For the first time in my educational career, this year I have been responsible for teaching my students Bible. Unfortunately I don’t have a Bible curriculum, but I do have a bilingual Jesus Storybook Bible and a random Bible activity book that have been doing us just fine. For the most part I have been … Continue reading The Easter Story (as told by a First Grade Teacher)
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RuPaul Theology
Today I've been watching Season 2 (because Netflix doesn't have Season 1) of RuPaul's Drag Race and have been enjoying every minute of it. My brother and his girlfriend sold it to me as a mix of America's Next Top Model and Project Runway and I have not been disappointed. It's so fun. One of … Continue reading RuPaul Theology
A Prayer for Donald Trump
A couple of months ago we made Prayer Jars at Bible Study. We decorated the outsides and filled them up with little pieces of paper. On the pieces of paper are the names of people we want to pray for. Every day - well, most days - I pull out a little piece of paper … Continue reading A Prayer for Donald Trump
The fiery tongue
The way I read the Bible shifted a few years ago. I suppose that in high school and college I read the Bible to find out what God had to say to me, believing that the Bible was a love letter from the Lord to me. Which is a problem because then the focus is … Continue reading The fiery tongue
Here’s the thing about preaching to yourself
Note to self: There's a difference between your relationship with other people, even relationships you're doing in the name of and for the glory of Jesus, and your actual relationship with Jesus. Don't get caught up in the show of salvation and miss out on the Savior. He came to get you. Not because He wants your … Continue reading Here’s the thing about preaching to yourself
Here’s the thing about precious little booger heads
I thank him who has given me strength, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he judged me faithful, appointing me to his service, though formerly I was a blasphemer, persecutor, and insolent opponent. But I received mercy because I had acted ignorantly in unbelief, and the grace of our Lord overflowed for me with the faith … Continue reading Here’s the thing about precious little booger heads
Here’s the thing about praise
Never will a rock cry out in my place. He's worthy of all my praise! I sang those words as I swayed back and forth on risers with the gospel choir OneVoice once or twice during my time at Cedarville. It was a fun song, and I wish we had sung it more. Luke 19:37-40 … Continue reading Here’s the thing about praise
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My birthday week! Hazah! I'm 24 years old now! And I still love the internet. Articles/blog posts: 16 People On Things They Couldn't Believe About America Until They Moved Here at Thought Catalog - First of all, move over BuzzFeed because I have discovered the lists of Thought Catalog. Second of all, this list is … Continue reading Check this out!