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 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 …
Life hasn’t gone the way I thought it would. I mean that in general and in good and bad ways. I think anyone who’s been an adult for any length of time feels this. More specifically, though, for me the last couple of years haven’t gone the way I thought they would. More specifically, Weird …
The best thing you can do to live a Jesus-centered life is start with the Bible. Sometimes, this can be overwhelming on where to start, and what the Bible says about the details of life. So here are 10 Scriptures on How to Live Your Life Like Jesus. 1. Galatians 5:16-6:10 If you’ve been following …
Luke 2 At that time the Roman emperor, Augustus, decreed that a census should be taken throughout the Roman Empire. 2 (This was the first census taken when Quirinius was governor of Syria.) 3 All returned to their own ancestral towns to register for this census. 4 And because Joseph was a descendant of King David, he had to go to …
