By: Emily Miller  “I have the right to do anything,” you say—but not everything is beneficial.  “I have the right to do anything”—but I will not be mastered by anything.” 1 Corinthians 6:12    I, like you, am a creature of desire. At any given moment I can have several different and often conflicting desires: I want a lean, strong physique […]

By: Katie Stone Only a few days into my Bible-school course a discouraging thought entered my mind. I had already read over sixty chapters of the Bible since arriving on campus, yet I couldn’t think of a single thing I’d learned.  This realization really bothered me. Was I wasting my time? Why should I continue to […]

By: Nicole Lisa Schrader  I had very little exposure to Christianity growing up. I wasn’t familiar with the Bible, I rarely attended church, I didn’t know how to pray. But I knew I desperately needed a Savior.  At seventeen, I accepted Jesus Christ and truly everything was new! I listened to Bible teachers, watched the way Christians behaved, and even […]

By: Marissa Hochstedler When you think of the word “peace” what comes to mind? Do you think of a place? A person? A thing? A season of life? A memory, dream, or desire?  In order to focus in on what describes our sense of peace, we must first define it. According to Webster’s’ Dictionary,  “Peace” is explained as […]

By: Grace McReady Satan knows exactly how to kick you while you’re down about skipping another quiet time. I’ve skipped countless quiet times over the years, and I know how you feel. I know how uncomfortable the guilt is. I’m sure that Satan’s mental beatings are wearisome.  Wow. How could you skip your quiet time again? That’s […]

Read on to see what about God is most comforting to our writers during this season! Erica Hunt I am so thankful for Immanuel, God with us. This is something that we usually think about during Christmas time, but recently I have just been in awe of God’s nearness. This is probably most acute due […]

By: Vanessa Bonilla Telling a toddler “NO” is painful for all parties involved. We know what happens when we give in to the demands of a toddler. They eat what they aren’t supposed to, they don’t make any friends in the park because they choose not to share, they become cranky because they forsook their nap-time. […]

By: Tiffany Joy Layton Have you ever had seasons of struggle when it comes to having your Quiet Time? Have you ever questioned why something so foundational slips through the cracks of your daily routine so easily? Yeah, me too. I understand the struggle and the frustration. The more I’ve grown in my faith the more I’ve come […]

By: Rebeka Corgan “The voice of the poor has no echo.” (ancient proverb) Kala was born in a slum in South Asia. Her father passed away when she was young. From a young age she joined her mother and siblings, gleaning in sugarcane and rag fields and worked hard to try to put food in […]

By: Jordan Sparnroft “Those are the longest feet I’ve ever seen on a 20 week ultrasound!” exclaimed the tech as we anxiously waited to find out the gender of our first child.  I wear a size 11 and have very narrow feet (which I inherited from my father and his father). So it came as no […]