One of my favorite memory verses as a little girl was John 15:5. It was easy to recite, rolling off my tongue.  I am the vine, you are the branches; he who abides in Me […]

This past weekend I attended a young adult retreat where the Pastor spoke on the topic of being still before God.  The theme verse was Psalm 46:10: “Cease striving and know that I am God; […]

Since I wrote a lesson I learned from my mom on Mother’s Day, I decided that in honor of Father’s Day I would write about a lesson I’ve learned from my dad.  😊 God has […]

I recently studied 1 Thessalonians 1, and I was amazed at Paul’s description of this church.  This church had a reputation – an amazing reputation! We give thanks to God always for all of you, […]

Since beginning college, I’ve struggled with feeling grumpy.  All my time is spent doing homework, and the stress of homework, driving on the freeway (yes, this actually does stress me), and missing quality time with […]

I climbed into the van one Sabbath morning with a huff, grumbling because my younger brother was bugging me.  I was sixteen at the time, and my brother was only fourteen but already much taller […]

Recently I’ve been studying Philippians for the National Bible Bee competition.* It’s a beautiful letter packed full of practical applications for the Christian walk. But one thing that has stood out to me most is […]

I stepped into the park with my mission trip team, excited to spend time with the kids and tell them about Jesus. Looking about, I saw many team members had already found a kid to […]

I love Romans 12. There are so many nuggets of truth in this chapter. I was only going to write about part of the chapter, but then when I got started writing I realized I […]

I am a very emotional person. Everything I do is done with feeling. The thing about being emotional is that there are some emotions that we love, like happiness, and some we don’t love, like […]