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Til Death Do Us Part

Til Death Do Us Part

Once upon a time, there was a girl simply following God’s plan. All of a sudden there was a young man in need of God’s love. That girl would be me, and for the first time ever, I can’t even tell you the first time we met. My most solid and best beginning memory of our friendship was the rooftop of a bar in Milwaukee where a young adult’s group was doing street outreach. I watched my quiet friend get chest bumped into a dance battle. All of a sudden he and another dude are in a full on break dance battle in front of me.

RelationshipsAlycia JohnsonMay 22, 2024til death do us part, death, God, fairytale, deep love, mental health, friendship, friends, love, God's love, transformation, transform Comments

I Exalt Thee

I Exalt Thee

There are many things in life we can exalt. After all, to exalt means to elevate or glorify. We may choose to exalt the opinions of others, our self-worth, consequences, our possessions or wealth, or even our blessings. Yet, only God deserves to be glorified, not because of what he gives us, but because of who he is, the only God whose very name deserves our adoration!

TheologyAndrea BuieMay 15, 2024hymns, worship, worshipmusic, exalt, glorify, praiseComment

A New Tradition: A Scrapbook of Praise

A New Tradition: A Scrapbook of Praise

I started making these scrapbooks when I was a young mum with two small kiddos in India. When we went on our very first overseas trip to the UK, I bought a blank book of colorful pages from our neighborhood stationery store to take with us on our trip. I didn’t quite know what I was going to do with it though.

MotherhoodShoba RanjitsinghMay 8, 2024travel, scrapbook, family, prayer, praise, the Lord is good, goodness of GodComment

Surrender

Surrender

God wants us to surrender our all to him. He wants us to put up a white flag and give him everything.

TheologyHannah SteinerMay 1, 2024surrendering to God, surrender, God, anxiety, thoughts, disciples, deny the flesh, take up the crossComment

Seen

Seen

Hagar (meaning flight or forsaken), handmaid of Sarai, acts as a model of hope in the midst of distressing circumstances. Tasked with bearing a son for her mistress Sarai, Hagar was thereafter banished to the desert in what must have felt like an ultimate act of betrayal and unkindness from her mistress.

A Noble CharacterDeborah CusterApril 24, 2024noblewomen, hagar, God who sees, noble character, noble women, isaac, ishmael, sarai, abraham, ;, /hope, seen, comfort, loved, unseen, forsaken, truthComment

A Time for Every Season (Ecclesiastes 3)

A Time for Every Season (Ecclesiastes 3)

Spring and summer are nearly here, although where I live, the last few days have felt like winter is gone for good. With the change of seasons, it reminds me of Ecclesiastes 3:1-8.

Theology, LifestyleWhitney OoleyApril 17, 2024Ecclesiastes s3, Corrie ten boom, time for every season, seasons, God, theologyComment

The Innkeeper

The Innkeeper

We’ve all heard the story of the innkeeper. He’s the bad guy in the story, right? The one we talk about who forced Jesus to be born in a barn. It’s interesting to me that he gets a bad rap. God started showing me how the innkeeper was a good guy in the story. He’s the one who gave what he had. He didn’t have a palace, but he gave what he had. That makes him a hero in the story and why he was given a place in the story.

A Noble Character, RelationshipsAlycia JohnsonApril 10, 2024transformation, hope, relationships, friendship Comment

Are You Sure?

Are You Sure?

For years, I was happy being single. Naturally, during my years as a single Christian woman, I had crushes and possibilities, but inwardly, I thought that I was probably one of those Christians meant to be single my whole life. Instead of viewing this as a loss, I would instead get excited to think about all the people I could meet and help and all the trips I could take!

Relationships, SinglenessAndrea BuieApril 3, 2024relationships, dating, singleness, compromise, God's willComment

Drafting A Game Plan for Life

Drafting A Game Plan for Life

I love that the Bible has so many verses on joy and rejoicing. St Paul who wrote to the Philippians from prison says ‘Rejoice, again I say rejoice.’ When Jesus prays for himself, his disciples, and for us his children, he prays that we will enjoy the joy he enjoyed. Doesn’t that sound beautiful?

LifestyleShoba RanjitsinghMarch 27, 2024game plan, life, discipline, joy Comments

On Spiritual Disciplines: Solitude

On Spiritual Disciplines: Solitude

Today, I want to focus on just one which is Solitude. Last year I did a 9-month program where we learned and got to practice some of the disciplines. We had a solitude retreat. We took time to spend time with God rather than be in the word praying and for a prayer walk. The Bible tells us Jesus even took time to go spend time with God.

