How Psalm 8 Liberates Us from People-Pleasing
When I turn my eyes to the heavens and see the glory of the sun and stars, my gaze is directed to an even more glorious light. I think of...
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LAUREN ALLEN
Feb 275 min
Women at Ministry: A Call to Biblical Servanthood
When my husband and I began preparing for marriage, I realized that I was stepping into a role I had no prior experience in, so I made it...
Feb 66 min
Learning from Children
Multiple times, I’ve heard a children’s teacher in the church tell parents that she loves her job as she says, “I feel like I learn more...
Jan 238 min
Can We Have Assurance of Salvation? Three Tests for the Heart
Over the short course of my Christian life, many times, I’ve been troubled by the question of whether or not I was truly saved. In the...
Jan 165 min
Reflections on One Month of Motherhood
It’s been one month since I’ve welcomed my son into the world. Over the span of a few weeks, my life has taken on a major shift. Just...
Nov 1, 20237 min
Facing Our Inadequacies
“Why can’t I do well in school like my classmates?”. I’ve frustratedly asked myself this question numerous times. While I’ve learned how...
Oct 10, 20236 min
How Romans 5:1 Speaks to Our Lack of Peace
"Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ” (Rom. 5:1). Many days, these...
Oct 3, 20235 min
Why Did Jesus Pray for the Cup to Pass?
Knowing the trouble that was to come, a man of sorrow finds for himself a place to pray. Once He reaches the garden He was in search of,...
Sep 5, 20234 min
A Letter to Those Without Christ
Oh, blind eyes, how I wish you would gaze upon the cross. Because I do not wish you eternal misery, I wish you could see the state of...
Aug 29, 20236 min
Is My Entertainment a Sin?
I’m a sophomore in high school, it’s midday, and I feel that I have nothing to do, so I put on one of my favorite shows — Criminal Minds....
Aug 15, 20236 min
How Can I Be Saved From Hell?
How can a person be saved from hell? Does anyone know the answer? The disagreements about salvation seem to imply that the Bible is...
Aug 7, 20236 min
The Importance of Family Devotions
Before my husband and I entered the marriage covenant, we agreed that we were covenanting to something lifelong. This excited us as we...
Jul 17, 20236 min
Am I Ready to Serve in the Church?
"Didn’t you repent of this last week? You lost your temper again. How could you ever be useful within the church? Do you think such a...
Jul 8, 20239 min
I Was a Good Kid Raised in Church. Did I Hate God as a Child?
From the time I was a young child to my adulthood, I was raised in a church setting, spending nearly every Sunday morning and Wednesday...
Jun 13, 20235 min
Pregnancy Sickness and the Gospel
On Friday, April 23rd, I decided to give a pregnancy test another go. I wasn’t very expectant for the results I wanted as I had googled...
May 29, 20237 min
Is My Repentance Good Enough?
Repentance–for a period of time this word struck an unbiblical terror in my heart that revealed a blurred vision of the cross. While my...
May 16, 20236 min
Daily Habits for the Christian Life
At this moment, I sit in the living room alone and speak out loud as I type out words on my laptop, and I feel a deep sense of God’s...
Apr 23, 20234 min
Why Did Jesus Compare Himself to a Serpent?
There is no creature that terrifies me more than snakes. I’ve had fears of snakes slithering out from under our furniture or coming out...
Apr 16, 20235 min
When God Doesn't Heal
At the young age of 20, my body already feels the effects of the fall and awaits the days of painless living in glory. I wake up with...
Mar 26, 20235 min
Are we Anguishing over Sin or Reveling in it?
Each day I open my phone, I’m met with a reminder of the world’s sin and a temptation to be callous–to my own sin and the sad state of...
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