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faith refreshed

New Devotional Invites Readers to Take a Daily Slow Walk with Jesus

FAITH NEWS SERVICE – United States—Monday, February 10, 2025

Debbie Ashley’s Faith Refreshed: A Slow Walk with Jesus will be available tomorrow February 11, 2025 and ebook free to download for five days through February 15, 2025.

What if you could take a slow, reflective walk with Jesus—listening to Him teach along the shore of the Sea of Galilee, witnessing His miracles, and hearing His words of life firsthand? While we must wait for heaven to see Him face to face, “Faith Refreshed: A Slow Walk with Jesus by Debbie Ashley offers a way to draw close to Him right now.

This beautifully written thirty-day devotional invites readers to step into Gospel stories and experience the teachings of Jesus in a deeply personal way. Through daily scripture readings, reflections, and thought-provoking questions, “Faith Refreshed” helps readers strengthen their faith by encountering Jesus through the eyes of those He ministered to—a skeptic, a weeping woman, a faithful friend, a persistent widow, and many others.

Designed for both new and seasoned believers, each devotion features:

  • A designated Gospel reading to ground the day’s reflection.
  • A deeper look at the passage and its application to daily life.
  • Thoughtful questions for personal reflection and spiritual growth.
  • Space for journaling and responding to what God reveals.
  • An inspirational quote that reinforces the day’s theme.

Debbie Ashley, a passionate Bible teacher and writer, understands the need for faith to be both refreshing and practical. With “Faith Refreshed,” she offers readers a way to move beyond routine faith and into a deeper, more intimate walk with Christ.

This book isn’t just about reading Scripture—it’s about slowing down to listen, absorb, and apply the words of Jesus to our lives allowing our hearts to be transformed by walking with Him daily.

Whether read alone, in a small group, or as part of a church study, “Faith Refreshed”provides an accessible and powerful way to engage with Scripture. Readers looking for encouragement, renewal, and a fresh encounter with Jesus will find this devotional to be a life-giving companion on their faith journey.

Debbie Ashley’s Faith Refreshed paperback will be available on Tuesday, February 11; with the e-book free to download on Amazon for 5 days, Tuesday, February 11 through February 15, 2025 Faith Refreshed” debuted to rave reviews! Here’s what just a couple of the reviewers have said:

Chelsey M

5 Stars – Go deeper in your walk with Jesus

Faith Refreshed allowed me to see men and women from the Bible in a different light. The author writes in a way that their stories are so relatable to our lives today. The questions at the end of each day allow you apply what you’ve read both in Scripture and in the devotional in a very practical way. This devotional is a wonderful tool wherever you may find yourself on your faith journey.

Jan Hoffman

5 Stars Challenged me to trust God through all situations

Faith Refreshed is a devotional that will help build your faith. The author describes Biblical Characters who struggled with fears and unanswered questions. She explains how their faith grew stronger as they learned to trust God. I highly recommend this devotional to encourage you in your walk with God.

For interviews, contact: debbie@aplaceforsimplicity.com

Website: www.aplaceforsimplicity.com

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Debbie Ashley earned a bachelor of science degree in Bible and has enjoyed teaching the Bible and discipling others on the local church level for over thirty years. The author of Faith Unhindered: Finding the Freedom to Trust God Completely, she loves to share hope and God’s Word to help people on their faith journey. She and her husband, Mark, live in northeast Ohio, where Mark serves as the lead pastor at their church. They have been married for thirty-seven years and enjoy spending time with their three adult children, two daughters-in-law, and their grandson.

faith unhindered

New Redemption Press release explores where to find trust and hope when your well of faith dries up

FAITH NEWS SERVICEHas God stopping working for you? According to the American Psychological Association, many people’s faith can waver when challenges upset everything familiar.* Perhaps that’s how you feel in uncertain times, when the faith well is often bone dry and God seems far, far away.

When her son was diagnosed with juvenile diabetes, life as Debbie Ashley knew it had drastically changed. Her faith well had dried up. She couldn’t see God and could only experience confusion, worry, and uncertainty. For a time, she grappled to understand how God could let this happen to her son—and her family, as they had to now make drastic changes in how they managed everything from family vacations to her son’s ongoing medical needs.

Through patience and prayer, Debbie learned how to help her son and to work through her own fraught emotions to refill her faith in God. She says, “My friend, if you long for a belief in God that is unhindered by the what-ifs and why-nots, you are not alone.”

Using her story as a catalyst, Debbie’s Bible study Unhindered Faith: Finding The Freedom to Trust God Completely explores eight core emotions and the women of the Bible who experienced them. Women facing life’s challenges will be empowered to rebuild the walls of their wells toward a faith unhindered.

With tools designed to strengthen women’s faith in God, this book includes study questions and journaling responses to document the discovery journey. A leader’s guide is available to facilitate small group discussion.

Don’t let your faith be hindered by life’s upheaval. Begin your spiritual journey today toward a refreshing wellspring of faith in God.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Author Debbie Ashley loves to learn and to teach and ultimately lives to make a difference—because so many have made a difference in her own life. A pastor’s wife for over thirty years, she loves to help equip women with faith tools for their spiritual journey. She and her husband, Mark, have been married for thirty-five years, and they have three adult children. Debbie and Mark live in northeast Ohio, where they serve in local church ministry. Learn more about living unhindered faith at www.debmashley.com.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/debmashley

Instagram: @deb.m.ashley

For review copies and media interviews, contact Debbie Ashley at pmja5@windstream.net

* https://www.apa.org/topics/covid-19/faith-crisis