Refuge for the Lonely

We have often heard the adage that some people fail to make the eight-inch connection between their mind and heart; it is a paradigm shift from knowledge to belief and acting upon that belief. In the case of a believer who is prone to the roller-coaster pilgrimage of being swept along with their emotions, this adage becomes the necessary application: I must cease acting upon the whims of my heart-sick woes and know that I am safe in believing that my God is faithful, and He is what my heart-hungry soul needs.

Pray Always

God does not require long prayers to establish intimacy with His children. Instead, Scripture tells us that our hearts are to be in continuous prayer, whether that is with numerous small prayers throughout the day, or longer prayer sessions when we have time to bring it all to God all at once.

Of Sand, Shells, and Waves

It has been nearly 20 years since then and now I am a grandmother. My husband and I now live in Auckland, New Zealand which boasts of many beaches. As Ranjit and I walk at the Waikowhai beach, we pray for our adult sons living in their homes and the love and grace we all enjoy. We are grateful for our Lord, the God who calms the storms. As the waters strike on the rocks, each one reminds us of these verses.

DiscipleshipShoba RanjitsinghMay 5, 2025cousins, family, aunt, childhood, beaches, sand, shells, prayer, waters, calm, calming Comments

Words To The Wise: The Healing Hands Of God

Discipleship, TheologyOzi OjukwuApril 30, 2025devotionalComment

Media Matters: Part 4

Due to social media, God created a whole new world for me within my own city. That city was in Milwaukee. I ended up in a church world that was very performance and social driven - but not necessarily driven to serve in the local community. It was hard to navigate when you spent your days in the streets in some of the worst areas and found none of the church was there with you.

He Knows

I have been single for the better part of thirty years, and it has been difficult. Knowing that God knows the perfect time for my prince to show up, it makes it easier. I cannot believe it has taken me 30 years to come to terms with God knowing what is best for me.

RelationshipsMary Hannah ThomasApril 23, 2025relationships, single, married, marriage, control, growth, waiting, courageComment

Dark

We are now in the throes of Holy Week, the seven days leading to Resurrection Sunday. Jesus’ social calendar was plumb full. All the while his popularity, both positive and negative, was taking a dark turn of events no one foresaw. In our lives, may we allow him to draw light out of darkness in our own disappointing circumstances and discover the hidden riches of secret places, dark though they be.

Leading a Life of Worship

Since worship is a lifestyle and not just through the music, we live a life of sacrifice. We devote every day to God. We worship in Spirit and in truth in a manner that is holy and pleasing to God. Even serving is an act of worship, it's through our actions we are worshiping God, not just our words.

LifestyleHannah SteinerApril 16, 2025worship, spirit, spiritual warfare, lifestyle, worshipping God, joyful, praise, armor of God, sword of the spiritComment

Will You Wait for Me?

It is my desire that we would have the strength to say yes to God and yes to a timing that fulfills in a way that only God could ordain. Dear girl, don’t settle for microwave timing plans when God longs to give you a feast at His table. His plans are better, be willing to wait for them.

SinglenessKelly DApril 14, 2025waiting, season, patient, patience, timetable, timing, God's timing, waitComment

My Coffee Time Comfort

The ‘I shall not want’ mindset- how will it look for a young mother doing endless laundry and sitting up into the wee hours feeding and nappy changing? Maybe you are in that stage of life now. Or maybe you are feeling lonely, tired, overworked or neglected. Psalm 23:1 is a good one to know by heart, meditate on and live out.

LifestyleShoba RanjitsinghApril 9, 2025coffee, quiet, reflection, Psalm 23, shepherd, Lord, comfort, strength Comments

Book Review: The Good for Nothing Puddle

This beautifully illustrated Children's book is written excellently. It's a story about a girl who navigates through her emotion of sadness and has a transformation in her mindset about her sadness. My children and I enjoyed the book and loved reading it over and over.

God's Presence in His Voice

It is humbling and astounding to know that God’s voice speaks to us at particular moments with specific messages and that He desires us to hear Him, whether speaking loudly or quietly. Not only that, but because of Christ's crucifixion and resurrection, He can and will speak to us in various ways through His Word, the Holy Spirit, and others.

TheologyAndrea BuieApril 2, 2025voice, seasons, God's voice, comfort, guide, faith, knowledge of God, knowledge, growComment

Maturity

The definition of spiritual maturity is the ability to view things from God's perspective and to have a Biblical lens. The Bible tells us not to just listen to what people say, but to seek God’s words and pray to see how God Himself would handle a situation

The War on Pride

…gossip is people bonding on brokenness - rather than healing. I would add that pride is hiding your brokenness, so you can take credit where God has done the miraculous for you. In a room where pride is down and brokenness is shone in the open, there is no longer room for gossip.

TheologyAlycia JohnsonMarch 26, 2025pride, sin, humble, brokenness, humility, freedom, weaknesses, soft heart, gossipComment

Whose Voice Will You Follow?

While we don't merit salvation by our works, Christianity is a religion. To be sure, it's more than a religion but it's not less. We are held accountable to obey God, because Christ bought us at the price of His blood. We are not our own.

TheologyOzi OjukwuMarch 24, 2025obedience, duty, obligation, love, God's love, people pleaser, please God, sin, walk by the Spirit, fear God, disobedienceComment

Media Matters: Part 3

God took those years of lack of wisdom and maturity and developed skills that allowed me to glorify Him more. This is your reminder, though, that the internet and this world have both light and dark. If you’ve been in the dark, God can still use that, redeem it, and bring glory.

LifestyleAlycia JohnsonMarch 19, 2025media, blogging, online, conversations, light, dark, books, reading, smut, sinComment

Something Beautiful for My Lord

Each of us has our own unique way to show our love to Jesus and He loves it that way. So, if all you can give is a couple of cans for the soup kitchen, do it. If you read the Bible quietly in the University parking lot, do it. If you pray during your walk, make bookmarks with Bible verses for friends or carry one encouraging verse on your phone to read and meditate on, do it.

True BeautyShoba RanjitsinghMarch 17, 2025love, Jesus' love, give glory to God, glory, glory of God, honor God, honor, beautifulComment

My Giving Era

Singleness is fun, don’t get me wrong, but sometimes you are just lonely. Lonely for someone you haven’t met yet. The first of this year, I felt incredibly lonely. I was lonely for the things I had in my grasp but seemed to still be out of reach. I desire to get married and going from dating back to being single is hard.

Open

We grow so accustomed to the daily grind of our busy lives, with barely a thought of reassessing if what we are doing is what we ought to be doing. And here’s another thought: what if the “thing you had planned” that didn’t turn out the way you thought, was actually part of the Bigger Plan?

A Remarkable Love Letter

God’s love, mercy, grace, forgiveness, and kindness are all written on every page of the Bible. Through it, we get a glimpse of the Father’s love, an eternal, all-encompassing love that is not dependent on us but is, instead, freely given. Through Scripture, we can be part of the most remarkable love story ever told, a story of redemption, sacrifice, and newness that culminated in the life, death, and resurrection of our Lord, Jesus Christ.

SinglenessAndrea BuieMarch 5, 2025marriage, love, single, singleness, relationships, prayers, peace, prayer Comments