<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Sit Still, Sarah Stayton]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sit Still, Sarah Stayton]]></description><link>https://www.sitstillsarahstayton.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 10:23:28 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.sitstillsarahstayton.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Why Is It Hard to Cling to The Good?]]></title><description><![CDATA[It’s easy to read the apostle Paul’s words and think that he was too out of touch with life in the modern context. We read his heeding in Philippians 4 and think to ourselves, You actually expect me to rejoice always? Paul didn’t have 24-hour news stations declaring the fallen state of the world. He also didn’t have to deal with nonstop notifications proclaiming the next wrong thing to fuel our outrage. It seems that this is why it’s hard for us to cling to the good today. Yet the Word of God...]]></description><link>https://www.sitstillsarahstayton.com/post/why-is-it-hard-to-cling-to-the-good</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a349e3f2e4e04fc71b24813</guid><pubDate>Mon, 01 Nov 2021 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/68e6e1_87390888ec72498ea01676e5d6cba6ac~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_724,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Sarah Caskey Stayton</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[3 Ways to Respond to Redemption]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Word of God—from Genesis all the way through Revelation—tells the tale of God’s redemption story. The God of the universe, the One over all of creation, had a plan to redeem the ones in whom He loves. In light of all He has done, we are called to respond. Here are 3 ways that Isaiah 44 calls for us to respond to God’s gracious redemption on our behalf.    Remember His faithful love. In Isaiah 44:21, the first active command given is for God’s people to simply recall what it is we know to...]]></description><link>https://www.sitstillsarahstayton.com/post/3-ways-to-respond-to-redemption</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a349d29356410a3b5a2d7c8</guid><pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2021 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/68e6e1_94098c4c64bf40e3801ee915f9de81f7~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_900,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Sarah Caskey Stayton</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[3 Constant Truths for A Constantly Changing World]]></title><description><![CDATA[Whether on a grand scale or just within the pieces of our own personal lives, we have all felt the effects of change. But even in the midst of isolation, grief, lack of control, or fear of the unknown, there are constants to cling to amidst our storms. So here are 3 constant truths for a constantly changing world.   1. Our God never changes.  God in His infinite wholeness and goodness continues to remain steadfast. This truth is difficult for us to process in a world where tensions run high...]]></description><link>https://www.sitstillsarahstayton.com/post/3-constant-truths-for-a-constantly-changing-world</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a349b34217d21f7fb60d684</guid><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2021 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/68e6e1_d5010100ed9b474bac48bc900c21af41~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_900,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Sarah Caskey Stayton</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lies about Liberty (And The Truths Found in Christ)]]></title><description><![CDATA[We spend a lot of time talking about freedom and have formed great opinions around its concept. But do our beliefs actually come from the One who is the original source of all liberty? Here are three lies about liberty and the truths found in Christ.   The lie: “My freedom is meant for me to do what I want.”  The world often screams to us to seek our own desires first. But Galatians 5:13 says, “For you were called to be free, brothers and sisters; only don’t use this freedom as an opportunity...]]></description><link>https://www.sitstillsarahstayton.com/post/lies-about-liberty-and-the-truths-found-in-christ</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a349bc7356410a3b5a2d39c</guid><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2021 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Sarah Caskey Stayton</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What to Say When You Don’t Know What to Say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Right Place, Right Time You’ve been there before in that moment when the unexpected news hit. Maybe you were the first person called, or maybe you just happened to be in the right place at the right time. What is the best thing to say to someone in a time of need? Here are some responses that can help in those moments and some examples of what to say when you don’t know what to say.   “How can I help?”  This is a simple one when you don’t know what to say. Just ask how you can best serve...]]></description><link>https://www.sitstillsarahstayton.com/post/what-to-say-when-you-don-t-know-what-to-say</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a34a5bd356410a3b5a2f265</guid><pubDate>Sun, 06 Jun 2021 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Sarah Caskey Stayton</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Will God Forgive Me?]]