Shelli OwenSep 23, 2023ENCOUNTERING GODThe Inverse Kingdom“It will be said on that day, ‘Behold, this is our God; we have waited for him, that he might save us. This is the Lord; we have waited...
Shelli OwenAug 25, 2023ENCOUNTERING GODSpiritual Optometry Revisited“Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eyes are healthy, your whole body also is full of light. But when they are unhealthy, your...
Shelli OwenJul 19, 2023ENCOUNTERING GODBelieving God’s Promises—Just As I AmThe next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!” (John 1:29, 36)...
Shelli OwenJun 2, 2023ENCOUNTERING GODJesus Knows (or Jesus' Empathy)“I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither...
Shelli OwenMar 3, 2023ENCOUNTERING GODBiblical Apologetics“Now this is eternal life: that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.” (John 17:3) In the last...
Shelli OwenDec 23, 2022ENCOUNTERING GODThe Ultimate KnowingSpeak to Him thou for He hears, and Spirit with Spirit can meet— Closer is He than breathing, and nearer than hands and feet.” ~ Alfred...
Shelli OwenOct 7, 2022ENCOUNTERING GODWhen God is Silent"My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, so far from my cries of anguish?" (Psalm 22:1). Sometimes...
Shelli OwenSep 1, 2022ENCOUNTERING GODCooperative Destiny“I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me” (Phil. 4:13); and “With God all things are possible” (Matt. 19:26). I’m going to...
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 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 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...