When Jesus is truly the center of a person's life then His fruits (love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control- Galatians 5: 22-23) will be in their souls. What's in our souls will affect how we treat others. And, in how we treat our romantic partners.
Erica has released 2 solo albums as well as 7 albums with her sister as part of the dynamic duo “Mary Mary”. She is the host of the new nationally syndicated radio show "Get Up! Mornings with Erica Campbell.”
Read MoreIn line with Seele's series, How's Your Soul?, guest writer Yarra Wellney sheds light on how our romantic relationships affects our race in life, as well as our relationship with God.
Read MoreMaking time for God in the busyness of this 2017 plugged in, tech, selfish, gotta get it all world can be a challenge, where Jesus is left in the dust and He’s not even a priority. We often have to fight for time with God.
Read More2016 may not have been that bad for you personally! But if you care even a little about other people, you will still want an explanation for why the world is such a mess. But more importantly, if you are honest, you will admit you are not the person you want to be. We can all put on a good face. But take off the mask and most of us are hiding character traits and behavior that we are ashamed of and can’t seem to change. So we shouldn’t just ask, “what’s gone wrong with the world? We should ask, “What’s gone wrong with me?”
Read MoreThis year I’m starting Seele’s Friday post with a series on “How’s Your Soul?” It’s more personal where I will cover Ego, Brokenness, Spiritual Life, Dating & Marriage, Porn, Family, People and Money. When “I” or “self” is supreme in our lives there is no room for God. The only way we can TRULY know God is with humility, and it’s through Him that we will begin to love others as we love ourselves.
Read MoreJohn and Stasi Eldredge share God's intended purpose when he made women and men in Captivating and Wild at Heart. Every man was once a boy. And every little boy has dreams, big dreams, dreams of being the hero, of beating the bad guys, of doing daring feats and rescuing the damsel in distress. Every little girl has dreams, too: of being rescued by her prince and swept up into a great adventure, knowing that she is the beauty.
Read More
*This post is taken from Sarah Young’s, Jesus Calling devotional.
Read MoreThis post is taken from Sarah Young’s, Jesus Calling devotional.
Read MoreAs we approach 2017, if we ask God for a sensitivity to see His work in our lives, we will experience some “seeing is believing” moments. We will see Him work in such a way in our lives and the lives of others, where He will remind us of the truth of His presence, His awesomeness and His love.
Read MoreKatherine & Jay Wolf are survivors and storytellers, advocates and evangelists. In 2008, at the age of 26, Katherine nearly died from a catastrophic brainstem stroke. Her survival and recovery, not to mention that of her marriage and family, have been nothing short of miraculous. Katherine and Jay are in full-time ministry together through HOPE HEALS, leveraging their story to encourage those with broken bodies, broken brains, and broken hearts.
Read MoreEveryone has a role to build up the body of Christ, and we’ve all been called to ministry work, to be equipped by Scripture and our spiritual leaders. No one is gift-less, potential-less, or purposeless. We all have a ministry.
Read MoreAmy is the EMEA Director for the Ravi Zacharias International Ministries and Director of the Oxford Centre for Christian Apologetics (OCCA). Amy is passionate about always having an answer to many of the pressing cultural issues of the day. And she strives to bring her formidable theological knowledge to bear on a wide variety of subjects.
Read MoreIsn’t it interesting how one part of your life can be going so well- i.e. jobs, success, health, finances, free time BUT another part can be struggling or almost nonexistent- i.e. your relationships, your marriage, or your relationship with your kids? We certainly weren’t meant to always stay on the mountain. With Nehemiah as our model, we'll see one practical life application from Scripture that we can use so that we don’t lose our joy, faith and hope in the midst of having one part of your life going well and another part that may not be going so well.
Read MoreStartup Innovator and author, Francisco Moreira publishes his first book, Age of Dawn. The Rumplings are a group of furry little creatures who struggle to maintain the values of their creed when faced with a greedy and domineering religious organisation.
Read MoreTo Joey, With Love documents the lives of Joey Martin Feek and her husband Rory Feek. Faith. Hope. Love. These three words sum up the film To Joey, With Love. I already knew that To Joey, With Love was going to be a tear-jerker so brace yourselves for the tears that will come when watching this film. And while To Joey, With Love is about faith, hope, and love- it’s also a film about perspective: are you, am I, are we doing all that we can be doing in the time God is giving us?
Read MoreEven if it’s a season where we feel like everything is going wrong, God showers graces. We can lose sight of these graces because we’re already feeling so down. But, if we look with our spiritual eyes we will see the Father’s love and that He is with us.
Read MoreElementary school music teacher, Cassandra Portee unpacks the struggles of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, famed Russian composer who dealt with depression and life's struggles, but who was able to compose some of the world's most memorable pieces of music including the Nutcracker suite.
Read MoreFriday wisdom from the Jesus Calling devotional on seeking God's prescence.
Read MoreMacey Ho spent most of her 20's in the music and advertisement business in London before deciding to take a leap into the world of Social Work. She is now finishing her last year of her Masters after spending 6 weeks in South Africa working and learning about the social needs of her people. Macey is from the U.K.
Read More