"Trust in the Lord with all your heart" Proverbs 3:5
A Bible story that has been sticking out to me lately is a conversation Jesus has with Peter after His resurrection. In John 21, He is telling Peter to tend His sheep, and describing what will happen to Peter—a not so peaceful death. Peter sees John, and asks Jesus "Lord, what about him?" (verse 21). [...]
There is no escaping it: this is the season where everyone sets goals, makes resolutions, and prepares for the next year. I've seen countless posts about "40 Day Challenges" and "7 habits you have to take in to 2023" and I find myself frowning at my screen. I don't know why it bothers me so [...]
In the busyness of the holiday season, we can get distracted from Christmas' true meaning. As you buy gifts for loved ones, prepare meals for gatherings, and take time off of work, remember what you are celebrating. Jesus came into this world as a baby to live and die for us. What we know about [...]
Not even Jesus was loved by everyone. Creator of the world and the gospel of peace and love. The actual one person that could heal, restore, and bring peace to our broken world was killed by it. The Gospel of John says "He was in the world, and the world was created through him, and [...]
In the best possible way, Jesus has been wrecking me lately. I am not someone who usually cries at the drop of a hat. I'm the kind of person who will bite the inside of my cheek before I let a tear fall willfully, and I especially don't like others to witness me crying. But [...]
God speaks to me through written word. Through reading the Bible and journaling my thoughts out He delivers whatever messages He may have for me. It is a source of comfort to know that He knows me so well and meets me uniquely in that place, but I've gone through seasons of jealousy in this [...]
"Indeed, God is my salvation; I will trust him and not be afraid, for the Lord, the Lord himself, is my strength and my song." Isaiah 12:2 My biggest fear is that I am walking down the wrong path. That I am somehow missing my calling, missing out on the best parts of my life. [...]
In college I really began to come into my faith. I started learning what it was like to have a relationship with Jesus and live out my faith every day. I was excited about beginning to walk on this faith journey that was more than Sunday mornings and praying when I needed something. I began [...]
As I was reading Matthew 21, this conversation between Jesus and the Pharisees caught my particular attention: 23 Jesus entered the temple courts, and, while he was teaching, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him. “By what authority are you doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave you this authority?” 24 Jesus [...]
I've learned a part of maturing is doing the things you don't wan't to do but know you need to do. At least, that's what I told myself one Sunday as I got ready for church. My body was charged with anxiety, my mind weighed down from the difficult week. I was getting emotional thinking [...]
Always Emily 