By Danielle Munoz
Originally Published in Be Still Magazine, Issue 13
Work. The Lord gave it to Adam and Eve not after, but within Eden, one special blessing among many in the “good” world He founded.
As they created, collected, organized, pruned, and explored among the fruit and creatures of God’s garden, the couple walked in their identity as ones made in their Creator’s image (Genesis 1:28).…
By Stefanie Boyles
Staff Writer for The Daily Grace Co.
The air feels different during the holidays. Maybe it’s the decorations on all of the store fronts. Maybe it’s the red cups filled with holiday-themed beverages. For some, maybe it’s the prospect of time off from work. Or maybe it’s the feasting and gift giving with family and friends. Whatever the reason, the air is thick with hopeful expectation – the holidays are magical.…
By Lauren Bowerman
Originally Published in Be Still Magazine, Issue 9
…The next best thing to living in the light of the Lord’s love is to be unhappy til we have it, and to pant hourly after it…when it is as natural for us to long for God as for an animal to thirst, it is well with our souls, however painful our feelings.
By Aubrey Coleman
Staff Writer for The Daily Grace Co.
Can you recall a time in your life when someone shared some really hard truths with you? A time when you were called out on your sin, confronted with ways you’d wronged someone, or simply listened to someone tell you something you really didn’t want to hear?…
By Stefanie Boyles
Staff Writer for The Daily Grace Co.
Growing up in the church, the resounding exhortation I heard in youth group was this: do your quiet time! Essentially, what the leaders were getting at was this: read the Bible and pray consistently! And they’re right – right? These are essential spiritual disciplines for all believers! However, I clearly remember the struggle to follow through. I would attend a youth conference and come home fired up.…
By Sarah Morrison
Originally Published in the Be Still Magazine, Issue 6
Second Peter 1 is an anthem. Peter knows he’s about to be martyred for the cause of Christ, and he’s writing to fellow believers in order to remind them of what they already know: Christ is the sufficient source of all knowledge, and His Word is trustworthy and strongly confirmed. …
By Aubrey Coleman
Staff Writer for The Daily Grace Co.
When looking to the week to come, do you grab your calendar and prioritize the events of the week, filling in the spaces with extra house work or errands? Or do you prepare for scheduling in prayer, asking God to shape your time in the way He desires it to be spent?…
By Chelsi Woods
Originally Published in Be Still Magazine, Issue 10
Sin is something that is addressed less and less in the church these days. It is almost like we are so worried about stepping on toes that we don’t call for any accountability. I think many of us are afraid to address our own sin because we know we are forgiven.…
By Kristyn Perez
Lamp and Light Leader for The Daily Grace Co.
I was recently talking to a mom of little ones who was feeling guilty that she wasn’t spending more time in the Word. She gets up three to five times a night with her young kids and can’t seem to get out of bed in the mornings before they wake up.…