DiscipleshipGuest UserMarch 20, 2024spiritual disciplines, solitude, theology Comments

Planted

Planted

A more appealing alternative to finding solstice in nature than my ow futile attempts at solitude when I had young children; in moments when I craved a quiet respite, I would flee to the bathroom or my small closet. I would wonder, in those busy times of child-rearing and child training, if I would ever be able to have a clean and orderly patch of my small world for more than 10 minutes at a time.

MotherhoodDeborah CusterMarch 13, 2024planted, roots, children, joy, little momentsComment

Feeling Pain (Lamentations 3:1-20)

Feeling Pain (Lamentations 3:1-20)

Yet, the relief God promises is real, an oasis of eternity, wisdom, respite, bounty, and growth. He is also with us every labored step of the way, unlike Satan, who will leave us alone in our pain, doubts, and confusion. We may perceive our experiences as a desert, but with and through Christ, we will arrive at a place of comfort, peace, and growth.

DiscipleshipAndrea BuieMarch 6, 2024devotions, lamentations, jeremiah, sorrow, emotions Comment

My God, In Whom I Trust

My God, In Whom I Trust

As I sit in the hospital cafeteria typing this, amid the hustle and bustle of the lunch crowd, I feel God’s presence. With the rays of sunshine through the window, I feel God’s presence. As I watch my newborn son on the webcam in his NICU room, I feel God’s presence. When I see my husband hold our son, I feel God’s presence.

Motherhood, Relationships, Prayer, Theology, Femininity, FamilyWhitney OoleyFebruary 28, 2024motherhood, trust, love, hope, Psalm 91 Comment

Interacting with Others at Work

Interacting with Others at Work

If you're a young professional on Instagram, or just about any social media really, you've no doubt seen creators share videos about the corporate working experience. Whether they're laughing about common corporate jargon (like "What did you do over the weekend?") or satirically complaining about customers at work, this media is popular because it is relatable. Who among us hasn't gotten frustrated about some detail of our work?

Ozi OjukwuFebruary 21, 2024 Comment

Living Free!

Living Free!

It was the beginning of February; Alana turned the calendar to the new month and felt a tug in her heart. She had started January with lofty goals that she would not join gossip sessions at work, and she had already failed.

LifestyleShoba RanjitsinghFebruary 7, 2024freedom, patterns, grace, love, abundance Comments

A Thrill of Hope Day 9: Rejoice for Eternity

A Thrill of Hope Day 9: Rejoice for Eternity

What a beautiful and morbid depiction of Christ! The image of a disfigured body being sprinkled across the world does not exactly fill you with delight. But isn’t that exactly how God works? He takes the broken and makes it beautiful. Isaiah’s Old Testament depiction describes exactly that.

TheologyAlycia JohnsonDecember 20, 2023Comment

A Thrill of Hope Day 8: Immanuel (God with Us)

A Thrill of Hope Day 8: Immanuel (God with Us)

In Hallmark’s Christmas movies there is always much eager anticipation as people countdown on their picture-perfect handcrafted advent calendars to the day when Jesus' birth is celebrated. Do you have your own traditions for counting down to this wonderful day on our calendar? Do you remember what it was like as a child, when Christmas seemed so far away?

TheologyAlison WhiteDecember 18, 2023Comment

A Thrill of Hope Day 7: Shaping Your Space

A Thrill of Hope Day 7: Shaping Your Space

I wonder if Mary ever felt claustrophobic in the midst of her circumstances–an unwed pregnant teen, looking for a way out of a tight spot. No elbow room or give in the taut and tense corner of expected norms in the corner of her culture. No invitation to “Come” over for a meal to to hang out.

TheologyDeborah CusterDecember 15, 2023Comment

A Thrill of Hope Day 6: Psalm 22: 16-18

A Thrill of Hope Day 6: Psalm 22: 16-18

Those who love and seek the Lord have a heavy burden in this world. We are called to be the “weird” ones who don’t fit in, and don’t subscribe to the ways of the world.

TheologyMolly GonzalezDecember 13, 2023 Comment

A Thrill of Hope Day 5: Named

A Thrill of Hope Day 5: Named

To be named. To be known. Isn’t that what lies at the crux of every human being? To have ties, roots, and traditions to keep us anchored. Herein lies the premise of adoption—an orphan, who has no earthly ties, taking on a new surname. It is such a compelling metaphor.

TheologyDeborah CusterDecember 11, 2023 Comment