></title><description><![CDATA[No Condemnation  From the get-go, Romans 8:1 tells us that there is now no condemnation for those in Christ Jesus. No condemnation? Really? But does the writer of those words know the things I’ve done? The messes I’ve made? All the ways I’ve failed to meet the mark? There’s only one word to give as an answer to these questions: Jesus. So here are three truths to remember if you are asking, “Will God forgive me?”    He Did The Hard Work Jesus has set us free from the law of sin and death. Any...]]></description><link>https://www.sitstillsarahstayton.com/post/will-god-forgive-me</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a34a114217d21f7fb60e89c</guid><pubDate>Fri, 28 May 2021 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Sarah Caskey Stayton</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Your Student Can Connect This Summer]]></title><description><![CDATA[You’ve no doubt experienced the impact of isolation surrounding the events of this past year. As a result, you and your family have likely figured out the adjustments you can make to ease those feelings of loneliness brought on by the inability to travel to see loved ones or to congregate within community as you once did before. For our students, this upcoming season may be especially difficult, as their “normal” community may be more spread out for the summer. And with the end of the school...]]></description><link>https://www.sitstillsarahstayton.com/post/how-your-student-can-connect-this-summer</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a34a2b2217d21f7fb60ee11</guid><pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2021 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Sarah Caskey Stayton</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Patience is Key in A Fast-Paced World]]></title><description><![CDATA[American culture does not take kindly to any human need to extend patience nor to sit with it. We have created kiosks to speed up our time at the DMV, and we now have people standing in the drive-thru lines with tablets just so that our five-minute wait time doesn’t have to even be that long. But with this shift in culture comes a disconnect—and often a frustration—in our understanding of a God who embodies patience in all that He is and does. So, here are three reasons why patience is key in...]]></description><link>https://www.sitstillsarahstayton.com/post/why-patience-is-key-in-a-fast-paced-world</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a34a0712e4e04fc71b24ee8</guid><pubDate>Sun, 16 May 2021 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Sarah Caskey Stayton</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[From Heartache to Harvest]]></title><description><![CDATA[At some point in each of our lives, we will experience heartache and hardship—this is a given for us in our fallen world. Yet as those who belong to Jesus, we are able to process our troubles in life differently from those who are without hope. And the evidence of this truth is especially discernible in the life of Naomi from the book of Ruth. But how do we take hold of this hope when it seems like the world is crashing down around us? Let’s look to the Word of God for our answer.    1....]]></description><link>https://www.sitstillsarahstayton.com/post/from-heartache-to-harvest</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a34a3522e4e04fc71b25868</guid><pubDate>Sat, 24 Apr 2021 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Sarah Caskey Stayton</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lord, Teach Us To Pray]]></title><description><![CDATA[“Lord, teach us to pray.” One of Jesus’ disciple spoke these very words. Do you also wonder whether the man asked shyly and bashfully? Or maybe instead he implored loudly with his earnest desire to learn. It’s hard to fathom that a man who had spent so much time in the presence of the Messiah had to ask such a question. So, if you, too, have questions about how you ought to pray, there’s no shame in asking. Jesus provides a model for how we should go about speaking to God in the midst of our...]]></description><link>https://www.sitstillsarahstayton.com/post/lord-teach-us-to-pray</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a349f99217d21f7fb60e3c7</guid><pubDate>Sat, 24 Apr 2021 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Sarah Caskey Stayton</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to Discover Your Purpose]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today, we live in the era of personality tests. From the Enneagram to Myers-Briggs, we recite rote information about how we as individuals relate to the world around us. But if we’re not careful, we can miss out on how these tests results translate into our spheres of influence or specific callings. So, here are three easy ways to discover who the Lord has created you to be and how you can better invest in the world around you. 1. Phone a friend. Through your preferred method of...]]