Two Lessons Climbing a Mountain Taught Me About Faith
Two Lessons Climbing a Mountain Taught Me About Faith

To kick off this year, I thought I would do something memorable. After all there are only so many turns-of-the-decade that we get to embrace in our lives. I tend to be spontaneous on holidays, and there was a nearby mountain with a short but steep climb calling to me out of the window of my holiday accommodation. My overreaching tenacity and idealization of the moment overtook my unathletic reality and I set off, dreaming of enjoying a God’s-eye view of the world on this special morning.

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A Noble CharacterCharissa SteffensComment
Where Your Treasure Lies
Where Your Treasure Lies

Some of my favorite books of the Bible are the Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke and John). As Christians, we are called to conduct ourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ (Philippians 1:27). When reading about how Jesus spoke, taught, and lived in his 33 years of life on Earth, it gives me guidance on how to attempt to mirror my own life.

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A Noble CharacterWhitney MalloyComment
Sackcloth & Ashes: Letting Others See Our Hurting Hearts
Sackcloth & Ashes: Letting Others See Our Hurting Hearts

A memory popped up on my Snapchat, and I ended up down a rabbit memory hole, thumbing through my snap history back to when I first downloaded the app. The posts were snapshots of a girl with a smile, a witty comment, thriving through her high school years. Those posts offered tribute to a false narrative, the small controlled glimpse into my life I allowed my peers to see.

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CommunityMia Gracefriendship, suffering, churchComment
Why You Need To Deal With Your Past
Why You Need To Deal With Your Past

A few years ago, I had the beautiful privilege of teaching God’s Word at the local women’s shelter and gave a glimpse of my story to them hoping to encourage and strengthen their walks with Jesus. Later that night, fiercely overanalyzing everything I told them, these words became even more real: “Jesus not only saves us from our past but saves us from what we would have become.”

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A Noble CharacterHannah Douglaspast, redemption Comment
Contentment: Cultivating Real Satisfaction in Christ
Contentment: Cultivating Real Satisfaction in Christ

I met Dionne while working for a humanitarian aid organization on an island southeast of Haiti, called Dominica, assisting with recovery after Hurricane Maria hit in September 2017. It was unlike any storm Dominica had ever encountered and the losses were immense. This storm tore the roofs off houses, the wind stripped the jungle canopy bare, and anything that wasn’t a root crop was destroyed. Landslides and flash floods damaged the island’s water and sewage systems, contaminating many water sources.

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A Noble Character, Justice and MissionsClaire Zassocontentment, mission tripComment
What We Can Learn From The Church at Philippi
What We Can Learn From The Church at Philippi

As I was writing out Scripture the other day, I settled in Philippians 2:12-18. I'm going to write it out for you because I love the passage in its entirety, but if you have a Bible, open up on your own and read it in your version. Any time we can open up the word of God on our own, we need to do that, even if it's on a screen in front of us. Here are some things the Holy Spirit taught me through the study of this passage.

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TheologyJennifer GoodwinBible study, Philippians, Bible, theology, complaining, obedienceComment
Living In Between: Seasons of Transition
Living In Between: Seasons of Transition

We’re always on the way to someplace or something or someone. Our sights are always set on what’s next. We channel our energy and time into getting through whatever is going on right now so that we can get to that. It’s getting through the Tuesdays and Wednesdays of life to get to the Saturdays and Sundays. But what if God wants us to savor those Tuesdays and Wednesdays, those times of “in between”? What do we miss when we just power through to the “end goal?”

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Lifestyle, WorkMary Elizabeth Latchwork, seasonsComment
God Broke My Heart So He Could Heal It
God Broke My Heart So He Could Heal It

I’ve said “I love you” to three people. I’ve been heartbroken over two of them. And by the real meaning, I only love one. By that math, that means I’m with the one I really love, right? Not quite. But this isn’t a “woe is me” story about breaking up and losing trust and not believing in love anymore. It’s about forgiving better and loving more.

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Femininity, RelationshipsBriana Leonardlove, heartbreak, breakup Comment
Did You Ask God About It First?
Did You Ask God About It First?

I came across some really wonderful things recently in Scripture and I thought I'd share them with you. Right now, I am reading the Bible in chronological order, and I am smack dab in the middle of the divided kingdom. A friend of mine teaches this way, and she came up with 14 eras of the Bible, and one era is the divided kingdom.

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Jennifer GoodwinComment
Verses That Have Helped Me In My Journey To Being Shame-Free
Verses That Have Helped Me In My Journey To Being Shame-Free

Shame is something I have struggled with a fair bit in my lifetime. As with all areas of life, I have tried to find guidance and meaning in the Word - and shame has been no exception. In my journey to being shame-free, I have found verses that have helped me. There are two scriptures in particular that have really been significant in that journey.

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FemininityMelanie Sawardcondemnation, insecurities, negativityComment
What Christians Need To Know About Recent Supreme Court Rulings
What Christians Need To Know About Recent Supreme Court Rulings

The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) recently issued several opinions on important topics, including religious freedom, LGBTQ rights and immigration. Since our vision at Tirzah is to cover topics relevant to young women today through a Scriptural lens, we wanted to provide an overview of the relevant cases published lately so you can make informed decisions and are able to participate confidently in conversations on these topics.

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Justice and MissionsGuest UserUS Supreme Court decision, politics, injustice, Christian view of gay marriageComment
How To Overcome Spiritual Stagnation
How To Overcome Spiritual Stagnation

Several years ago, I purchased a new-to-me Chevy S10 truck. It certainly had come with its additional challenges in that I had to learn how to drive a standard vehicle for the first time. This experience brought back several memories of learning how to drive and spiritually taught the important lesson of going back to the very basics. Learning how to drive again taught me the benefits of raw learning— accepting correction and rebuke and not giving up after a stall….or two or twelve.

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A Noble CharacterHannah Douglasspiritual battleComment