The Love Offering Guest Blog Series Archives - Page 22 of 46

Finding Meaning in Motherhood by Alexandra Jensen

Jan 18, 2024

Picking up blueberries beneath the high chair, I could feel warm tears well up in my eyes as my face grew flushed with raw emotion. (Italicized: Does what I am doing really matter? Does anyone know how hard I work? This work is hard and monotonous, with no extolment attached. Why God?) I asked my Jesus to help me in that moment. To help me with motherhood and life, as I transitioned into my new role as a stay-at-home mom.

Loving Every Part of Ourselves by Molly LaCroix

Jan 11, 2024

Did you know that the verse at the center of the Torah—the first five books of the Bible that were the heart of spiritual life for Israel—is “love your neighbor as yourself” (Leviticus 19:18, NIV)? When the religious leaders asked Jesus, “What is the greatest commandment in the Law?” he said, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind…and love your neighbor as yourself” (Matthew 22:37-39, NIV).

Opportunities for Growth by Kendra Roehl

Jan 4, 2024

Our neighbors had invited several people to their home, including the two of us. But as the time came to walk across the street, my introverted tendencies arose with a vengeance. I dreaded small talk and worried that I wouldn’t know anyone. I wanted nothing more than to stay in my house and curl up with a book.

Raising Her Voice in the Presence of Jesus by Paige Allen

Dec 28, 2023

Our voices are a force. They determine our future and they reveal our hearts (see Luke 6:45). Our words may sound simple, but they elicit every emotion—from tears to laughter and fear to faith. Your voice has the power to set the world on fire (James 3:5), and it is needed in this hour like never before.

Why is Rahab’s Story Our Story? by Shadia Hrichi

Dec 21, 2023

The story of Rahab the prostitute has fascinated Bible students and lay persons for centuries. Her story appears in a mere two chapters in the book of Joshua, and the events are curious right from the start. The book opens with God commissioning Joshua to lead the Israelites after the death of their leader Moses. Yet no sooner do the people come to the edge of the Promised Land than God puts the whole drama on hold to tell us the story of a Canaanite prostitute. This interruption of the conquest story is not an accident, and it gives us our first glimpse into the theological significance of Rahab’s story.