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Helpful Tools To Teach The Bible To Your Kids
How I teach my kids the Bible has been a conversation I’ve had many times over the years with friends. Teaching other women and discipling adults in the faith is something I’ve always been passionate about. But, I know that because I’m a Mama of four kiddos, one of the main callings of my life is to teach them the way of Jesus. There are 2 primary avenues for teaching my kids about what it means to follow Jesus: First is teaching them the truth…
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Giving My Life To Jesus After Tragedy (Episode 2)
The Awakening Series Episode #2: Giving My Life To Jesus After Tragedy Jen interviews Ashley as she tells her story of giving her life to Jesus after her friend died in high school. They talk about what it was like growing up in the Bible Belt where “cultural Christianity” is rampant and everyone attends church. Jen and Ashley also discuss what life is like as a new Christian and what it looks like to mature in your faith. Resource Recommendations From This Episode More On…
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The Awakening Series Episode 1: Leaving New Age For Jesus
Leaving New Age For Jesus Olivia shares her journey of faith as someone who grew up in church but started dabbling in new-age practices in high school and college. She shares her mental health struggles and how encountering Jesus radically changed her life. Olivia shows us the importance of community and how a friend played an important role in her coming to faith in Christ. I hope you enjoy this powerful story of her leaving new age for Jesus. Resource Recommendations From This Episode Mere…
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How A Year Devoted To Prayer Changed My Life
It had been a particularly hard Tuesday. My 7-month-old daughter was on Day 8 of an upset stomach and consequently, a severe diaper rash. I was battling sleep loss, changing my umpteenth diaper of the day, and giving as much energy as I could muster to our 2-year-old whose clinginess was signaling her need for attention. If you’re a mom of young children, you might be able to relate. My husband shared with me about a conversation he had with a close friend of ours…
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Spiritual Battles and How To Fight Back
I had two people in mind when I was writing this article on spiritual battles. Here are the two hearts I’ve been praying for as I finish this bit of writing: I’m thinking of the discouraged believer. The one wrestling with doubt, burnout, and maybe even despair. You may feel like you’re in a spiritual rut. Maybe you’re in a season of life that feels like a grind right now and you’re ready for a break. You’re tempted to take your foot off the metaphorical…
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To The Girl Battling An Eating Disorder
I never thought I would be the girl battling an eating disorder… It was a warm July evening. I was sitting in my bedroom reading a fiction book by a well-known Christian author. That’s when the idea to purge the dinner I had just eaten came to me. I was 15 and had only heard of eating disorders in textbooks before that day. Not as a ‘solution’ to difficulty as this book was unintentionally proposing. My story is found in the 1 in 4…
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Easy 5-Minute Prayer Rhythm To Change Your Life
Can a 5-minute prayer rhythm really change your life? I think so. When praying through what God wanted me to focus on this year, I landed on a more intentional approach to my prayer life. I have grown SO MUCH in the frequency of talking to God throughout the day and praying for people as they need it, but I found I didn’t spend much time praying about other things. For example, I wanted to practice getting quiet with God. Practicing silence and solitude to…
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4 Questions To Surrender Your Year To Jesus
I’m one of those people who has to stop and reflect every once in a while, then create a vision for where I want my life to go in the next year. (Any fellow planners out there?!) I came up with four EASY questions to ask yourself this year to help you surrender your year to Jesus. Obeying God and walking with Jesus is not primarily about achieving anything, but about being willing to do what God asks you to do. My friend Tabitha wrote…
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Stop Striving: Focus On Being Present With God This Year
Happy New Year Friends! I’ve been thinking about the importance of just being present with God lately… It has been a tradition in my family to pick a word for the upcoming year. This year my word is Presence. And I would love to share my reflections on this word. I will jump right in and start with a few thoughtful questions. These are questions I’ve been asking myself, and I hope you would also join in by thinking of your responses as well. Let’s…
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How To Focus On Christ This Thanksgiving Season
How do we focus on Christ during the Thanksgiving season when so many things pull our attention away from Him? How can we celebrate in a way that honors God? You would think with a name like, “Thanksgiving,” this time of year would be filled with gratitude and all things good. Unfortunately, (at least in America), the focus quickly gets shifted to consumerism, materialism, and the rat race of the holiday season. I’m going to have some articles to help you hold onto peace and…
