This month, I have rounded up advice from 9 different Christian bloggers, myself included, on how to conquer comparison. It is described as a game and as a trap because it has no winners. It is also described as a thief because it steals the joy of those the enemy tricks into indulging in it. …
Some people love fall so much that they can’t wait for summer to be over. They start posting about pumpkin spice lattes and fall recipes on social media as early as the first day of September. I personally enjoy every season, and of any of them that I do not want ended prematurely, it’s summer. …
These past several years have taught me that a good friend is rare. I have searched and searched and waited patiently. Then I became a blogger and entered the world of social media. Surprisingly it has ushered in new Christian friendship. How can you tell if a friendship is Christian? What God Says About Friendship …
This post is a long time in the making, since learning that my cousin (pictured above) would be competing in the Mrs. California America pageant in the summer of 2021. I knew she was competing again this summer, so I decided to wait until then to write about my experience attending. I wanted to know …
I hung some pictures of me on the board for a Bible lesson I was teaching my class one day. The pictures ranged from the time I was a baby through high school. As you can probably imagine, I did not want to do this. But since it was part of the lesson, I did …
As I think about the Easter story, I try to imagine what it must have been like for the early disciples to witness Jesus’ death and then discover His empty tomb. The disbelief and then the joy of an encounter with the resurrected Christ! I had my own encounter with the resurrected Christ shortly after …
I wanted to text her for several weeks but kept putting it off out of fear. What if she says no? What if she’s too busy? What if she just doesn’t want to do it? I knew my hesitations were rooted in the fear of rejection, so — before I could talk myself out of …
We often think about how much God loves us. He sent His Son to die for us so that we could have the chance to be saved. His Son died for us even while we were still sinners. We worship and adore God for His sacrificial love of us. God’s commitment to us is not …
