What I’ve learned after writing on Medium for one year. — Don’t start a Medium blog to make money. While it’s nice if you are able to join the Medium Partner Program and have the potential to earn money, it shouldn’t be your motivation for starting a Medium blog. If it is, you will burn out very quickly. I set up…

Jesus never turned away anyone who came to Him for healing. — Introduction I began watching The Chosen in 2020, and I loved it. It helped me connect with Jesus on a deeper, more personal level. However, after watching the premiere episodes of season three, I am saddened to say that the creators of the show have inserted a dangerous theology about…

Reading Ephesians 3:12–21 Prayer Response Lord, thank You that I can boldly and confidently enter into Your presence, for in Your presence is where I am changed. When I fix my gaze upon Your face, the old emotions, thoughts, and habits fall away and I become new–I become more like…

Reading Ephesians 2:1–10 Prayer Response God, I used to be so lost and deceived, searching for meaning, purpose, and identity in the world–apart from You. I spiraled into depression, addiction, and disease. My destiny was death. But You are so merciful and loving–You have given me abundant life! Like a…

One of the most impactful things I have learned along my journey with God is how to directly commune with Him when I read Scripture and when I pray. Growing up, I thought the Bible was for memorizing and prayer was used to ask for things. I am so grateful…

From then on Jesus began to preach, “Repent of your sins and turn to God, for the Kingdom of Heaven is near” (Matthew 4:17). Jesus traveled throughout the region of Galilee, teaching in the synagogues and announcing the Good News about the Kingdom. And he healed every kind of disease…

Do you ever doubt God’s goodness and love for you? It is easy to regurgitate the mantra we often hear in church: God is good, all the time. All the time, God is good. But have you moved beyond head knowledge and settled it in your heart that God is…

Five tips to help you feel confident and excited about building a daily Bible-reading habit. — As someone who started by reading a five minute devotional with one or two Bible verses to reading the entire Old Testament in six weeks, I believe I am qualified to share a few tips on how you can read the Bible daily (and actually enjoy it!). …

If someone had helped me understand the following three things when I was a new believer, I may have avoided a lot of discouragement and confusion. …