Looking at Life and Love through God's Eyes
Looking at Life and Love through God's Eyes
Christian Life
I recently came across this extremely thought provoking quote by Dietrich Bonhoeffer about how what we do as individuals impacts the body of Christ (aka the church): “[T]here is no sin in thought, word, or deed, no matter how personal or secret, that does not inflict injury upon the whole fellowship. An element of sickness gets into the body; perhaps …
Christian Life, Theology
If you haven’t picked up on it yet, this month’s posts have been focused on goals and resolutions (you can check out the other posts here, here, and here). You know one thing about goals and resolutions is they can make you feel like you’re losing some of your freedom. You commit to getting certain things done or eating a …
Christian Life
One of the most popular New Years Resolutions is trying to improve your health. In fact, this year, 37% of people reported that eating healthier is one of their resolutions. Another 37% said exercising more was theirs. Whether your intention this year is to eat healthier, exercise more, or lose weight, the intention is generally the same: making sure you’re …
Christian Life, Life Rhythms, Theology
At the end of December and throughout the month of January, people tend to think about the goals they have for the next year. For a lot of people that might mean making a goal list, deciding on a New Year’s Resolution, or starting a new habit or hobby. It’s good for us to think ahead and to think of …
Christian Life
Christmas is over and the new year is upon us. In some ways, it’s crazy to me that this year is over. It’s gone by so fast and so many things have happened. Significant Moments of 2018: 1. I submitted my first book proposal 2. My husband and I bought our first house 3. We moved into said house and …
Christian Life, Life Rhythms, Theology
Thanksgiving is an awesome holiday. You eat amazing food (and lots of it). You get together with family and friends. It starts the Christmas season. It’s just great. In the midst of all the eating and the planning for Christmas, it’s easy to bypass Thanksgiving. It can so easily get overlooked, but it’s so important. Thanksgiving is a holiday where …
Christian Life, Theology
This is the last week in our three week series on lies Christians believe about money. If you haven’t yet, you should first read post #1 and post #2 which each cover a different lie that some Christians believe. This week’s lie is perhaps the most insidious and therefore the most dangerous. Lie #3: What I do with my money …
Christian Life, Theology
Last week, I started a series on lies Christians believe about money. The first post was on the lie that wealth and money are bad things and should be avoided at all cost. If you haven’t read it, you can find it here. This week, I’m addressing a second lie: Lie #2: If I follow Jesus, I’ll become healthy, …
Christian Life, Theology
My “day job” is serving as the ministry coordinator for a discipleship program at my church called Rooted. Rooted is a 10 week small group experience. Each week, your group focuses on a different topic related to God and how we live in response to God (you can find more information on Rooted here, if you’re interested). The topic for …
Christian Life, Theology
The other day at my work, the slogan “Make America great again” came up in conversation (take a breath, this is not a political post nor does Donald Trump have anything to do with it, so calm down people, it’s just my intro based on my real life). One guy said something along the lines of, “As if America was …