By Kelly Borjas: Dinner with friends. My sons’ birthday parties. Weddings. Saturday afternoon Tri-tip BBQs (with butter-soaked French bread, minus the beans). A good bottle of wine with my husband. Laughing so hard I cry. Late-night talks when company comes...
From Kelly Borjas: What does it mean to have deep relationships—or to have depth in a conversation? Recently I was challenged with this question because I’ve thrown that phrase around—that I like deep conversations or relationships, but putting a definition to this...
By Kelly Borjas If Only… It’s a frequent idea that seeps its way into my mind, my heart. An “if only” that promises a better outcome or more success, yet it’s cloaked in a nobility of wanting to improve or be a “better version of myself.” Comparison. As a wife,...
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I have a gift for being misunderstood. It started back when I was little kid, and as a result, I was always getting in trouble or hurting people’s feelings, because I couldn’t communicate what I was trying to say. This gift brought on some tears for family members...
Sometimes it’s weird trying to write things as a pastor, because I constantly think people will get the wrong idea about the point I’m trying to make. I know I say, “It’s weird,” but it still doesn’t stop me…so here goes. I saw this statistic today about people who...
If you have been at Element over the last few months you have been taking part in our series through the book of Proverbs that we have been calling “Counter Culture.” It is a series to look at practical ways that followers of Jesus can live out in our lives the...
“Strength and dignity are her clothing, and she laughs at the time to come.” Proverbs 31:25 Editor’s note: Holly’s last blog ended up being long enough that we broke it into 2 weeks. You can find the first half of this BLOG HERE.) Holly has been sharing her story...
“Strength and dignity are her clothing, and she laughs at the time to come.” Proverbs 31:25 Last week, we began looking at the points from Aaron’s sermon on singleness and how they have realistically played out in my own life. I am sharing my story of singleness...
“Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life.” Proverbs 4:23 Last week I left you on a bit of a cliff hanger. I shared how God brought me back to Santa Maria and how the attitude of my heart was challenged as He was guiding me home....
