“It can be difficult to figure out what we want to do with our lives. It can be even more difficult to figure out what God wants us to do with our lives,” writes SEELE contributor Hazzy Redgard.
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Valentine’s Day, the most romantic day of the year, is almost here. In addition to doing something nice for your significant other, Seele contributor, Shefali Karani poses the question: “how about you do something nice for yourself by showing some self-love?”
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Seele contributor, Rebekah Mazzei points out how this is generally a time of festivities, traditions and holiday parties, but it can also be a very lonely and sad season for many. Whatever this holiday season may mean for you, it's a season of possibilities and opportunities to love. And let's not forget that Jesus is the reason for the season.
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From Brexit blunders to Trump tweets, it is no secret that our society at large finds itself in a time of uncertainty and insecurity. But with the added dimension of social media and the ongoing pressure to perform faced by young people today, the anxiety epidemic amongst the younger demographics is at an all-time high. Take a simple scroll through social media and you’ll see countless young people ‘living their best lives’. And yet, behind the #nofilter ‘authenticity’ of their news feeds, Anxiety UK suggests as many as one in six young people will experience an anxiety condition at some point in their lives.
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Seele contributor, Ben Mack writes about a recent trip to Bangladesh and how we are to not ignore poverty and social inequality.
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Seele Contributor, Thomasena Thomas reminds us of the Apostle Paul’s words, that t to live a life holy acceptable to Christ, we must deny ourselves DAILY and pick up our crosses each and every day. Even despite our mistakes, God still loves us, Thomasena points out. But, it’s in the picking up of our crosses and repenting that God does His greatest work.
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Seele contributor, Ben Mack points out the scary realization that not everyone you sit next to in church will make it to Heaven. Ben points out that it doesn’t matter if a person is a president, famous, or even incredibly smart, strong or good-looking – anyone can get in. “Greatness” doesn’t matter at all. God looks at the heart and life a person.
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Seele contributor, Thomasena Thomas unwraps the word “godspeed” and how its used to describe God moving in a person's life. It describes the way God is working in and through people’s lives with opportunities, blessings and situations.
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Your twenties and thirties can be quite a whirlwind. So much in your life is changing, and rapidly and it’s easy for your financial health to take a backseat to other more immediate or exciting decisions. Financial advisor, entrepreneur, speaker, author and mother, Emily G. Stroud gives insight on how to think about saving in your 20s and 30s.
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Have you ever had to make a decision about a situation where you knew either the final outcome would be successful or a failure? You weighed the pros and cons of your decision, but you knew if no one stepped up to the plate in doing what needed to be done, you would be the one to carry out the plan. But, in your heart you knew if the plan failed, you would have to live with the consequences, and knew you did your best. Seele Contributor, Cassandra Portee introduces a woman from long ago who did just this, Jehosheba.
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Seele Contributor, Thomasena Thomas shares 3 tips for overcoming temptation. When our minds become idle temptation becomes stronger. The choice is to address the festering and find the root cause of it to eliminate it, or allow it to keep festering in your mind. But the latter doesn’t work....
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Seele Contributor, Ben Mack opens up about loneliness, something we all struggle with at times- whether that’s moving to a new city, state or even country where you don’t speak the language, starting a new job- loneliness is something that will affect us all at some point in our lives.
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Medical assistant from Berlin, Carolin Lingenberg offers a poignant reminder of the importance of shifting from self to caring about the needs of others.
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Seele Contributor Ben Mack, writes on how reading the Bible with patience, allowing the words to slowly set in will allow you to hear God in a clearer way.
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Elementary school music teacher, Cassandra Portee unpacks the life and challenges of George Frideric Handel, famed German composer who dealt with being in constant debt, but who was able to compose some of the world's most memorable pieces- 42 operas, 29 oratorios, more than 120 cantatas, duets, and trios..
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During the Easter break, journalist Ben Mack visited Tonga.
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