We serve a God of amazing, total power. I was reading the story of when Shadrach, Meschach, and Abednego were thrown into the fiery furnace. In case you didn’t know, spoiler alert: they end up surviving. Nebuchadnezzar freaks out because he sees fourmen instead of the three he sent in there. When he retrieves them, not only …
For me, anticipation of excitement is always better than the actual excitement. That’s why I love all of December way more than Christmas Day. That’s why on Christmas Eve, I’m already feeling a little sad: because I just can’t let go of the fact that all this joy is about to “go away.” This year …
Good morning, little nuggets! I bring to you today an amazing guest post from my friend Victoria. She emailed me a few weeks ago with a very deep question which I’ll be turning into a blog post (yay!!!!) in the near future. in the mean time, she asked if I would post this on the blog for …
Okay, let’s admit it: we crack jokes about books like Ezra, Hosea, Haggai, and Chronicles because . . . they’re just kinda weird and dull. (don’t tell me I’m the only one!) Right now, I’m in 2 Chronicles . . . and I’m actually learning so much!! The other day I was reading through 2 Chronicles 20. As I’ve been …
As Christians, you’ve probably heard the all-too-familiar analogy of a fish swimming against the stream as a caution against going with the flow. So when you read the title of this post, maybe you were a bit confused. Going against the flow is great . . . in certain cases. But right now, I’m here …
We all have bad days. Sometimes they’re really bad days. It’s only the fifth week of school and already I’ve had a few meltdowns (you too?? glad to know i’m not alone). But during these moments of sheer panic and stress, God reminded me of His existence. He didn’t have to in such obvious ways, but He did anyway. …
1 Kings 11. The Israelites have finally staked their claim on the Promised Land They’ve just had an amazingly godly king who basically thought God’s thoughts after Him The new king is the wisest man in the world What can go wrong? (Well, everything, apparently; this is Israel we’re talking about) Solomon has everything, and yet …
