Category: Bible / Christian Living
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On Memorizing Scripture (My first ever vlog!)
I’ve always had a tricky relationship with memorizing Scripture. Have you? On one hand, I know it is a good idea. I’ve been immensely benefitted by the verses I have memorized. On the other hand, it is hard to do. I have often lacked the discipline, or perhaps also the right tactics for doing it.…
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Why is the Christian Walk Like Running? (Encouragement to Runners and Christians)
Why is the Christian walk like running? This is meant to be an encouragement to runners and Christians! The New Testament’s analogy of running to the Christian walk has become more poignant as I have reignited my love for running in the last year. As I wrote in a recent post, I am all fired…
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Why I Love the Bible (and Keep Loving it More All the Time)
As a Christian who is committed to growing in my relationship with God through Christ, I’ve been reading the Bible for many years. While I haven’t always been as consistent as I would prefer, I always come back to it after an absence, whether a day or a few months. This post outlines why I…
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What is the Ligonier Conference? A Summary of What I Learned
If you’re interested in apologetics and have wondered what is the Ligonier Conference, this is my experience as a first-timer. Over the weekend, my husband Mike and I were privileged to attend Ligonier Ministries‘ West Coast “Defending the Faith” apologetics conference in Redmond, WA. It was the first conference of that type we had ever…
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Pros vs. Cons of Christianity
Watch this content instead: Why Be A Christian? | Pros vs Cons of Christianity – YouTube What are the pros vs cons of Christianity? I’ve been a Christian since I was seven years old, and I can see undeniably how that has changed me and shaped me as I’ve grown, both physically and spiritually. I’ve…
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Why People Hate Christians & Christianity
Published 3/4/18. Updated 3/4/21. Why do people hate Christians? Or why do people hate Christianity? Since my childhood, I’ve seen Judeo-Christian ethics slowly but surely move from basically accepted standards and the cultural norm to rejected, stomped on, and moved to what, subjectively, seems like a shunned fringe of society. This sentiment is reinforced heavily…
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The Theology of Weather: Seeing God in the Elements (Snowy Day Thoughts)
The theology of weather. What does that mean? To me, it means gleaning what we can about God from what we see in the weather. As I write this, snowflakes are gently falling, and have been all day, in my corner of the beautiful Pacific Northwest. I still get giddy like a little kid when…
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The Miracle of Santification
Published 2/17/18. Updated 4/11/23. Fellow Christian, how often do you consider the miracle of sanctification? It truly is a miracle that God chooses to work in us, who have repented of our sins and trusted in Christ as Savior, to conform us more and more to the image of Jesus Christ the longer we live.…
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The Good News Isn’t Good Without the Bad News (A Brief Look at Gospel Implications)
Sometimes, you cannot comprehend how wonderful something is until you are aware of or experience the opposite, to glean an appreciation. “You don’t know what you’ve got until its gone.” “The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.” “There are unknown unknowns, things we don’t know that we don’t know.” –…
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The Struggle Between Time with God & Working Out
Published 1/25/18. Updated 1/26/21. I’ll admit, I prefer a story with a neat and clear-cut resolution. A little bow on it, with all the details wrapped up. For that reason, I would be a terrible movie critic, because I am too easily pleased with the neatly packaged endings in the majority of films. We’re not…
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PrayerMate: An App That Vastly Improved My Prayer Life
My prayer life has been dramatically improved from the use of this app.
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An Open Letter to Critics of #ThoughtsAndPrayers
Right after the tragic church shooting in Sutherland Springs, Texas in early November, social media was flooded with the usual chorus of people posting “sending thoughts and prayers” to the victims and their families. This is an entirely normal reaction to a tragedy, to acknowledge a sense of helplessness and beseech the Almighty to intervene…
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The Glorious Message of Easter
It has been said that Easter is the most significant holiday. I agree. It is, after all, one of the two occasions during the year when more people than ever walk through the doors of a church, then leave and don’t return again until Christmas. But why? For the born again Christ-follower, Easter means a…
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Why I Go To Church Every Sunday
Published: 2/12/17. Updated: 2/27/21. When it comes to church, I’ll admit: I’m a lifer. A lifer in the sense that I’ve gone my whole life, and also in that I plan to attend for the rest of my life. As long as I am physically able. As to the first part of that, I wasn’t…
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What is the Christmas Spirit Anyway?
Hint: It’s not about Bing Crosby or Barry Manilow. Although they can help. Yes, even Manilow. 🙂 Christmas is almost here, ready or not. Can I get a show of hands? Who else besides me is in the “not” ready category 99.2% of the time? Who am I kidding? It’s 100%. Christmas happens at the…
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The Cure for Jealousy
I’ve discovered the cure for jealousy. Not that I should take credit for it, because it’s been around a long time. But I discovered it, and it’s made a world of difference in my life. The catch is, that it’s only applicable to those who hold the Bible as authoritative, i.e., hold it to be…