></description><link>https://www.sitstillsarahstayton.com/post/how-to-discover-your-purpose</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a349dbc2e4e04fc71b2468d</guid><pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2021 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Sarah Caskey Stayton</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Great Unpuzzling]]></title><description><![CDATA[I’m honestly terrible at completing puzzles, but I love the idea of them. The concept of anyone—friends and strangers alike!—gathered around a project and working towards a shared end goal can draw me in on sight. But not long after the easy edges are properly placed, I remember that I’m not the most skilled at piecing together the big picture. As it goes on, I am reminded that I need another person there to guide me and help me bring all the many elements back into focus.    In Luke...]]></description><link>https://www.sitstillsarahstayton.com/post/the-great-unpuzzling</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a34a701356410a3b5a2f652</guid><pubDate>Sun, 11 Apr 2021 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Sarah Caskey Stayton</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[So, I Have A Confession to Make]]></title><description><![CDATA[Confess What? The discipline of confession is one that we really, really like to skip past and on over and through. For the majority of our society, we are quite uncomfortable with vulnerability. You mean I have to get completely honest with these people? Most of us would rather run in the complete opposite direction. While the act of confessing our sins is no doubt something required of healthy and honest Biblical community, there’s something else we have to figure out how to confess, too....]]></description><link>https://www.sitstillsarahstayton.com/post/so-i-have-a-confession-to-make</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a34a907356410a3b5a2fc3c</guid><pubDate>Sun, 04 Apr 2021 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Sarah Caskey Stayton</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Cost of Communion]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Lord’s Supper is a special sacrament implemented by the church still today. Witnessing the passing of those shiny gold trays across the sanctuary will always be an experience and privilege to hold onto. (And yes, there’s even something unexplainably satisfying about those COVID-19-friendly cups and the sounds of that crackling plastic reverberating across the pews!) So, whether you’re a well-seasoned Christian or if you’re fairly new to the faith, we have this continual opportunity to...]]></description><link>https://www.sitstillsarahstayton.com/post/the-cost-of-communion</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a349aae356410a3b5a2d044</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2021 01:26:53 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Sarah Caskey Stayton</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[There is No Lack]]></title><description><![CDATA[Young and Professional The first time I’d ever heard the term “yo-pro” was in my first year of post-college life. A friend had invited me to join her in checking out this young adult evening service. We were both new to the city and had great hopes of getting connected to others who were in a similar stage of life. Upon walking into that meeting room, these “young professionals,” as we all were, could be easily distinguished by two main things: youthfulness and trendiness.  I don’t know that...]]></description><link>https://www.sitstillsarahstayton.com/post/there-is-no-lack</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a34a86c356410a3b5a2fa5d</guid><pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2021 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Sarah Caskey Stayton</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Cost of Faithfulness]]></title><description><![CDATA[Paying Your Dues The concept of “paying one’s dues” is a notion that I’m sure most of us are really quite familiar with. You oftentimes have to endure a season of less-than-ideal circumstances in order to get to the thing that you want, whether it be in your job field or in the simple act of gaining experience in something. There’s some sort of investment that must first occur—you have to have your startup capital as an entrepreneur, or you must first endure a season of training and...]]></description><link>https://www.sitstillsarahstayton.com/post/the-cost-of-faithfulness</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a349edd356410a3b5a2dccc</guid><pubDate>Sun, 28 Feb 2021 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Sarah Caskey Stayton</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Mercies, New Me]]></title><description><![CDATA[With the new year comes new resolutions and many of the same old repeated slogans. A funny favorite of mine to hear is “New year, new me!” And in the life of the believer, this statement is actually true. Sort of. But in the midst of all our excitement and expectation, let’s take a moment to reflect on the faithfulness of God’s character, too: new mercies, new me. I sat with a friend of mine on New Year’s Day, and together we reminisced on the past year and tried to look forward to the...]]></description><link>https://www.sitstillsarahstayton.com/post/new-mercies-new-me</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a34a7dd217d21f7fb60fde8</guid><pubDate>Sun, 03 Jan 2021 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Sarah Caskey Stayton</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>