Shelli OwenMar 18, 2022SPIRITUAL JOURNEYTo Have a Friend“One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother” (Proverbs 18:24). By...
Shelli OwenFeb 24, 2022SPIRITUAL JOURNEYMy Community"How good and pleasant it is when God’s people live together in unity!" (Psalm 133:1) Is there any urge stronger than the human desire to...
Shelli OwenJan 26, 2022SPIRITUAL JOURNEYChildhood “Innocence”“...I was born a sinner— yes, from the moment my mother conceived me” (Psalm 51:5, NLT). There are people who don’t agree with the above...
Shelli OwenJan 19, 2022ENCOUNTERING GODOut of Nowhere?“There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens… He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has...
Shelli OwenDec 1, 2021SPIRITUAL JOURNEYMy First Lie"…Do not lie. Do not deceive one another” (Lev. 19:11). Children are not purely innocent. At least I know I wasn’t. I know I had a bad...
Shelli OwenNov 17, 2021SPIRITUAL JOURNEYEarly Years – The Not So Sunny Side“I form light and create darkness; I make well-being and create calamity; I am the Lord, who does all these things” (Isaiah 45:7). While...
Shelli OwenNov 3, 2021ENCOUNTERING GODThemes“Who dares despise the day of small things, since the seven eyes of the Lord range throughout the earth…” (Zechariah 4:10) Not too long...
Shelli OwenOct 6, 2021SPIRITUAL JOURNEYEarly Years - The Sunny Side“For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities —his eternal power and divine nature— have been clearly seen, being...
Shelli OwenAug 11, 2021CONSIDERING ISSUESTired of COVID Uncertainty?This is what the Sovereign Lord, the Holy One of Israel, says: ‘In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your...
Shelli OwenAug 11, 2021CONSIDERING ISSUESIntroduction to "Considering Issues" (in the light of Jesus)“For [Lord,] with you is the fountain of life; in your light we see light” (Psalm 36:9). There is a saying in Spanish, “Cada cabesa es un...
Shelli OwenAug 1, 2021ENCOUNTERING GODOne Day at a TimeI’ve been thinking a lot lately about what it means to live one day at a time not worrying about tomorrow—wholly looking to and trusting...
Shelli OwenJul 21, 2021SPIRITUAL JOURNEYBeginnings“..put your hope in the Lord both now and forevermore.” David (Psalm 131:3) One of my earliest memories, though somewhat foggy now, is of...