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Poke, Prod, and Progress
Sometimes I can be thick headed. OK….more than sometimes. I’m human. Admit it…you relate. Lately I’ve been sensing God poking me before...
Sue Bowles
Jan 10, 20156 min read
Still Don’t Have the Answer
There are times when I find myself staring into space. Today has been one of those days. I know my mind is processing things when that...
Sue Bowles
Jan 1, 20153 min read
Just Come
I will cry tonight. I’ve already cried today. Christmas does that to me. But now it’s for a whole different set of reasons. We will sing...
Sue Bowles
Dec 24, 20142 min read


A Ragamuffin’s Ragamuffin (aka: here we go again)
Paul called himself the chief of sinners (1 Tim. 1:15). I’m starting to take a little solace in that. I think Paul was saying no matter...
Sue Bowles
Nov 30, 20146 min read
Step by Step – The Ragamuffin Road
Well it’s been a month since the retreat…a month this weekend to be exact. In some ways it seems like yesterday and in others it seems...
Sue Bowles
Nov 22, 20146 min read
I AM
I am – chosen I AM – living in you I am – special I am – worth dieing for I AM – in your past, present and future I am – a friend of God!...
Sue Bowles
Nov 13, 20141 min read


Ragamuffin Follow Up
This is for all my new Ragamuffin friends. And for me. In reading all the posts and comments in our Ragamuffin Room we’re all struggling...
Sue Bowles
Oct 30, 20144 min read
Letter from a Ragamuffin
From one Ragamuffin to another: Where do I begin? How do I capture the change that has happened in my heart in 3 short days? I was filled...
Sue Bowles
Oct 28, 20143 min read
Letter to a Ragamuffin
I yearn for you. I see you from a distance – not of My creation but of yours. And I so want to scoop you in My arms and smother you with...
Sue Bowles
Oct 13, 20142 min read
Eagerly Petrified
So lately I’ve been thinking ahead to the Ragamuffin Retreat I’ll be attending. It’s put on by the folks who did Ragamuffin the movie and...
Sue Bowles
Sep 25, 20145 min read
Choices: Doin’ Time
Sitting in a prison visit room recently visiting a friend I was struck by one thought: the power of a choice. Each of the men in that...
Sue Bowles
Aug 21, 20144 min read
Odd One Out – I Want to be a Mighty Woman
Ever feel like you’re the odd one out? Looking at things from outside the window, yearning to be on the other side of the glass? Out of...
Sue Bowles
Mar 22, 20147 min read
Ragamuffins, Reality, and Redemption
A couple weeks ago I went to see a movie called Ragamuffin: The Story of Rich Mullins. http://ragamuffinthemovie.com But that title is...
Sue Bowles
Feb 2, 20145 min read
Mary, Martha, and a Message
I’ve been thinking some lately about Mary & Martha. You probably remember the story….Jesus goes to hang out at their house and Martha...
Sue Bowles
Dec 15, 20135 min read
Milestones – Part 2
Get comfortable, get a cup of coffee or hot chocolate, and settle in. This is long. But SO worth it! Like many of you I have a number of...
Sue Bowles
Nov 15, 201311 min read
Milestones – Part 1
Milestones. We all have them in life. Those ‘defining moments.’ Those ‘at this moment in time something big happened in my life’ times....
Sue Bowles
Nov 12, 20136 min read
Voices
Sometimes things come up from behind and catch you off guard. It leaves you thinking ‘where did THAT come from?’ Sometimes it’s good;...
Sue Bowles
Nov 2, 20135 min read
Speaking Truth
Had a conversation with someone today about the conversations we have with ourselves. I don’t know about you but the conversations I can...
Sue Bowles
Oct 5, 20135 min read
Speaking Truth
Had a conversation with someone today about the conversations we have with ourselves. I don’t know about you but the conversations I can...
Sue Bowles
Oct 5, 20135 min read
Whose Testimony Is It?
I read a great quote on a blog: “Maybe this is why Rich signed his autographs “Be Gods”? That’s where many of us get confused about a...
Sue Bowles
Sep 12, 20132 min read
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