By Madyson Mahler
Originally Published in Be Still Magazine, Issue 2
i·den·ti·ty / noun: identity;
the fact of being who or what a person or thing is.
There’s a lot of hearts down here on this earth walking around confused. A lot of girls and women and boys and men searching for who they are and what they were made for.…
By Sarah Morrison
Staff Writer for The Daily Grace Co.
We rearranged our church because of the Eucharist. There were other contributing factors, too, but I underestimated how the physical movement of chairs would have a spiritual impact. Not just on me, but on the church. Before the rearrangement, we had two sections of chairs with a central aisle.…
By Stefanie Boyles
Staff Writer for the Daily Grace Co.
When I was a young girl, I was restless. It wasn’t that I was behaviorally hyperactive, but internally, I was constantly pacing. I was always longing for the next phase. No matter how perfect my current situation was – material possessions, success in school, a handful of great friends – something deep in me wanted more. Something felt missing, and my natural inclination was to look for it in a new set of circumstances that the future held.
How many of us allow our internal sense of well-being, or contentment, to be determined by our circumstances? We feel dissatisfied with our current lot; maybe even disappointed. So we dream about new scenarios that will surely give us reprieve from our dissatisfaction and restlessness. Maybe we turn the negative energy into fuel to create this dream.…
By Sarah Morrison
Staff Writer for The Daily Grace Co.
Last winter, out of a surplus of boredom and curiosity, I decided that I wanted to begin beekeeping. I spent hours researching hive types and local ordinances. I pored over what breed of bees I would purchase, how many, and from where.…
By Victoria Le
Guest Contributor
Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart. -Psalm 37:4
When I initially came across this verse, I rejoiced in knowing that God would fulfill my every longing.…
By Sarah Morrison
Staff Writer for The Daily Grace Co.
There were guests in our home for the weekend, my mother and my husband’s little brother both came from Texas to visit us. Saturday morning woke up slowly, the type of morning that begs for a hearty breakfast.…
By Sarah Morrison
Staff writer for The Daily Grace Co.
Do you know where your Bible comes from? Have you thought about who wrote it, compiled it, and how it came to exist as it does today? Have you considered whether or not everypart of Scripture is true?…
By Jana White
Staff writer for The Daily Grace Co.
There are many threats to a church and community of believers. The enemy would like nothing more than for the reputation of a community of believer, and therefore, the reputation of Christ, to be marred due to dissension and contempt.…
By Sarah Morrison
Staff writer for The Daily Grace Co.
Swing Low Sweet Chariot, Steal Away, Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen—each of these songs are likely familiar to our ears, and they all have one thing in common: they are African America Spiritual Songs.…