This article (compiled by Allison Joiner, Hannah Davis, and Amanda Brown) is a sneak peek at the May/June issue of Oh Beloved One. Stay tuned! Preorders begin April 8, and magazines begin shipping in a couple weeks! Make sure you’re on our mailing list to get notified when the issue releases. FIRST OFF 1. Worship …
devotions / who were the twelve disciples?
We’ve been taking an in-depth look at ideas for devotions over the past couple weeks. So far, we’ve covered great prayers of the Bible and how to start a word study. This week, let’s look at studying who the twelve disciples were. It just hit me a couple months ago: I . Don’t. Know. About. …
2 epic lessons about life from spanish class
Guest post by Eliana Duran When you look in the mirror, do you find yourself applying mental labels? Have you ever fallen into thinking about it again and again, in an endless loop? I have. Some days I’ve been prideful. “I’m beautiful,” I’d tell myself. “Wow, I am smart.” Other days, I’ve drowned in self-pity. …
devotions/ amazing prayers of the Bible
Some of my favorite passages in the Bible are prayers. In my Bible, I mark these amazing prayers with an orange highlighter (when I remember hehe . . . which is about one in every seven prayers but we won’t talk about that). The thing I love about these amazing prayers is that, because they …
devotions/ start a word study
Hey, beloved ones! I’m going to be sharing practical Bible study suggestions for the next couple weeks. The timing is absolutely impeccable because oh lookie here good sir we have bounteous time which we must fill forthwith! And, beloved, now is the time to take your devotions to the next level. My first suggestion is …
BOOK CLUB: shadow of the almighty by elizabeth elliot
Hey everyone! I’m Olivia, a writer for Oh Beloved One, and I am so excited to be premiering the book I will be reviewing for this month’s Oh Beloved One book club. The book will be Shadow of the Almighty by Elisabeth Elliot. To start off, I’ll give you a little insight as to the …
The poison of “back then”: when the past holds you captive
I’m the type of person who does what they’re supposed to do like a goody two-shoes . . . until I realize everyone else is slacking off. In design classes, I usually do my reading religiously until halfway through the semester, when everyone is chuckling about being weeks and weeks behind. It’s even like this …
4 practical ways to start a prayer meeting
This article was written by Janelle Martin and originally published in the Intercede issue of our magazine. Read the whole issue for free online here! I’ll never forget that warm, still night in Central America when I first experienced the power of prayer. But not just any prayer. I wasn’t by myself, alone crying out …
6 ways to fill the gaps with prayer
We’re releasing our Intercede issue online tomorrow! Make sure you’re on our mailing list so you’ll get a notification as soon as it’s live. With Intercede’s release, we’ll be focusing on prayer on our blog a lot during the next two months. To help me with this task, one of our newest team members, Carla, …
sufficiency / what we already have
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 …