The Name is a Place
In Hebrew thought, the name isn’t just what you call someone—it is who they are. Their nature. Their character. Their presence. Scripture quietly redirects us: Run to the Name. Not eventually. Not as a last resort. But first.
Welcome! I'm Jan Ross With
An Important Message
No one lives untouched by influence. Our lives are shaped by what we listen to, what we dwell on, and by what we believe. Over time, what we are consistently exposed to quietly forms who we become.
I have learned that what we are exposed to daily – the constants in life – shape us and form us. The question is not whether we are being influenced, but what we allow to impact our hearts.
The greatest influence in your life should be the One who never changes and never lets you down.
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Recent Devotions
The Forgotten Forty: Prepared to Witness
In those forty days, Jesus prepared them. He strengthened their faith. He steadied their hearts. He calmed their fears. He anchored their confidence, leading to the moment He would entrust them with His final mission.
Forty Days In Between
These forty days are not just something to remember—they are something to enter. A sacred window where God gently calls us to come near to Him, to see Him more clearly than ever before.
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Publications
Seasons of Refreshing: Winter
Although the devotions are not specifically related to winter, this edition of Seasons of Refreshing will warm your heart, challenge your faith, and encourage your soul.
Seasons of Refreshing: Spring
The joy of watching new life appear everywhere, the Spring edition of the Seasons of Refreshing will breathe new life into your heart. Be refreshed! Be revived! Be transformed!
Springs of Refreshing: Summer
Warm days. Warm nights. Fields bursting forth with new life -- wheat, corn, beans, etc. Springs of Refreshing Summer edition will bless you with new and renewed life.
Bridges
The Way Church
Welcome
If you live in the Ontario/Mansfield, Ohio area, or are traveling through, please consider this your personal invitation to join us.
The Way: A Jesus Community
The name is used in Acts because of the claim of Jesus' followers that they had found The Way through Christ.
The Way: Nature of God's Ways
"For the ways of the Lord are right, and the upright walk in them."
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