story above & then click to watch?!!

“…there are no limits when it comes to dance…..everyone has a story to tell and theirs is absolutely beautiful.“

and come see what they’re doing here

so who knew? What would happen if you didn’t sleep? 

Many of us are regularly sleep-deprived. This isn’t just a minor inconvenience: staying awake can be harmful. This video shows what happens to your body and brain when you skip sleep.

amazed at the wonder of this

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by South Philly Barbacoa (@barbacoachef)

cheering loudly: come see what they’re doing here:

The pandemic kickstarted the People’s Kitchen, a Philadelphia community kitchen that feeds people in need while simultaneously addressing inequality

If you ever think you are out-sized? watch this!

Everything You Need to Pray Strategically… for God’s Word to reach every people group in every language

A free prayer guide to bring God’s Word to all

thank you, Seed Company

Be All There… thank you, Joni Eareckson Tada

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by Good News Movement (@goodnews_movement)

never, ever give up!

I’m counting down the days till the May 1st livestream where we can experience the The Faithful Project stories and songs LIVE for the first time!  This will be a special night that you definitely won’t want to miss!

Recently, our little song, A Woman, a seeing song, a healing song, a telling song, was invited to the Today Show and Amy Grant and Ellie Holcomb got to go and speak and tell the glory story of Jesus’s rising to millions. They got to go and speak of a project that we are all part of, called The Faithful Project:

“Highlighting God’s faithfulness to women throughout Scripture and all the way to present, Faithful collects stories, lyrics, photos, and art created and curated by some of the most thought-provoking and influential Christian artists and authors of our time.”

I would absolutely love for you to Come and Join Us!?!⠀⠀ Purchase your ticket to the livestream right here!

could not love this more! 82-year-old who dressed up for virtual church 52 weeks straight is pure inspiration!

Dr. La Verne Ford Wimberly wants to inspire people to not give up, sharing hope, light, and faith during the pandemic:

“So, for 82 years, I’ve been putting on my Sunday best, and so it has become a real habit.”

Reading is growing.

Reading Is Up. That’s Good for Christians.

There are spiritual and cultural implications of deep reading.

Did you know that Israel’s tabernacle tent was designed as a symbolic garden of Eden? And that Adam and Eve were proto-priests who lived and worked in the sacred space?

In this video, we explore God’s plan for humanity to serve as royal priests over all creation and how the story of Jesus brings this priestly drama to its ultimate resolution.

thank you, BibleProject

it would be a grace to meet you here:

The Wheaton College Billy Graham Center and Outreach Magazine Present

THIS YEAR’S PREMIER EVANGELISM AND OUTREACH CONFERENCE 

Tuesday and Wednesday, October 19–20, 2021

On the Wheaton College Campus

Helping churches emerge from the pandemic with a focus on mission

tears…a beautiful story: Incredible reunion of identical twins separated at birth

believe it: God Has Not Forgotten You

share this with someone who needs to hear? Another in the Fire

you are never, ever alone

The perfect gift from our fair trade store, Grace Crafted Home

A monthly candle subscription that 100% supports vulnerable young women in Kenya, that supports Syrian refugees in Texas who hand make every candle – and gives a lovely scent of hope, grace & love every month to your loved one.

Amen and amen… pause and ponder here

smiling: A brother and sister are trying to get “orbisculate” added to the dictionary to honor their late father, who made up the word to refer to citrus squirting in your eye

glory, glory, glory

believe it: The Power of Prayer

17 Gorgeous Photos of Gardens Around the World:

Photos of Gardens = Photos of Hope

Beyond grateful for the life saving work of Compassion International

Access to God Is “in the Spirit”: Ephesians 2:14–18

Pick up a copy of the new 10th anniversary edition of One Thousand Gifts, and count all the ways He loves you, & fall in love with Him all over again!

AND, when you do, you get an entire FREE Joy Tool Kit which includes 5 exclusive printables: a “How to Always Find Joy” Frameable, a Daily Joy Map & Planner, a Family Gratitude Gift Jar kit, a 12-Month Joy Calendar, and a Daily Joy Compass. Learn how you can get yours today!

on repeat this week: Almost Home

[ Print’s FREE here: ]

It’s the Weekend! You made it!
And today? Really, maybe we could just embrace The Full Life: 
JoyFUL in all, 
FaithFUL in love
PrayerFUL in work, 
ThankFUL in everything– 
Let’s make today *beautiFUL*! 

God holds you today: “I will always show you where to go. I’ll give you a FULL LIFE” Isa.58:12MSG

[excerpted from our little Facebook family … come join us each day?]

‪ Dare to fully live!

That’s all for this weekend, friends.

Go slow. Be God-struck. Grant grace. Live Truth.

Give Thanks. Love well. Re – joy, re- joy, ‘re- joys’ again

Share Whatever Is Good.