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Same Story, Different Chapter
A New Year Reflection This is the first year I haven’t taken my Christmas stuff down by New Year’s Day. I’ve lingered longer as the hurry of the season raced faster than I wanted. I hoped there would be more time to press in deep, contemplating the last year as I moved into the next. I went through the motions and the praying as I always do, I chose my words and I planned my course. I made the list that would tweak this and adjust that in my life. I methodically planned

Ali Johnston
Jan 34 min read


Mountain View
Moments of rest, unplanned, unexpected, given like a beautifully wrapped gift. He knows just what we need to calm the inner part of our inner self. I don’t think we realize how many days to months, maybe even years, that we’ve been pushing too hard, trying to survive the ever bullish circumstances that life inevitably presents. Though I reason that we are in a constant spiritual battle, the battle weariness is real. Living on defense gets old and the layers of unaddress

Ali Johnston
Dec 13, 20254 min read


Time Marches On
I've been quiet on my blog while I was finishing my book. I felt like I was weaving the last few threads into a tapestry made of grace. ...

Ali Johnston
Oct 31, 20245 min read


Free to Struggle
As winter settles in for the earth's long nap, we’re given new opportunities to pause. In the pause we hear a kind of silence, a kind...

Ali Johnston
Dec 16, 20236 min read


Praise Him Anyway
"Therefore by Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of *praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name."...

Ali Johnston
Oct 28, 20236 min read


Victory In Jesus
“O victory in Jesus, my Savior forever He sought me and bought me, with His redeeming blood, He loved me ere I knew Him, and all my love...

Ali Johnston
Sep 11, 20235 min read


Love Wins?
"Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not...

Ali Johnston
Jul 12, 20234 min read


Examine Yourselves
"Examine yourselves as to whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Do you not know yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you?--unless...

Ali Johnston
May 25, 20235 min read


Expand Your View
I’m a little later than I wanted to be this week, but I’m shedding the deadline to pull up a chair with you, Friend, and have a little...

Ali Johnston
May 3, 20234 min read


Keep Silence
"…the LORD is in His holy temple. Let all the earth keep silence before Him." [Habakkuk 2:20 NKJV] This scripture replays in my mind and...

Ali Johnston
Apr 22, 20233 min read


He's the God Who Sees
" So Abram said to Sarai, ‘Indeed your maid is in your hand; do to her as you please.’ And when Sarai dealt harshly with her (Hagar), she...

Ali Johnston
Apr 15, 20234 min read


A Tribute
I remember the day with perfect clarity. It was March of 2017, a few weeks before Easter. I can’t recall the sermon, but I remember it...

Ali Johnston
Apr 7, 20232 min read


Lost and Found
"…there is no creature hidden from His sight, but all things are naked and open to the eyes of Him to whom we must give account."...

Ali Johnston
Mar 15, 20235 min read
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