In many ways, this past year for my family has been a year of goodbyes. In our recent move to Montana, we had to say goodbye to our church family and dear friends. But when you move, it’s more than just the people you say goodbye to. When you move you say farewell to your … Continue reading For All Those Who Have Said Too Many Goodbyes
Tag: Encouragement
When Scotsman John Gibson Paton announced his intentions to serve as a missionary in the New Hebrides islands of the South Seas, a Mr. Dickson cried out in despair, “‘The Cannibals! You will be eaten by the cannibals!’” (J. Paton ch. IX). Mr. Dickson’s concern was not unfounded. In 1839, nineteen years before Paton's announcement, … Continue reading John Gibson Paton: Faith that Changed the World
Well, here we are. We made it! We have reached the end of 2020. And I’m sure that most of us aren’t too sad about it. As I’ve thought about this past year, and what on earth I should say on this, the final blog post of 2020, I finally landed on honesty. I decided … Continue reading This is Me Being Honest About 2020
In preparation for Thanksgiving, I’ve been looking up words such as thanks and thank, in my bible to see what I could learn from the contexts in which they are used. During my search, I came across two Psalms that I would have never associated with this holiday if it had not been for the … Continue reading 12 Irrefutable Reasons to Praise God This Thanksgiving (Part 1)
Daily devotions are important. You’ve heard it said in church, in Sunday School, at VBS, by your parents, and probably other places too. And maybe you agree-- to some extent at least. You agree Scripture is important. You agree that as a Christian it is your source of life, but you don’t agree to the … Continue reading Why Spending Time In God’s Word Is So Important
We all know what it is like when our life is falling apart faster than we can put it back together. And the worse part of it is, sometimes we don’t even know why it’s falling apart. This last year has brought about a lot of hard changes for my family. As my mom's health … Continue reading Understanding Our Trials: Part 1
I’m actually doing it. I’m starting a blog. What?! I, Ella, am going to run my own website and write my own blog posts… and I am beyond excited. For the longest time I saw blogging as something for the adults. It was for the people who knew what they were doing, who had something … Continue reading You Are Never Too Young
The Nonconformist 