My Giving Era

Singleness is fun, don’t get me wrong, but sometimes you are just lonely. Lonely for someone you haven’t met yet. The first of this year, I felt incredibly lonely. I was lonely for the things I had in my grasp but seemed to still be out of reach. I desire to get married and going from dating back to being single is hard.

RelationshipsMary Hannah ThomasMarch 12, 2025dating, relationships, singleness, season, time, timing, God's timingComment

Open

We grow so accustomed to the daily grind of our busy lives, with barely a thought of reassessing if what we are doing is what we ought to be doing. And here’s another thought: what if the “thing you had planned” that didn’t turn out the way you thought, was actually part of the Bigger Plan?

Justice and MissionsDeborah CusterMarch 10, 2025mission trip, trips, missions, overseas, pandemic, travel, challengesComment

A Remarkable Love Letter

God’s love, mercy, grace, forgiveness, and kindness are all written on every page of the Bible. Through it, we get a glimpse of the Father’s love, an eternal, all-encompassing love that is not dependent on us but is, instead, freely given. Through Scripture, we can be part of the most remarkable love story ever told, a story of redemption, sacrifice, and newness that culminated in the life, death, and resurrection of our Lord, Jesus Christ.

SinglenessAndrea BuieMarch 5, 2025marriage, love, single, singleness, relationships, prayers, peace, prayer Comment

Obedience in the Unknown

I’m learning to be this kind of girl. It’s not easy. It’s a slow process of the bending of my will so it takes the shape of His. It’s the gentle loosening of my clenched fist. It’s a daily decision to say yes when every fiber of my being wants to go my own way. I used to be so afraid.

DiscipleshipKelly BethMarch 3, 2025plans, trust, distrust, future, obey, trials, Comforter, comfort, fearComment

Blessings of Obedience

So many times, the stories we hear are of those who had the craziest testimonies and found Jesus. If that is you, I am so proud of you and excited to meet you here on earth or in Heaven one day! Many times, the ones that stayed under that umbrella don’t get as much of an opportunity to tell their side of the story. They don’t wear the scars of the past, but bear the blessing of obedience.

DiscipleshipAlycia JohnsonFebruary 26, 2025testimony, scars, blessings, God's pl, storms, God's voice, obedience, protection, faithfulComment

God’s Grace: His Truth and Mercy Shining Through My Darkness

I was reminded that Jesus is merciful and compassionate because He didn’t leave me in my darkness and encouraged me in my day of distress. Friend, no matter how dark the darkness seems around you, always remember that Jesus still saves and has “overcome the world” (New Living Translation - John 16:33). When life gets messy and you don’t know what to do or what to say, always start with God’s Word.

TheologyGuest UserFebruary 24, 2025reconciliation, forgiveness, darkness, gentle, anger, unkind, upset, peacemaker, kind, guilt, shame, grace, love, mercyComment

Media Matters: Part 2

The beauty of this online relationship is I found someone to reach other young women and teach everything we knew about the Bible. I was able to be my fully introverted self and we saw each other when we saw each other

LifestyleAlycia JohnsonFebruary 19, 2025media, media matters, social media, internet, feminism, church, friendship, blogging, online, identity, online communities, technologyComment

This is My Story, This is My Song!

Paul was writing to his young friend and helper Timothy and today he decides to tell his story- what God had done in his life. We all have a ‘story’ don’t we? Apologist and evangelist J John says that as God’s children we should share that story with at least one person every day.

Hospitality

Hospitality is others focused, and that is when we look more like Jesus Christ, when we focus on others, and not ourselves. As I have grown up, I’ve seen my own parents in action giving of their time freely, open up their home to strangers, give their money, resources, pray for others, laugh and cry with others and that showed me in action what true hospitality looks like.

LifestyleGuest UserFebruary 12, 2025hospitality, people, serve, self-less love, joy, act of love, blessed, servant, bold, strongComment

Grow

This scripture is saying that the way we live should always honor and please the Lord. If we do that, we produce fruit while we are also growing to know God better. Growing in Christ takes effort.

TheologyHannah SteinerFebruary 10, 2025grow, spiritual growth, knowing God, relationship with God, mature, grow in faithComment

God Created You for Good Works

It's easy to look at the gospel as the means by which we are free from death and hell and the wrath of God. While this is true, it is also true that through the death and resurrection of Jesus for our sins, we are free for something: namely, to live for God by engaging in the good works to which He has called us.

WorkOzi OjukwuFebruary 5, 2025gospel, good news, good works, purpose, live freeComment

Rest

The bottom line is that we must learn to take responsibility for the health of our own soul and learn to rest in Him. Cease wrestling and striving. One aspect of this is to recognize that I am not responsible for the management of others’ perceptions of me.

When We Listen to God, He Does Great Things

All through Scripture, we see examples of how God does great things through His followers. Joshua 6 is a perfect example of this. The Fall of Jericho included listening to God and allowing Him to work in a mighty and powerful way.

What's Wrong With Ruth?

Studying the Bible through God's lens - not our desires

TheologyAlycia JohnsonJanuary 27, 2025Ruth, exegesis, eisegesis, Old Testament, Moabites, BoazComment

Please Do Not Run From the Will of God

It’s not in your best interest to skirt around God and His commands. It is so genuinely terrifying to me in today’s Christian culture how obsessed the masses are with this idea of “do whatever makes you feel good!” or “if what you presume God is telling you to do doesn’t match up with the way things are typically done, then by all means, go your own way.”

Media Matters: Part 1

Join Alycia on a journey to explore how media in the 21st century shapes our lives and can be a tool for good.

LifestyleAlycia JohnsonJanuary 20, 2025social media, internet, influence, tech, blogging, books, bookworm, media Comment

The 52-12 Challenge

The 100 days of gratitude, heart shaped journal was just what I needed. I had often started writing my gratitude list and never got as far as 365, so the ‘100 days’ made me smile! That got me thinking, instead of New Year Resolutions for 365 days, how about doing something each week for the next 52 weeks. Once a week, sounds very doable right?

Knowing and Trusting God

Trusting in God will increase your confidence in approaching Him. God has always been faithful. This verse follows the reassurance that if you believe what God says is true and you put your trust in Jesus, you have eternal life. That promise is where our confidence and trust come from.

My Need for God: Cultivating a Deep Relationship with Christ

I want to remind you that “good” goals/tasks do not always equate to God’s will. The Bible states, “Patient endurance is what you need now, so that you will continue to do God’s will. Then you will receive all that He has promised” (New Living Translation - Hebrews 10:36). In whatever season of life you are in, make sure you are very close to Jesus and that you are making room in your calendar to hear His voice on a daily basis.

Solstice

Walk through the portal of the New Year, being careful not to repack the hurts of the previous year. He is doing a new thing!