SEELE contributor Shefali Karani shares how to politely decline an invitation to an event.

Discernment is a gift from God. It’s the ability to recognize something, to distinguish if something is or someone is good, bad, honest, worth being connected to with the senses or with intuition. While Jesus placed Himself in situations that ultimately led to the cross, we humans are given discernment by God to protect us from “unnecessarily” situations.

At some point in a person’s life, Jesus makes Himself known to people. That can be through the kindness, generosity and love of others, when someone tells us about the gift of salvation, when we’re forgiven, when we go through trials, or through direct encounters. Brian Simmons and Gretchen Rodriguez point out how Jesus’s glory is revealed to the nations, and one way is through us in how we love others.

KB Chakela shares that in her act of faith to wait on God for her future spouse, she has found contentment and joy, trusting in God’s best for her life.

SEELE Editor Ally unpacks Daniel’s standards and willingness to draw a line and not eat tainted food. It’s when Daniel showed his resolve to be committed to God that God then moved on Daniel’s behalf and gave him favor. Where is God looking to see if you’ve drawn a line(s), to live according to His standards, so that He can grant you more favor in life?

SEELE contributor Shefali Karani poses the question of whether dressing up is necessary in a world that seems to embrace relaxed wear during the pandemic.

John Dickson gives an honest account of the mixed history of Christianity, the evil and the good. He concedes the Christians’ complicity for centuries of bullying but also shows the myriad ways the beautiful teaching of Christ has enriched our world and the lives of countless individuals.

If God is for us, who can be against us. Writers Brian Simmons and Gretech Rodriguez pour out how God wants His children to realize that we are made powerful in Him, to be the best version of ourselves.

The journey of a thousand miles begins with a promise from the Lord.

Whispers writers Brian Simmons and Gretchen Rodriguez share how spending time with God gives strength for life’s challenges.

Seele contributor Shefali Karani shares three do’s and don’ts for your summer workwear essentials.

“We are living in a very fast paced era, a time where most are growing numb to the spirit of the Lord day by day,” says writer Gugulethu Mnisi. In this post she points out how discernment and prayer are the tools for having impact in this generation.

Writers Brian Simmons and Gretchen Rodriguez share from a divine voice how in our pain, God wants us to find him, so that He can give perspective and healing.

Navigating singleness as a woman of faith can be a struggle fest, but it doesn't have to be. In Sexless in the City, podcaster, founder of The Refined Woman, and Texan turned New Yorker Kat Harris shares her messy, honest, and unlikely journey to discovering God's heart for singleness, sexuality, desire, and our purpose within it all.

Dr. Saliha Afridi, Clinical Psychologist and Managing Director of The LightHouse Arabia shares that if your lifestyle is bigger than your budget, your spending habits can become a serious problem – one that has ended many relationships and ruined many lives. She shares some tips to manage overspending.

“As we learned in previous articles, creation is in peril,” shares SEELE contributor Monica Tang. “From the carbon pollution in the atmosphere that is reaching dangerous levels, to the destruction of forest ecosystems, and continued pollution in the oceans, God’s creation is suffering everywhere.”

The global pandemic is finally slowing down and since most of us are back in the office, or, continuing to work from home, virtual meetings are still the norm. SEELE contributor Shefali Karani shares three rules for stylish and successful virtual meetings.

With her poetic language, SEELE contributor Oboitshepo Tladi continues our theme of: “having a marriage character before marriage.” Marriage is a ministry, a calling to shine the light of Jesus to your partner and to those around you. It’s also an inheritance, a blessing, and a walking into new territory of richness from the Lord, to receive all that He has for you and your spouse.

Continuing our theme of: “having a marriage character before marriage,” we see that there are things we can get sorted in our singleness before marriage. If kindness is one of the things that men notice in women, then it would behoove single women to be kind before marriage, to be kind to friends, coworkers, family, and strangers.