Have you ever felt weird? I have. For most of my life, I’ve felt like I was the odd one out. I’ve had friends, and I’ve done stuff; still, I’ve always just felt a little not like everyone else. On some level, you expect to feel a little weird when you’re in non-christian spaces, but it …
I don’t know what brought you here, but welcome. Whenever someone first hears about or comes across this site, I assume they are saying, “why weird souls?” I mean, half of the population wouldn’t want to be called weird; the other half probably loves being weird. You are correct in guessing I’m part of group …
So if you are new to following or learning about Jesus, you might have heard about Baptism and you might be wondering if it’s important or not. Depending on what church background you’re a part of right now, you’ll get varying degrees of importance from “you have to get baptized in order to go to …
But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they came to the tomb bringing the spices which they had prepared. 2 And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb, 3 but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. 4 While they were perplexed about this, behold, two men suddenly stood near them in …
So you’ve been feeling a tug toward Jesus? Whether it’s that person at work who just always seems to have something you’re missing, or you’re social media seems to keep bringing up scriptures, or maybe you just feel some indescribable interest in learning more about Jesus; first off, I’m thrilled you’re at least saying I’m …
So I used to be a part of a program called Bible Bowl in middle school and high school. The whole point was to memorize a section of scripture and then you would be quizzed about certain aspects of it. Everything from words that were only used once or twice in the text to lists …
So a couple of years ago I had a conversation with someone going from no faith of any kind to Jesus. And as I typically do, one of my first recommendations for anyone who wants to start following Jesus is to learn more about him by reading the Bible. The thing I have taken for …
So maybe you’ve heard of Lent, but you’re not exactly sure what it is. Lent is the 40 days before Easter and is part of the Christian Liturgical calendar. If you’re part of a more traditional Church background like Catholic or Luthern, you’re probably at least familiar with Lent. For those of us in the …
One of the things English readers lose when they read any translation is some of the richness and depth of the original text. Many people fight about which translation is best (and you can read what I think about translations here) but in reality, they are all translations and lose some of the original understanding, …
If you’re unsure what a quiet time is, check out my Quite Time post. Once you have an idea of what we’re talking about, hopefully, you want to start a quiet time yourself, but how do you start? Let’s look at some steps you can take to set yourself up for success in creating a …
Everyone has fear and anxiety. For some of us, these ten bible verses might be all we need to re-anchor ourselves back into God’s security and fight through the battle in our mind. Some of us might need additional support, sometimes simple, like music, a journal, or a good friend, and sometimes professional, like therapists …
What is something you can give a 5-minute talk about without any preparation? For me, other than faith, it’s foster care, and we like stories because they tell the truth about humanity. We all have things we are passionate about, which usually take time, money, and energy. We usually develop relationships around the things we …
