In Attributes of God, Blog, Theology on
December 9, 2019

He is Faithful

Every year wedding bells ring for millions of American adults. These men and women vow to love and cherish their new spouses until death parts them. If you’ve been to a wedding ceremony, you know how beautiful and meaningful they truly are. Unfortunately, many American adults don’t keep these precious vows. The American Psychological Association reports that forty to fifty percent of married couples who live in the U.S. will divorce. (1) Human beings are imperfect, which means that many will not be faithful towards others. People can be unfaithful by lying to or abandoning a spouse, friend, or child. They can even be unfaithful in their job or other activities. Humans are unfaithful. But Paul’s second letter to Timothy reminds us of an important and encouraging truth-

“If we are faithless, He remains faithful…” 1 Timothy 2:13a

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In Blog, Book Reviews, Trust on
December 2, 2019

You Can Trust God to Write Your Story

I LOVE stories! Whether it be in books, movies, or TV shows, I love getting invested in the characters’ lives and stories. For me, reading or watching these stories is almost like an escape from the busyness and craziness of my life.

My favorite types of stories are mysteries and crime dramas. Whodunits always have me on the edge of my seat and my mind scrambling to decipher the clues and discover who the criminal is. If a story has a mystery to figure out, a crime to solve, or a bad guy to catch, I’m interested!

You may not love mysteries and crime dramas like I do, but you probably do have some other book or movie genre that you enjoy and keeps you interested in the story. In whatever stories you read and watch, there’s likely some twists and turns or conflicts that keep you engaged. And while we love these twists and turns in others’ stories, we hate them in our own.

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In Blog, Thanksgiving, Theology on
November 25, 2019

In ALL Circumstances

What are you thankful for?

If you haven’t already thought about this question, you probably will within the next few days (if you live in the States). In between stuffing turkeys, baking pies, getting together with family and friends, and watching football, we reflect on all that we have to be thankful for.

And some of us have a lot!

We have good food on our tables and reliable roofs over our heads. We stay busy at good jobs, or we spend our days with happy and healthy little ones. We have good relationships with our family and friends, and we know we can always rely on them. There’s plenty for us to be thankful for.

But for some of us, being thankful is not so easy.

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In Bible Study, Blog, Galatians on
November 18, 2019

No Longer a Slave

Do you ever feel like you just can’t help doing something you know is bad? Maybe you just can’t stop gossiping about a family member or coworker.  Maybe you just can’t forgive that person who hurt or irritated you. Maybe you find yourself making comparisons with others, which causes you to become jealous or envious. Maybe you would call yourself a people-pleaser because you do everything to make sure others are happy with you or accept you. Maybe you often become passive-aggressive or manipulative if things don’t go how you thought they would.

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In Blog, Book Reviews, Identity on
November 4, 2019

If You Only Knew

If you only knew who I am, what I’ve done, you wouldn’t think of me the same way.

Has this thought ever crossed your mind before? I know it’s crossed mine. Sometimes I’m afraid of people knowing me, really knowing me. I try to protect myself by putting up a wall and pretending that I’m the perfect, happy church girl. But I’m not perfect, and life isn’t always happy.

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