I’ve been reading through Ecclesiastes over the past month and BOY has God been using it in my life!! Ecclesiastes is like Proverbs (makes sense because they’re both written by Solomon) but from a little bit more depressed point of view. And yet I love the rawness of it. It reminds us that, nope, Bible …
I WILL be drinking a ton of coffee, you’d better believe that. However, here’s the two things you need to know: I will NOT be drinking alcohol either on my 21st birthday or any other day following it. I thoroughly believe you can be a Christian and drink alcohol. I mean, you can be a …
I’ve always been forgetful. My mom begs to differ, but really: I have a Dory complex. While I was at camp, I locked myself out of my room at least six times because I forgot to unlock it in the morning. Just today and yesterday, I forgot my student ID card for required college activities. …
Hello, beloved ones! Life is *kind of* getting back to normal, so that’s a blessing, huh? I was supposed to go to camp this weekend but it’s been postponed for at least a month. The challenge is set: I have to stay busy and productive! Thanks for letting me use my creativity for you guys. …
i’ll be the first to admit it: i get way more excited about christmas than easter. i mean, with christmas, there’s the hot chocolate, the cozy weather, the decorations, the food . . . the presents. {how shameful} and, yeah, for easter sometimes we get chocolate. but if i had to choose between living one …
I’m a huge list person. I’m a big APPLICATION person. If any of you have done my devotionals, you know I’m huge on practical lists of applications to biblical passages. Now, this is great and all . . . but sometimes I can be too practical. When I get to lists like the Beatitudes or …
A couple weeks ago, I posted about my word for the year: still. I didn’t want to just choose a word for the year because, A.) I’m tired of making New Years Resolutions just because everyone else does and B.) I’m tired of feeling like I need to choose a word of the year because …
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! P.S. Don’t forget to read our newly released, FREE devotional “Still”! Between the ages of four and five, this commandment translates to …
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! There is a movement in our generation. A movement that takes the holy out of the Sabbath. I’ve been reading through Exodus, …
This special feature article, written by Olivia Nickerson, wasn’t in our latest issue of OBO! Enjoy this bonus feature as a blog reader. Lucky you! It will be the New Year by the time you read this article, despite my writing it in November 2019. I can’t believe how fast 2019 went by, and I …
