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Rest vs. Laziness: How to Know the Difference

March 15, 2016 by Meredith 3 Comments

Have you been wondering why we haven’t been around here much? Well, I have two words for you: student teaching. If you don’t know what student teaching is like, just picture yourself in a room surrounded by 1st graders all asking questions, wiggling, and ready to tackle the world while you are not only expected … [See more…]

Posted in: Big Questions, Christian Living Tagged: beneficial, Busy, busyness, excuses, intentional, laziness, rest, stewardship

March Roundup: What Does it Mean to be a Christian?

March 4, 2016 by Meredith Leave a Comment

Sorry that we haven’t been around much lately! Student teaching is crazy, let me tell you… But I also promise that we are working on getting some more stuff on here. And until then, we are thinking up SO MUCH exciting stuff for when we are back in full swing in a couple of months! … [See more…]

Posted in: Christian Living, Roundups Tagged: abundant life, belief, believing, Christian living, disciple, faith, following Jesus, hypocrisy, life, Palm Sunday, roundup, sacrifice, salvation, trust

3 Wrong Ways to Think About Prayer

February 23, 2016 by Meredith 2 Comments

We’ve moved! Check out this post on our new site, Life Along the Way! 3 Wrong Ways to Think About Prayer

Posted in: Christian Living Tagged: attitude, chore, Day of Prayer, prayer, praying, wrong

When Your Relationship With God Feels Hollow

February 9, 2016 by Meredith 7 Comments

Christianity is easy to fake. Following Jesus is easy to turn into a habit. A ritual. Even a performance. I should know. I have known Jesus as my Lord and Savior since I was 5 years old. I have attended church often three times a week since I was born. I know, from hearing it … [See more…]

Posted in: Christian Living Tagged: abide, Busy, distant, drained, empty, fake, fruit, hollow, love, performance, relationship with God, thoughts

Roundup: When Our Lives and God’s Word Intersect

February 5, 2016 by Meredith Leave a Comment

Benjamin and I have been realizing lately that we share very little about our lives here on this blog! If I asked each of you to list as many facts about us as you could, you would probably be able to name one or two… (You would hopefully at least be able to get our … [See more…]

Posted in: Christian Living Tagged: application, babies, Bible, Busy, checklist, comparisons, life, ministry, plans

Does God Give Everyone a Passion?

February 2, 2016 by Meredith 2 Comments

Have you ever looked around your office at the motivated, driven people around you or watched a documentary about someone who completely, 100% knew what their life was all about? To me, those things are somewhat depressing. I don’t know how to live like that. People talk all the time about their God-given passions, and … [See more…]

Posted in: Big Questions, Christian Living Tagged: follow, g, gifts, interests, life, passion, serve, talents

3 Reasons We Don’t Live Missionally

January 26, 2016 by Meredith 11 Comments

We’ve moved! Check out this same post on our new site, Life Along the Way! 3 Reasons We Don’t Live Missionally

Posted in: Christian Living Tagged: Busy, disciples, missionally, missionaries, outlook, perspective, share, sharing, tools, witness, witnessing, world

What Christians Can Learn From Athletes

January 19, 2016 by Meredith Leave a Comment

We’ve moved! Check out this same post on our new site, Life Along the Way! What We Should Learn from Athletes

Posted in: Christian Living Tagged: athletes, Cardinals, crown, discipline, football, race, run, self-discipline, train, work

How Your Creativity Reflects the Image of God

January 15, 2016 by Meredith 2 Comments

We’ve moved! Head over to our new site, Life Along the Way to read the updated version of this post. How Your Creativity Reflects the Image of God

Posted in: Big Questions, Christian Living Tagged: creativity, image, image of God, innovative, people, reflection, share, world, worship

A Rotten Core

January 12, 2016 by Meredith 7 Comments

Let me tell you, folks, I have had a rough couple of weeks. I don’t know if I have ever said that I wanted to quit something more often than I have this past week, and I’m not sure if a week has ever gone more slowly. I keep thinking things like, “Ok, so since … [See more…]

Posted in: Christian Living Tagged: attitude, direction, guidance, hard times, plan, rotten, struggle, trust, wisdom
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