Meet Reagan Lee, 16, and Garrett Chisum, 18, a couple from Georgia. Lee told BuzzFeed News that early on in their relationship she was going through “tough times.” So Chisum gave her his personal Bible and highlighted one of the pair’s favorite verses. That was a moment of inspiration for Lee, who set out on a major labor of love: personalizing and illustrating a full Bible for Chisum. “I figured a Bible would be a cute, really pure gift,” she said. “And knowing my boyfriend, I knew he would love it even more if I customized it.” So she did.…
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For years the ABC “20/20” news anchor suffered secretly. Prayer gave her the strength to deal with her own struggles—and to help others in recovery.
What if God has some sort of adventure waiting for me that was far more beautiful than my Elmer’s glue and old magazine cut-out masterpiece?
Even though I knew this was just an experiment, I couldn’t help but think to myself, what would I do?
If the Holidays often bring you some overwhelming emotions, like it does me, I encourage you to lift up this prayer…
There are many Benefits of Long Distance Relationships. Here are just a few… Distance means so little when someone means so much.
If you are not a part of the solution, you are a part of the problem.
Mike Gibbons from Bonner Springs in Kansas, U.S. has become widely known as “Miracle Mike” because he miraculously came back from the dead. Not only that, but “Miracle Mike” is also being called “Grateful Mike” because he even went back to the emergency room of Providence Medical Center in Kansas City to say thank you to all the medical staff who saved his life. “He’s telling me, ‘Thank you’ and that’s just amazing to have that,” his nurse Tammy Weitz told AOL. “This is a highlight for me, and this will carry me and a lot of the people here for…
Mark Ross, a resident of Ohio, had just learned that his teenage sister had been killed in a car accident and knew he had to get home to be near his family. Because he didn’t have a car, he asked a friend to help, and just moments after hearing the tragic news, they got in the car at 3 a.m., and began racing to get Ross to his family. Not long after, he and his friend were pulled over by Trooper J. Davis for speeding.. The driver ended up getting taken into custody for a suspended license and outstanding warrant,…
This Sunday, Hillsong New York pastor Carl Lentz took to Facebook to explain why the church has embraced Black Lives Matter and addressing racial injustice. Specifically, he explained why they don’t use the phrase “All Lives Matter.” Lentz wrote: “At THIS church, we are not saying ‘all lives matter’ right now because this is a logical assumption that most reasonable people agree with. All lives are not at risk right now. We ARE saying BLACK LIVES MATTER. Because, right now, black lives apparently are worth LESS on our streets. It’s “our fight” not “their fight.” The church has become one…
Last week it was almost impossible to scroll my Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram timeline without seeing at least one #SoGoneChallenge video. For those of you who don’t know… The #SoGoneChallenge originates from R&B singer, Monica’s 2003 Hit ‘So Gone’. The participant has to create their own lyrics and sing them to the music of the original song. Participating in the challenge were the likes of: celebrities, young, old, and Mrs. Monica Brown herself. Ok… I have a confession to make. I wasn’t interested enough to even stop and watch any of the videos. Until now! I had more than a…
Have you ever been paralyzed by fear of making the wrong decision? Maybe it’s a choice between two jobs, quitting a job, moving out state, or even courting or marrying someone. We are all faced with life altering decisions that requires us to have faith. Faith in the sense that we have to trust that our decision is right, and that it is the will of God. When facing difficult dilemmas, there are ways for us to know if our decision making is truly a leap of faith. Likewise, we can know if our decision making is based on…
Since I have grown up in the church and accepted Christ as my Savior at a young age I cannot tell you how many times I have heard the following passage found in 1 Corinthians 6:19-20: … “Do you not know that your bodies are a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies.” With the aid of the Holy Spirit I was able to understand what this passage meant. I understood that what I do…
For Father’s day, you celebrate a few men in your life: Your neighbor, That random dad in Target with the kids, your friend’s husband, and other relatives, but when it comes to your own father things gets complicated. While idyllic images of fathers and daughters flood social media channels, you struggle to find images to post. Father’s day is just a reminder that things aren’t so ideal for you. And this holiday comes with a broad array of emotions: Admiration, Sorrow, Love, Rage, Jealousy, and Bitterness. Thus, fueling the temptation to wear a mask for the day, so your true…
Psalms 23:4 says “Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.” We are living in a time where murders, child neglect, homelessness, depression, and even cheating have brought our hearts and minds to the darkest places. Truthfully, people do whatever they feel big and bad enough to do. Maybe I didn’t list something that you are going through, but the news that I came to deliver is that God can handle “that” too! Whatever your “that” is, we serve a God who can…
Every day I get nearly 200 emails in my spam box. I spend a few minutes each day deleting the spam mail. Today I had an “aha” moment, what if I unsubscribe from all the junk mail individually? That way I don’t have to keep deleting the junk mail received from the same source every day. It certainly took more time than I intended, but the benefits were well worth it. It made me think about my spiritual life. Every day we are exposed to so much junk. From the social media websites we browse, the reality shows we watch, or the gossip…
Since the days of I Kissed Dating Goodbye, it’s become increasingly common for articles, books and sermons to provide us with tips and instructions on “how to date well” and “what Christian dating should look like.” But rarely do we discuss the real life details of what actually goes on in these relationships. From an outside perspective, it’s easy to assume that it’s all sunshine and rainbows when two people rooted in Jesus become one. But that couldn’t be further from the truth. After years of dating the wrong guys, I’m finally with a man who shares my morals, values…
Having children makes a mother feel so vulnerable. Of course you love your child, and while we can’t control everything, we can surely pray for everything. Here are my best prayers for moms. Lately I’ve been thinking about what my kids will face as they grow up and I’m determined, among the “urgency” of daily life, to pray for specific things in their future. Not just who they’ll marry or what they’ll be when they grow up (although these are great prayers) but for other less obvious things. Here are the things I think all moms should pray for their children.…
I learned a lot while attending a Christian liberal arts college. One of the biggest things was that the millennial generation, their unique challenges notwithstanding, could change the world. The first time I heard this I was inspired, but what started as inspiration began to build into anxiety. Words like “calling” and “vocation” sound great until you realize you don’t know yours. I felt like I had to figure out how I would change the world forever, how I would make my mark. But several years of walking in all sorts of wrong directions taught me a few things…
Before I was married, I enjoyed the single life. It was fun for me? hanging out with my girls almost every weekend, taking road trips, not having to check in with anyone about where I was going and not having to let anyone know when I would be returning. The single life definitely had its moments of enjoyment. However, after I said “I do,” I acknowledged there were some actions that couldn’t join me in marriage. In order to make a relationship work, I believe there are certain behaviors married folks just shouldn’t do. Here are 10 signs that you…
