Hello, everyone! I hope everyone has had a wonderful start to the month of February. It has been exceptionally warm, but I am not complaining. I am very excited to dig deeper into this topic of mentoring and to hear from our first guest-writer Karina later this month. As part of my degree program, we … Continue reading Discipleship & Mentoring: Definitions, Experiences and Resources
Hello, everyone! I am excited to explore February's topic of mentoring. This month we will specifically be looking at one passage found in the New Testament, Titus 2:3-5: "Likewise, teach the older women to be reverent in the way they live, not to be slanderers or addicted to much wine, but to teach what is … Continue reading Building Each Other Up: Mentoring
While studying the topic of hospitality and its connection between humility and service, I have decided to go one step further into one of my personal gifts, the spiritual gift of service. I used an online test to help me discover those specific gifts that God had given me to further His kingdom here on earth. … Continue reading The Spiritual Gift of Service
I am excited to share this month’s book as it was a huge perspective changer on my view of humility. While the book as a whole is full of great thoughts, this book review is going to specifically focus on the first couple of chapters. The first chapter redefines humility, and soon after makes the … Continue reading Humilitas – Book Review
The main topic for January aims to break down one of the components of hospitality: humility. While it may seem a far stretch to place hospitality as an act of humility, I hope that through the next couple paragraphs and posts you will be able to redefine humility from its negative connotations to the recent … Continue reading Humility & Hospitality
The main topic for December is hospitality. Hospitality can be a powerful avenue for ministry, while it may look different than that of a church auditorium. Simply opening up our home to others can be a way of sharing the love of God. Over the past couple of months, I have really been trying to … Continue reading A Heart for Hospitality
"There is a strange melancholy that haunts the inhabitants. In the midst of abundance, the incomplete joys of this world will never satisfy the human heart." - Alexis de Tocqueville This quote from de Tocqueville struck me as I contemplated this feeling of being incomplete. In America, we are showered with an abundance of earthly … Continue reading Incomplete Joy in the Midst of Abundance
Generally speaking, women desire to care deeply for others; it is instinctual. Even as young women and children, we see many examples of this innate desire. For example, this desire to care is seen in the innocent plea of a little girl as she begs her parents to let her adopt every stray animal she encounters. … Continue reading Created to Care
Over the past couple of weeks, I have gotten the privilege of reading through the autobiography of Nik Ripken, recorded in his book The Insanity of God. This was a very powerful read personally, as it really opened my eyes to the reality of the persecuted church around the world. This book was recommended to me … Continue reading The Insanity of God – Book Review
Hello, everyone! I Just wanted to take a minute to share with you all my vision behind my personal ministry. My current calling is not to become a phenomenal writer or a worldwide speaker. Instead, my hope for this blog is to simply be a tool of both encouragement and challenge to women to refocus on God … Continue reading Created to Care. Designed to Love.
