By: Sarah Abreu Jesus said when we become one, when we act in one accord, in one Spirit; the world will see that Jesus is the light of the world. – John 17:23 Today, Christianity is divided, sometimes for very good reasons, but too often by unnecessary disagreements based on preferences and opinions and fanned […]

By: Abby Watson “Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.”  Ah, the favorite verse of every American youth pastor teaching a series on dating. “Guard your heart,” has become somewhat of a caricature in Christian culture. There are those who live and die by this verse while there are others […]

By: Christi Grimm The sweet touch of her hand woke me gently.  I rolled over, opening my eyes to a precious three-year-old.  “Mommy, I had an accident in my bed.”  It was 7:30am Monday morning.  The weekend had been a busy one, full of activities and fun and I was looking forward to slowly starting […]

By: Kate Van Der Hoeven It’s 7:45 am. I’m deeply focused on my Bible study. I’m impressed with what I’m learning. Had those verses always been there? I jot down a page full of notes, get up, and move on with the day. By noon, I’ve been at work for a few hours. It’s been […]

By: Meg Line It was an unusually hot summer in the South Carolina foothills. My favorite part of the whole year had come and, though I was excited, I was also apprehensive. I had been going to this two-week-long summer camp as long as I could remember. This year was different, I was going to go on […]

The Power of Hiding God’s Word in Our Hearts By Heather Cofer I sat on the edge of my bed late one afternoon, the tears flowing fast. I could feel it rising—the hurt, the indignation, the anger. I couldn’t understand how someone could be so insensitive and uncaring, not even realizing they had hurt me […]

By Kate van der Hoeven A few months ago I did a prayer study on the fruit of the Spirit from Galatians 5:22-23. As is often the case, I went into the study with far too much pride in my heart. I thought the study would be easy, make me feel better about myself, and […]

By Amy Hornbuckle Studying the life of Paul, you’ll hear him over and over earnestly warning the church about false prophets. You’ll see a desperation for their understanding. You’ll see a pouring out of brotherly love. It’s easy to forget that Paul was writing to us too. There’s a careful balance to keep when studying […]

By Sarah Abreu Our months feel like days, our days feel like hours, our hours like minutes and in the end… we’re just busy? I recently came back from a Women’s retreat in North Carolina and those 48 hours felt like a whole week! Every hour of the day was so intentional. Everything was geared […]

By Emily Miller I live in Florida; where plants grow tall in the relentless sun and roots are shallow, nourished by daily rain. Oak trees flourish here and one grows in front of my parent’s home, big enough that it would take the joint effort of three adults to give it a proper hug. There […]