I readjust my backpack strap. My coat is stuck in it, per the norm, and one strap is longer than the other. What a mess. In my mind, I fume over aspects of the previous class. Don’t get me wrong; I love Bible Doctrines class. But at some point, watching videos of men bickering over whether …
Ever heard the verse render to Caesar what is Caesar’s? I bet you have. In this passage, Christ turned over a coin and asked whose face was on the coin. “Well . . . Caesar.” “Exactly. Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s.” But this verse doesn’t just have to do with taxes. And it doesn’t mean we …
Guest post with Mardi Collier, author of What Do I Know About My God. She wanted me to mention that the captions for her points were not written by her, but instead me just to break up all the text. 😉 Hi everyone! I’m an older woman. Guess I don’t have to reveal HOW old, but I qualify for sure. Amanda and I were able to work together for a summer, and she recently asked me to help her with a dilemma. She would like to get to know some of the older women …
A few months ago, I heard a super inspirational story in our chapel time at my school. It stuck in my head, and I really wanted to implement the story in my own life. The story was about how a girl sent a personalized Bible to her friend, and her friend gave it to someone else. That …
Car conversations are the bestest. While on a car trip to who knows where, my sister Rachel posed a question: “What exactly is grace?” It’s one of those words where we kind of have a general idea of what it is, but the details are kind of fuzzy. It’s also one of those “Christian” words you throw into …
Hi, pal! How’s your week been so far? (sighs because it’s Monday) Well, let’s have a little chat. (nothing out of the normal with that, huh?) So, if we were sitting at a little table in a coffee shop, what would you want to talk about? No, really! What are the top three things you …
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 …
We live in a world of hardcore opposites. Popular thinking about Christ has led to songs that focus only on His love for us, saying that He chose us because we are beautiful and amazing and special. But even more popular thinking crosses Christ out of the entire sphere of living, denying His existence (let …
