Find Connection in a Lonely World
Every Friday, Drawing Near arrives in inboxes with gentle encouragement to help you connect—with God, yourself, and the people around you.

Inside each issue, you’ll find:

• Thoughtful quotes
• Simple reflections
• Invitations to move toward love and belonging

Occasionally you’ll also get access to freebies, including faith-filled phone wallpapers and printable downloads to help you stay grounded in love and connection.

If you’re feeling isolated, spiritually dry, or just stretched thin, Drawing Near offers a quiet moment of hope.

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Click the dates to read previous issues!

• February 6th: Embrace analog connection, let fear be your starting point, what does joy sound like to you? Plus get your love-inspired phone wallpapers!

• January 30th: The power of talking to God when you feel lonely, plan ahead and schedule what’s important to you, and what it’s like to be the new family at church

• January 16th: The power of remembering God first thing in the morning, the greatest question to go deep quickly, and the joy of sharing wonder

• January 9th: FREE DOWNLOAD! Make plans for a less lonely life, get the Connection Reflection & Dreaming guide and start journaling, and how to create the gathering you’ve been longing for

2025

• December 26th: Does the Christmas joy last? Practical ways to feel joy even when Christmas is over, joyful ways to connect with God, yourself, and others in the last days of 2025!

• December 19th: Welcome the peace of God into your day with these peace-filled extras, read Scripture, listen to my favorite songs, and share peace with others

• December 12th: Reflecting on the God of all comforts, journaling prompts, and cozy gifts to bring comforts to others

• December 5th: Simple ways to let God’s light into your week: a Bible passage, journaling prompts, ideas for sharing God’s light with others and more extras!

• November 21st: Ultimate rejection or ultimate invitation, how to survive people over the holidays, a song that inspires leaning in, and your connection-inspired holiday shopping list

• November 14th: Finding comfort in the withness of God from the very beginning, share your imperfect photos, the risk (and the safety) in loving others

• November 8th: Tell your people you are grateful for them + beautiful cards to make it easy

• October 24th: The power of God’s presence drives away fear, a cozy fall playlist and phone wallpapers, the sacredness of being in the presence of others, and how history remembers the doers and the dreamers

• October 3rd: How a spirit-fueled life leads to community, why you need to make yourself a little retreat bag, and how to welcome people into your home

• September 26th: The power of God’s grace, make your happiness list like Tolstoy, choose to be known, go where your soul grows quiet

• September 19th: An invitation to think on the lovely things, how moving towards what is hard can make you more fulfilled, why the miracle of friendship is worth the risk, and the enemy’s oldest trick (isolation)

• September 12th: The beauty of starting your mornings with God, finding ways to feel like yourself, and a weekend to-do list that’s all about connection

• September 5th: On naming your gifts and using them, how loneliness fades when you go where God is leading you, and finding someone to lift up today

• August 22nd: Journal prompts for your morning time with God, why people pleasing makes you feel more alone, and a call for help and caffeine

• August 8th: On the danger of falling away from God; the power of connection, honesty, and grace; and what to do when relationships feel hard

• July 25th: On resting in the power of the True Vine, finding spaces more enjoyable, and turning our eyes toward one another

• July 11th: The peace in knowing you belong to God, questions for reflecting on the types of books you like to read, and a snippet of Paul’s advice in I Thessalonians 5

• June 27th: Fresh floral phone wallpapers for summer, the power of running to the secret place, and why you should ask for help from your friends

• June 20th: All the freebies for connection in one place! Get your loneliness guide (5 freebies in one!) and access to the full resource library (wallpapers, printables, playlists!)

• June 6th: Rest, be filled, and shine! Avoid fear-induced paralysis and read poetry I’m loving lately

• May 9th: The power of praying for others, deep reminders from a children’s book, and a prayer for courage. Blessed are the invisible for they shall be seen!

• April 11th: Poetic reminders that God hasn’t held back on you, how to consistently practice virtuous living, an astronaut needing church fellowship while in space, 12 quotes from my copy of The Next Right Thing Guided Journal

• March 21st: Letting go of the worthless idols we cling to, the wisdom of knowing your identity in Christ, and how being in community takes away the power of sin.

