A Chat On Women’s Roles and Christianity (Part 4): My Story

*Catch up on this series:Part 1: Women In Discipleship | Part 2: Women In Ministry | Part 3: Women In Marriage + Family I'm writing the fourth piece of this series on women's roles and Christianity years after writing the first three blogs. One of the young women I mentor encouraged me to share my journey as a woman in…

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2 Things We Misunderstand About Having a Personal Relationship With Jesus

"Christianity is about having a personal relationship with Jesus." Have you ever heard someone say that before? And it's true. Christianity is a faith that's based on knowing Jesus personally, and that's possible because of His death on the cross to save us from our sins and His resurrection. But sometimes people who are curious about Christianity or even people…

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6 Common Questions About Speaking In Tongues (Part 2)

I hope you found Part 1 of this blog series helpful! Let’s dive right into the final three common questions that come up about speaking in tongues. This blog series was inspired by Allen Parr's YouTube video, Why I Stopped Speaking In Tongues and You May Want To Too. 4. Are Christians who don’t speak in tongues second-class Christians? I…

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6 Common Questions About Speaking In Tongues (Part 1)

Photo by Priscilla Du Preez 🇨🇦 on Unsplash *This is a companion post to Why I Believe Speaking In Tongues Is For Today Recently, Allen Parr, a Christian YouTuber I follow and respect as a brother in Christ and fellow minister of the gospel published a video called Why I Stopped Speaking In Tongues and You May Want To Too.…

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How to Read the Bible in Your Quiet Time

I want to let you in on how I spend time with God in the Bible. Of course, it doesn't always look exactly the same each day or in every season of life, and it won't for you either. And this is just once approach of many you could try, so do what works best for you! But I want…

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Every Woman A Theologian by Phylicia Masonheimer – Book Review

What’s It About Every Woman A Theologian is a systematic theology (defined here and here) written in an accessible way. The book highlights the importance of theology for the everyday Christian, not just pastors and Bible scholars, and teaches theology in a practical way. As is the mission of Christian blogger and author Phylicia Masonheimer’s entire ministry, the goal of Every…

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How I’m Responding to the Asbury University Revival

*Photo by Kendall Scott on Unsplash All eyes are on Asbury University after the Holy Spirit intervened in a normal chapel service on February 8, 2023 that never ended. A simple, student-led, faculty-guided movement of humble worship and prayer, confession and repentance of sin, testimonies and exhortations from Scripture has continued for over a week at the the time of…

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How Should Christians Respond to The GRAMMY Awards?

Photo by Roger Harris on Unsplash Last night the 65th Annual GRAMMY Awards took place and caused quite the social media stir amongst Christians. Whatever your thoughts are on this topic you’re probably not fully going to get the answer you want from me, which is good. I want to challenge you a bit. Let me start out by putting…

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Are Christians Hypocrites?

Photo by Scott Webb on Unsplash “I don’t want to be a Christian because there are too many hypocrites in the Church.” Have you heard that before or said it yourself? It’s one of the main ideas that discourages people from following Jesus–Christians seemingly not living according to what they say they believe. Biblically, the word hypocrite carries the idea…

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How to Respond to the Christmas Story

As I've been reading through the story of Jesus' birth in Scripture, I've noticed some themes in what kind of response was prompted in people when they heard about the newborn King. Here are four ways the biblical characters involved in the Christmas story responded to the news of Jesus’ birth, and how you and I can respond to the…

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