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The Crumbled Flyer
A crumbled flyer found on the ground while Rosalia’s parents walked to the bus stop became an unexpected invitation to church—and changed their family’s faith story.
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A crumbled flyer found on the ground while Rosalia’s parents walked to the bus stop became an unexpected invitation to church—and changed their family’s faith story.
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Hear Rosalia share an honest, hope-filled message about the story God is writing through every season of life.

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Rosie Phillips (Rosalia Phillips) — community service and chaplaincy aspirations

Faith in Everyday Life
Through family and community, God met me in a painful season and taught me how receiving care can become a calling to welcome others.
5 min read
Prayer & Encouragement
Psalm 17 shows us how to bring God our cry for justice while remaining open to His truth, protection, and transforming presence.
5 min read
Prayer & Encouragement
Ephesians 6 offers good news for exhausted people: strength is not something we must manufacture, but something we receive from God.
5 min read
Grace Through the Journey
Peter's failure reveals the tenderness of Jesus: grace does not deny our weakness; it restores our identity and gives us renewed purpose.
8 min read
Prayer & Encouragement
A deeply personal reflection on single motherhood, grief, vulnerability, and discovering that God's grace is sufficient in weakness.
5 min read
Walking With Jesus
The traits once labeled stubborn, rebellious, and headstrong become discipline, faithfulness, and grit in God's transforming hands.
5 min read
Faith in Everyday Life
A journey from crippling unworthiness toward faith, courage, and a true identity in the God who makes all things new.
4 min readGrace Through the Journey · Walking With Jesus · Faith in Everyday Life · Prayer & Encouragement · Exploring Christian Faith
Rosie Phillips (Rosalia Phillips) — servicio comunitario y vocación de capellanía

Fe en la vida cotidiana
A través de mi familia y mi comunidad, Dios me encontró en una etapa dolorosa y me enseñó cómo recibir apoyo puede convertirse en un llamado a acoger a los demás.
5 min de lectura
Oración y ánimo
El Salmo 17 nos enseña a llevar a Dios nuestro clamor por justicia mientras permanecemos abiertos a su verdad, protección y presencia transformadora.
5 min de lectura
Oración y ánimo
Efesios 6 ofrece buenas noticias para quienes están agotados: la fuerza no es algo que debemos fabricar, sino algo que recibimos de Dios.
5 min de lectura
Gracia a Través del Camino
El fracaso de Pedro revela la ternura de Jesús: la gracia no niega nuestra debilidad; restaura nuestra identidad y nos da un propósito renovado.
8 min de lectura
Oración y ánimo
Una reflexión profundamente personal sobre la maternidad soltera, el dolor, la vulnerabilidad y el descubrimiento de que la gracia de Dios es suficiente en la debilidad.
5 min de lectura
Caminando con Jesús
Los rasgos antes llamados terquedad, rebeldía y obstinación se convierten en disciplina, fidelidad y perseverancia en las manos transformadoras de Dios.
5 min de lectura
Fe en la vida cotidiana
Un camino desde la sensación paralizante de no ser suficiente hacia la fe, el valor y una identidad verdadera en el Dios que hace nuevas todas las cosas.
4 min de lecturaGracia a Través del Camino · Caminando con Jesús · Fe en la vida cotidiana · Oración y ánimo · Conocer la fe cristiana