The Open Rose

Description: Show your victory through your journey while pointing to the One who matters most! Allow for opportunities to share your journey through breast cancer with an open door to lead with the gospel message!

Description: Progression from victim to victor

Description: Progression from hurt to healed.

Description: Before and after, from hurt to healed. The progression of therapy from victim to victor

Description: Christian Ministry Roles for both men and women.

Description: Leadership roles in the Church are meant for all who believe and follow Christ. In this Ephesians passage, Paul uses the Greek word anthropoi which refers to both men and women.

Description: For fans of William Wegman’s Weimaraners, or those who just love dog-human hybrids, you’re welcome!

Description: No matter how devastating the circumstances, God’s plan and purpose are for your good and His glory.

Description: For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.

Description: For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare[a] and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope. No matter how dire a situation may seem, God is bigger and can make a way for you!

Description: An UpperDog Christian takes on the role of sidekick to the Hero, Jesus. We partner with Him in this story we see playing out. We are co-contributors and offer ourselves in authority, as ambassadors through Christ’s death, burial and resurrection, in creativity as we use our gifts, talents and calling to come alongside, in obedience as we line our will up with the will of the Father and in prayer as we seek His direction and confirmation diligently.

Description: Ephesians 1:13 In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit… In Christ, I am secure in His promises. Nothing can separate me from His love, and my future is secure in Him.

Description: 1 John 5:4 For everyone who has been born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith. In Christ, I am more than a conqueror. His strength empowers me to overcome challenges and walk in victory.

Description: 2 Timothy 1:9 …who saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works but because of his own purpose and grace, which he gave us in Christ Jesus before the ages began… In Christ, I am called to a purpose. He has a plan for my life, and I am equipped to fulfill His calling.

Description: Matthew 19:26 With God all things are possible.

Description: Matthew 19:26 With God all things are possible.

Description: 1 Peter 4:8 Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins.

Description: 1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Description: Ephesians 2:10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.

Description: Mark 10:45 For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”

Description: 1 John 3:1 See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. The reason why the world does not know us is that it did not know him.

Description: Psalm 139:14 I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.[a] Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well.

Description: Philippians 4:19 And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.

Description: 2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.

Description: Romans 8:1 There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus

Description: Psalm 130:7 O Israel, hope in the Lord! For with the Lord there is steadfast love, and with him is plentiful redemption.

Description: This is why we are the UpperDogs! We’re on the winning TEAM!

Description: Christian Positive Vicious Love Cycle

Description: As Sarah Thiessen and Heather Hughes share in their book, UpperDogs, we have a positive vicious cycle of love in Christianity that spins like this: I feel radically loved -> so, I share radical love -> then I feel more loved -> so, I want to love more (repeat). This is a thought worth sharing and a practice worth repeating!

Description: An "UpperDog" Christian who loves lavishly, convicts piercingly, and moves powerfully is an individual whose faith and actions exude a remarkable level of spiritual depth and impact. This person stands out as a devout follower of Christ, displaying an unwavering commitment to their beliefs and values.