Reflections

A little over a week ago, I celebrated my 16th birthday. It was so exciting, and I had a great time. After I went to school, I came home and my family and I watched the video that my dad took after I was born with my immediate family and my grandparents holding me for…

James 3:13-17“If you are wise and understand God’s ways, prove it by living an honorable life, doing good works with the humility that comes from wisdom. But if you are bitterly jealous and there is selfish ambition in your heart, don’t cover up the truth with boasting and lying. For jealousy and selfishness are not…

Romans 12:9“Don’t just pretend to love others. Really love them. Hate what is wrong. Hold tightly to what is good.”Just this one verse from Romans is enough to help us through the human struggle of truly being genuine. As a sinful culture, we are naturally born selfish. To truly follow Christ and model His example…

“But I know, somehow, that only when it is dark enough, can you see the stars.” I love this quote spoken by Martin Luther King, Jr., during his last speech before his death. My English class was reading the speech last night for homework, and this was one line that especially stuck out at me.…

Romans 12:1,2“And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice—the kind he will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship him. Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world,…

This passage never ever gets old.Romans 3:21-24“21 But now God has shown us a way to be made right with him without keeping the requirements of the law, as was promised in the writings of Moses and the prophets long ago. 22 We are made right with God by placing our faith in Jesus Christ.…

So I finished John this past Thursday, and I happen to love the book of Romans. I figured it’d be a good follow-up. Well, it’s so cool that even after reading the book of Romans before, new perceptions have come to my mind even in the first two chapters. I love how wherever we are…

So usually when I read the Bible, I stick with the letters to the church written by Paul and such. But after going through all those, I figured that it was time to read about Jesus’ life. Even though I’ve learned so much about Jesus during my childhood and in Sunday school, I still think…

These lyrics come from Jeremy Riddle’s song “Full Attention.” Every time I hear this song or sing it, it refocuses my life on the One who truly matters. May Your voice be louderMay Your voice be clearerThan all the others, than all the others May Your face be dearerMay Your words be sweeterThan all the…

Lately, everything around me has been changing–my friendships, my church, my pastors, my inner circle, my classes, my interests…the list could go on and on. As I’m sure I’ve mentioned before, change isn’t exactly the funnest thing for me. I’d probably rather pick up roadkill off the side of the road than have Major Change…