My life changed when I learned what it really meant to have a relationship with Jesus Christ. I grew up in a decent Christian community, with parents who love the Lord and have Him at the center of their marriage, and yet somehow growing up, I missed it. Somehow, without even knowing it, I put God in a box. I had created a box for Him that limited my belief in how He could move, how He could speak.  I grew up going to church every Sunday, memorized bible verses, sang the song

Learning how to follow Christ's example in dealing with complex emotions.

Happy New Year!!

Over the past couple years, the Lord has taught me about this thing called "sin patterns" in my life. Sin patterns are like habits of sinful behaviors that you just can't seem to break. God has convicted me and changed me from the inside out, but it was definitely a process. That process began when I sat down, exhausted and fed up with all of my helpless attempts to solve the problem (sin), and said "Lord, I need you. I can't do it anymore. You have to help me." It was then t

How do we seek to live a quiet life?

Life so often becomes a task and results in us getting discouraged. Often times I think about how many times I complain in a day and how many times I hear complaints? How would life sound if the cries of complaints turned into complete gratitude? It would surely sound completely ratified. How do we reach this ratified lifestyle? We remember Calvary. We remember the Perfect One who left Heaven to die for me. We remember the 39 stripes across His back, the holes in His hands an

At the end of every year, I ask the Lord to give me a word for the following year that He wants me to hold onto. A word that He wants to teach me about and grow me in. This year, He gave me imitate, and He’s taught me so much. One of the biggest things He’s taught me is that suffering like Christ makes me look more like Him. Over the last year, there've been a lot of trials and hardships I’ve walked through. Friends have let me down. I’ve felt unloved. I’ve been rejected. I’v

Love comes in all forms throughout our lives. We might experience the love of a parent, a friend, a significant other, or maybe the love of a pet. We base our lives around the things we love and around those who love us because it is important for us as humans to be a part of something greater than ourselves. In addition to the love we feel from a parent or friend, we have a God who is constantly showing his love for us.  As a kid, I remember going through Sunday school and

Recently, my friend reminded me of a story in Acts chapter 8. It goes like this: Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Go south to...

This is a sweet poem by our sweet friend megan. It reflects the deep intimacy between her and her Jesus:)

What I've learned about how these three things coexist and what we do about them.

We have all been through change at some point in our lives. Moving to a new school or new house, changes in sports teams or family...

As a follower of Christ, one of my main goals is to walk in obedience to God every day. The more I obey Him, the more I learn that...

Here it is: my real, uncovered, raw alabaster.  It’s broken- imperfect to say the very least.  It’s not even costly.  The jar is...

Recently, I’ve been having a lot of conversations with my friends about doubt. In many ways, doubt is the opposite of faith. Faith is...

As I grew up and started to play softball at a higher level, the majority of the game became mental. Coaches became much more critical of...

Has a teacher ever told you after you did something you weren’t supposed to, “I’ll give you grace this time, but next time there will be...

This past weekend, it was Easter. I had such a fun time celebrating with my friends, going to service, and enjoying yummy meals. However,...

When I was ten years old, I discovered a passion that truly shaped my middle and high school career: softball. From the time that I first...