Dressember was born in 2009, when my then-small group leader Blythe first came up with the idea. Her challenge: To wear a dress every day for the month of December. Behind Dressember is the idea of embracing femininity. In our current world, where girls are encouraged to push the limits of traditionally female roles and …
The story of Israel’s first two kings is interesting. In an act of rejecting the Lord’s total control over them, Israel asked for a king. God gave them exactly what they wanted: Saul, the “kingliest” king possible, a go-getter, a an of action. When the Ammonites threatened the city of Jerush Gilead, Saul went to …
It never ceases to amaze me the ways in which God speaks to us. He knows exactly how we will listen, exactly what we need to hear, and He loves us enough that He says it in precisely the right way at precisely the right time. Sometimes, He whispers in our ears. Sometimes He draws …
“It’s not who I am underneath, but what I do that defines me.” ~Batman, Batman Begins The above quote is from a scene in Batman Begins, in which Rachel, the childhood friend of Bruce Wayne, does not yet know that he (spoiler alert) is Batman. She asks him, as Batman, to tell her his …
Though I’ve been silent from the blogging world this summer, I have by no means been lazy. In fact, this has probably been the best summer of my life. I’ve grown tremendously in my relationship with God and my understanding of our relationship as Father and daughter, I’ve gained heart-knowledge of my identity in Christ, …
Who am I? This question begins to haunt us in about junior high, and continues to plague us for a while after that. The answers–or lack thereof–determine what path we follow after high school, what we do with our time, who we associate with. In a large part, our answers to this question become more …
Hello, lovely readers! I have been rather quiet recently, for which I apologize. The reason for this is that my summer became uncharacteristically but wonderfully full. So here is a brief update on some of the things that have been going on: 1) I became involved in the youth group at my new church and …
“We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.” ~2 Corinthians 10:5 I recently became a leader in the youth ministry at my new church. After each mid-week gathering, we have a leader meeting around a firepit …
Here’s a concise bit of perspective for the end of the semester: “We fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.” ~2 Corinthians 4:18 Don’t let stress overcome you. Fix your eyes on Jesus, on the eternal Lord. …