When dating, we have two choices. We can either lose ourselves by compromising who we are and what God has made us be or lose ourselves by allowing God to shape us in his image.

SinglenessAndrea BuieJune 26, 2024singleness, dating, single, marriage, online dating, honor, wisdom, strength, identity, identity in Christ, loveComment

Going the Extra Mile

When God always goes the extra mile with his boundless grace and overflowing love for us, shouldn’t we as his children do the same? Ephesians 5:1-2 tells us to “‘Be imitators of God and live a life of love’ for then our lives are a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God”.

The Firing Squad: A Movie Review

EntertainmentAlycia JohnsonJune 14, 2024movie reviews, the Firing squad, entertainment Comment

Rest

We can experience true rest when we spend time in God's presence praying or reflecting on his Word. God wants to give us rest; he wants us to have peace in his presence.

LifestyleHannah SteinerJune 12, 2024rest, solitude, peace, God, faith, growth, Sabbath, calmComment

Lies to Reject

Follow your heart. Be true to yourself. Believe in yourself. Live your truth. All that matters is that you are happy. Manifest that. We have all heard at least one of these mantras. If you have social media especially, you have seen one of these posted. Our society speaks these phrases daily. I have seen them on Instagram, seen them in cute script as a tattoo, heard them in casual conversations, and had them quoted by different trainers I exercise with online. They are lies. While they have a nice ring and look pretty when we write them in an aesthetically pleasing font for a post, they are lies. They are not biblical or words Jesus spoke.

The Beauty of Scars

When we inevitably experience trials and pains in our lives, we may have wounds that others can not see. As time passes on, those experiences can lead to scars. When we let God heal and comfort us, those scars become beautiful reminders of God's protection and love.

True BeautyAndrea BuieMay 29, 2024beauty, dog, wounds, healing, heal, protect, strong, courageous, scars, pain, tragedies, tragedy, encourage, true beautyComment

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.

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

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

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

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)

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

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.

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

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

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

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)

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

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

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