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Stop the madness
I can’t do it anymore. I just heard that we may have to lockdown again because the “numbers are rising.” No, I won’t keep doing this....

Mara Petro
Apr 7, 20217 min read


Shining A Light in Darkness.
“Silence in the face of evil is itself evil: God will not hold us guiltless. Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act.” ~Dietrich...

Mara Petro
Feb 27, 20215 min read


The Thrill of Hope, in a Weary World…
Do you feel it? The heaviness… The tension… Are you like me, longing and waiting to finally exhale, and live fully again? This past...

Mara Petro
Jan 18, 20217 min read


You cannot enter the Kingdom of God unless...
What you must BE, to have eternal life. Notice that I said, what you must be, not do. When you ask someone if they are a Christian or if...

Mara Petro
Nov 29, 20207 min read


In The Last Days People will be Lovers of Self...
“In the last days perilous times will come: People will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to...

Mara Petro
Jul 6, 20206 min read


God is not limited to songs and sermons on Sunday.
God is not limited to songs and sermons on Sunday. He is everywhere, in all circumstances, at all times, speaking to us. He is there in...

Mara Petro
May 20, 20203 min read


What's the purpose of all this?
Just because God hasn’t removed our problem doesn’t mean He won’t provide a way through it. God’s ways are not our ways. His way of...

Mara Petro
Apr 18, 20203 min read


Be Still and Know...
Be still and know, that I am God. ~Psalm 46:10 There’s never been another time in our life like this, when we're practically forced to be...

Mara Petro
Apr 12, 20203 min read


How Not to Panic
We hear it all the time: Don't Panic, Don't Fear, Don't Worry. Easier said than done right? Did you know that, Do Not Fear, is the most...

Mara Petro
Mar 20, 20203 min read


Praise Instead of Panic
I’m reminded this morning after having “church” at home with my hubby, and with our church family on line, that more than ever, church is...

Mara Petro
Mar 15, 20203 min read


Free to choose, but not free from consequences
I’m all for human rights. God and our founding fathers gave us those rights. We have freedom to choose between right and wrong, between...

Mara Petro
Dec 6, 20192 min read


Well Known to God
You are well known to God, whether you know Him or not. In my quiet time with the Lord this morning I read from my one year Bible, (given...

Mara Petro
Sep 1, 20193 min read


Christ in you, the hope of glory.
My passion and mission is sharing truth to set the captives free. You may think you're already free, but if you're striving to please...

Mara Petro
Aug 7, 20191 min read



Mara Petro
Jun 16, 20190 min read


The Problem Was Me
“We can take care of your problem,” they said. But they didn’t realize the problem was me, not my unborn baby. Young, single, and...

Mara Petro
Feb 27, 201913 min read


For Loves Sake
Created to be God's Image Bearer In the first book of the Bible, Genesis 1:26 we read, “Then God said, let Us make man in Our image,...

Mara Petro
Jan 28, 201910 min read


The question we struggle to answer
People often ask, how could a good God let bad things happen to good people? How could a good God allow so much pain and suffering in the...

Mara Petro
Jan 12, 20192 min read


Broken and Unconfessed - No More
Broken, filled with guilt, shame, and fear. How could anyone ever love me? Will I ever belong? My life is a mess. How do I move...

Mara Petro
Jul 16, 20183 min read


For The Believer
We live one of two ways: by faith or by fear. You might say, I don’t live by fear. Yet how often do we shrink back from boldly...

Mara Petro
Jun 22, 20181 min read


Standing up for truth - What I learned from my son.
We live in a day and age where reality is considered subjective. As Timothy Keller puts it: “No longer do we think we have the power...
Owens & Petro
Jun 3, 20183 min read
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