All posts by: Kori Yates

STAND FIRM

Got it. Surely I can do that. These two words (stand firm) show up in Scripture many times. When they show up in the Old Testament, it is usually in......

STAND

I climbed thirty feet up to the top of a telephone pole, now all I had to do was stand. Strapped into a harness that was attached to a rope......

The Making of Home – again

I want to go home. In the middle of a squad bay in Quantico, Virginia, walls lined with bunk beds made up neatly with green wool blankets, this was my......

Thrive: From Survival to Abundance in Four Easy Steps

My favorite verse in the Bible? There are so many, but the one that always jumps out is John 10:10, “A thief comes only to steal and to kill and......

REMEMBER

It’s summertime! From days at the lake to family vacation and camp to mission trips, we all love the memories summer can bring. Somehow the memories of those days gone......

Glory Days

We all used to be or do something. No doubt you have heard it too. “Before I joined the Marine Corps, I …” “Before I married my military guy, I......

Home Office

Recently, I’ve been asked a question more than once. It’s a legitimate question that you may have asked as well. Where is the “home office” of Planting Roots? So –......

WORSHIP

“Give praise to the Lord, proclaim his name; make known among the nations what he has done. 9 Sing to him, sing praise to him; tell of all his wonderful......

We’re Not Missing Anything

I’ve seen the pictures of troops on the front lines during the holidays. I’ve seen pictures of them in chow halls and outposts and pictures of their families with empty......

The Two Things God Calls Us to Do

I was thirty feet in the air on a three foot by three foot wooden platform with my toes hanging off the edge. Before me was a 500-foot-long cable that......