Finding Jesus in the messy, mundane, and miraculous.
I have spent the past week in Chicago at a conference for Christians in student development. I have loved learning and thinking about my role, and listening to people teach about it who are really good at what they do. It has made me, more than think about what I do, ponder who I want […]
Read MoreAnd the reality is that when I don’t spend time with Him I don’t have anything good in me, and I don’t have anything good to say.
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Last weekend I went to a 90’s pop princesses sing-along, where they handed out glow sticks and miniature British flags and sticks with the faces of the men from Bridget Jones’s Diary on them. We danced and sang along to En Vogue, Ace of Base, Destiny’s Child, and of course, the Spice Girls. There were […]
Read MoreI find it ironic that the One who tells us over and over again “do not fear” happens to be the One we fear the most. We are afraid we aren’t good enough for Him. We are afraid we are disappointing Him. We are afraid to talk to Him, because we might say the wrong […]
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Written by Dominica Sorrentino Love. It is a word tossed around so lightly yet has such a heavy meaning behind it. We are so caught up in this weightless version of what we define love to be. No commitment. No action. No promise. Just words. But the truth is… Love is commitment. Love is action. […]
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Written by Candice Craig John 3:16….One of the most memorized, quoted passages in all of scripture. It’s everywhere—even on cardboard signs at ball games! For most people, it’s an easy way to share the message of the Gospel: “For God so loved the world…” I don’t know about you, but when I think of how […]
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Written by Ally Ley How often have you heard the phrase: “God is love”? While there is deep truth to that sweet little saying, it’s used so much and love itself is so often distorted that I wonder if we even know what we mean when we say it? I’ve believed in God for as […]
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“How glorious the splendor of a human heart that trusts that it is loved!” -Brennan Manning Sometimes God’s love is overwhelming. I wonder if we as earthly humans are even capable of fully embracing His love. Are we even built for that kind of unconditional, perfect, selfless love? Human love is different. It has conditions; […]
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This past summer I asked some wonderful people to write a post for my blog. It was an awesome project and I loved it so much I wanted to do it again. As I considered how this could happen, it came to me—Advent! Advent: the coming or arrival of something extremely important The weeks leading […]
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