• A New Year, A New Creation

    “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!” 2 Corinthians 5:17 Happy New Year! This is the season that we instinctively look back at the year that has passed, take stock of the good and the bad, and plan for a new, hopefully even […]

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  • Joy to The World, The Laundry’s Done!

    If you just sang this title to the tune of Joy to the World in your head, you just got a behind-the-scenes peek at my crazy this week.  Throughout most of the holiday season I’m a lot like Buddy the Elf: “Smiling’s my favorite”, and spreading Christmas cheer by “singing loud for all to hear” (which […]

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  • Never Beyond His Reach

    There are times in my life when I get super busy and days will go by before I realize that I have forgotten to take time to acknowledge God in my busyness. I remember this was especially true when my kids were babies and toddlers. I was so exhausted all the time. A few minutes […]

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  • Glimpses of the Kingdom

    “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no mind has imagined what God has prepared for those who love him ” 1 Corinthians 2:9 Growing up, my mom would wrap Christmas presents early for my brother and I, and keep them in her closet until Christmas Eve. Then she and my dad (aka […]

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  • Fear Overwhelming You?

    “Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; You are Mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they shall not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned, Nor shall the flame scorch you For […]

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  • We were on the radio!

    We were recently interviewed on Difference Makers with Mike Lee on TrueTalk 800 where Summer Shore and Melissa Campbell talked about how Revive Ministries got started and got a chance to share their own stories of finding their identity in Christ. Listen to the interview below.

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  • Reviving Our Joy!

    Earlier this November, Summer Shore was honored to be the featured speaker at the Christian Network Luncheon. She shared about true and lasting joy in the Lord. Joy can be a difficult thing to have when life feels chaotic and busy. There are so many distractions that can steal our joy.  Summer spoke on how […]

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  • Every scrape upon my heart

    “…Every scrape upon my heart, tells the story of your grace.”– Ryan Kennedy from Letting Go I first heard this lyric at the Gospel Music Associations’ Immerse Conference last year. Ryan was performing it live and it moved me then as it does even now. When I was eight, I slipped and fell on the […]

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  • To the heart that is hurting

    The first year my husband and I were married brought all sorts of growing experiences. We laughed harder than ever, and argued more than I imagined (I actually threw a package of Tums antacids at him!) We also grew closer together through one of the most painful and difficult experiences we’ve endured to date, the […]

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  • Catch me if you can

    “The Lord gave this message to Jonah son of Amittai: “Get up and go to the great city of Nineveh. Announce my judgment against it because I have seen how wicked its people are.” 3 But Jonah got up and went in the opposite direction to get away from the Lord. He went down to […]

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