This is a part of the Command blog series where we’re talking about how the Ten Commandments aren’t just a dusty set of tablets with dumb rules . . . by a long shot! You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is …
A guest post by OBO writer Jo Advent. When I think of the word, I think of my older sister hiding in the corner during giant, much-too-loud holiday parties, reading over an old book. “Whatcha reading?” I’d ask. “It’s about Advent.” “What’s that?” “That’s the season of waiting for Jesus to come to earth.” “Isn’t …
This is a part of the Command blog series where we’re talking about how the Ten Commandments aren’t just a dusty set of tablets with dumb rules . . . by a long shot! I’m an idol worshiper. Growing up in a very conservative part of the country, I never understood the whole “thou shalt …
When I was little, I didn’t understand why tithing was such a big deal. In my 6-year-old world where my budget involved saving up for plastic fairy wands at Ingles, I had plenty of money left over to put in the shiny metal offering plate. In fact, I didn’t exactly understand. If I had a …
Call us visionaries or say we have short attention spans, but we’re already thinking about OBO 2020. Along with 2020 comes our eighth year of being around!! That’s right, I started OBO back when I was a glasses-wearing, black-velvet-jumpsuit-rocking 12-year-old homeschooler. That’s where it’s at, yo! I took about a month to really carefully consider …
Yup, that’s right! You read the title correctly (well done, you literate person, you). Listen to your emotions! Now, here’s the caveat: you also have to decode your emotions. This is where I often fall flat. I ask myself, “Amanda: what should we do here?” And I do the magical, fairy INFP-thing and say, “Well, …
This issue just makes me go . . . swish. Maybe because the cover photo is totally BOMB (done by the ever-amazing @deer.leah), but I’m super excited about this latest addition to our magazine family. And, as I saved this issue, I finalized OBO 2019. I’m super excited to move onto 2020, but I will …
Written by Jo Ruth, a Beloved writer. I grew up as a preacher’s kid. Missions and ministry and serving were always prominent features in my life, and there wasn’t a mealtime that went by where we didn’t pray for so-and-so here and there around the world. And if I’m honest, I was a little daunted …
I used to think the Old Testament was irrelevant. But I’m in Genesis 8 and wow!! I’m always stunned at the things I take away from these “simple” stories. I think we gravitate to the NT because it’s so straight-up. Paul gives lots of to-the-point commands with good explanations and logical reasoning, as do other …
These are the questions don’t voice. The ones we keep tucked deep in our minds, our hearts. The ones we whisper in the dark at night when things are just too hard. God, can you really answer this prayer? Welcome to the fourth episode of our Beloved Chat YouTube series. We’re talking about whether God …