• March 14th: Suggestions for remembering God, the power of Magical Questions (What could you talk about for 20 minutes with no advanced preparation?), and how we need others to bear fruit.

• February 28th: The trouble with using AI for friendship, what if God said yes to everything you prayed for last week, showing up to help your people, 20 years worth of red beans dinners, and many more links to read, watch, or listen to!

• February 21st: The thread between loving God and others, three fun prompts for connecting with self, the goodness of doing nothing with your favorite people, and finding purpose in serving others

• February 14th: 10 free love-inspired phone wallpapers, how to create connection in solitude, and cultivating community in the church

• February 7th: The power of being saved from the pit, for the love of guided journals, and how to find soul-sister friendship

• January 31st: The confidence in living loved, why we can embrace seasons of solitude, and the joy it brings your neighbors to help you

• January 24th: Truths to remember this week, embracing your current season, and an idea for fighting the winter blues. “Your longing for connection is not a character flaw.”

• January 17th: A New Year’s Blessing to Inspire Connection, Living like your father is watching, and Short term discomfort vs long term regret

• January 10th: Asking questions beyond “How are you?”, tips for a daily Bible reading habit, quotes on inertia and attraction, and short prayers when you feel disconnected from God

• January 3rd: A warning from God to Isaiah to us, a question for the New Year, and encouragement to choose celebration over envy. Plus give me your feedback!

2024

• November 29th: Christmas Edition! 30 prompts for making connection a priority this holiday season (free download!) and more from the Christmas archives (journaling prompts, tips for a meaningful Christmas, calm playlist, and phone wallpapers!)

• November 22nd: How God keeps us from stumbling, protecting your peace in the chaos of this season and any season, and a reminder to love one another (plus a new phone wallpaper)

• November 15th: Knowing and belonging, what we want vs what we actually have time for, and how to tell if you’re walking among the wise

• November 8th: A benediction for living in God’s nearness, the power of liking yourself, and how we keep each other sharp

• November 1st: Some encouragement for election day, a Biblical affirmation from Psalm 55 (and free download), how belonging really works, fall phone wallpapers, and diving into divine love

• October 25th: On giving what we have to offer, the power of partnership, and the joy of receiving advice

• October 11th: On distrust, fickle friends, having the courage to be seen, plus two new phone wallpapers

• October 4th: United with God, pseudo comforts, having a sister in the hard times, and making friends before you need them

• September 20th: On good gifts, transforming your thoughts during loneliness, and what people really think about you

• September 13th: A song about God’s presence, naming what you’re looking forward to, the pleasantness of living in unity, and a quote from Instagram about you

• August 30th: On the unfailing love of God, the comfort of tiny rituals, being the neighbor, and your loneliness pointing to the One

• August 23rd: The wisdom to seek love from where God intended, the power to choose love over fear, and living the golden rule

• August 16th: When God calls you His friend, what we should assume, and using regrets of the dying to help us make decisions

• August 2nd: The Lord is our helper and refuge, The New Happy, overcoming awkwardness, and a new phone wallpaper

• July 26th: On the beautiful, unfathomable relationship, knowing what you bring to the table, and honoring one another above ourselves

• July 19th: Be with me, Lord! Am I trying to win the approval of human beings? And why it’s good to join a group.

• July 12th: He is our health, the power of remembering God’s nearness, don’t give up encouraging one another

• July 5th: The comfort of drawing near, verses to read when you feel lonely, deflecting negative thoughts, and assuming the best

• June 28th: Standing on His promises, using gifts, having the courage to do it wrong, and creating your own retreat

• June 21st: On evaluating your friendship with God, which voices to pay attention to, and asking questions about the qualities of love

• June 14th: A verse for comfort, five things I do when I feel lonely, making the earth less cold and lonely, and a free new phone wallpaper

• June 7th: Finding our soul’s home, questions to ask yourself when you feel left out, forgiving one another, and a guided journal for moving through grief