By Bethany Mathis
Originally Published in Be Still Magazine, Issue 11.
As a very young child, I remember thinking I needed to decide my future and learn all I could about my purpose in life. I was a fairly intense kid.…
Precepts of Wonder
Encouragement on the Hardest Days
By Micah Maddox
Originally published in Be Still Magazine, issue 10.
You know that feeling when your heart literally hurts inside your chest?
Life happens, and sometimes, it hurts. So you take deep breaths to try to release it, but no form of meditation or deep breathing exercise seems to release the grip that anxiety holds behind the breastbone.…
Aligning Your Heart
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.…
Faith like a Mustard Seed
By Sarah Morrison
Staff Writer for The Daily Grace Co.
Luke 13:18-19 He said, therefore, “What is the kingdom of God like, and what can I compare it to? It’s like a mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his garden.…
Who Will Be With You In The Fire?
By Sarah Morrison
Staff Writer for The Daily Grace Co.
We’ve all been through fires. Burnt, scorned, and seared. And as long as our feet are planted on this earth, we will go through more. There is no shortage of suffering for this world to dole out to its inhabitants— relationships, jobs, and bodies have all been ravaged by a broken and dissonant world.…
Space Between the Wrinkles
By Jana White
Staff writer for The Daily Grace Co.
Lately I’ve noticed the lines in my forehead and the few gray hairs streaming from the left side of my head. I jokingly tell my friends that we can thank those people who like to sell products to fix those problems on social media for bringing those imperfections to our attention.…
Finding Hope in the Valley
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” – Charles Haddon Spurgeon
On days when my soul is weary, I am continually drawn to Psalm 42.…
Like a Splinter in the Heel
By Sarah Morrison
Staff Writer for The Daily Grace Co.
In the suburbs of Houston, our house was tucked away near woods, and our backyard was like a wonderland for a five-year-old. I spent hours exploring, looking for bugs and salamanders, picking weeds that I thought were flowers.…
Don't Live for the Weekend
By Stefanie Boyles
Staff Writer for The Daily Grace Co.
Have you ever heard the phrase, “If you want something done, ask a busy person to do it”? It sounds counterintuitive, right? Why would you intentionally add another task to someone’s to-do list that is already overflowing? …