The Old Testament used to scare me. Like honestly and truly!! The KJV text seemed extra heavy with thee’s and thou’s. There were way too many things that didn’t seem to pertain to me and, I don’t know, studying the fruit of the spirit seemed to be a lot more straightforward. Also . . . …
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 …
All right so, first off, I just have to share this picture I snapped of all the goodies included in the PURPOSE Beloved Bundle because I’ve just been talking about this ethereal THING for goodness knows how long and y’all have had no reference. Well. Behold the reference: Get yours by clicking the image above …
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 …
For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord bestows favor and honor.No good thing does he withhold from those who walk uprightly.—Psalm 84:11 At first glance, this verse is one of those that we should all make our life verse. Because who doesn’t want a good thing?! According to me, a good thing is never-ending snickerdoodle hot chocolates from starbucks free sassy t-shirts all the pressed flowers …
Thanks immensely to everyone who took the survey!! If you still want to take it, it’ll be open for probably the foreseeable future so feel free to add your opinion here. In case you haven’t seen it pasted all over social media, we released the PURPOSE ISSUE of the magazine yesterday! As always, you can read it for free at http://www.ohbelovedone.com/magazine/ if you’re into that sort of a thing. But, as you guys may know, …
One of my most favorite things about the Christian life is how paradoxical it is. In order to live, you have to die to self. In order to be exalted, you have to humble yourself. And God uses the smallest people to do the biggest things. This makes me personally excited because I am a …
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 …
Christmas break means extra time which means extra special content for y’all! I brainstormed for a little bit to decide on what to talk about (because, trust me, it’s not a matter of if I can talk, it’s if I have one solid topic). Then I decided to share how I use lists during my …
Hello, my name is Amanda. And every time people ask how I am, I can’t stand it (that’s another post for another day). But, the easiest answer for me (especially around finals week) is a shrug of the shoulders, a melodramatic sigh, and the words, “I’m tired.” Hello, my name is Amanda. And every time …
