The phrase “a thrill of hope” may, as it did for me, take you back to childhood Christmas Eve church services and the anticipation of Christmas Day....
A Thrill of Hope
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“Deer” God
Often, I find myself talking to God through prayers, worship, and writing. This is what He wants of us, right? I pray, cry, worship, and listen to...
Tablescapes
Every good hostess enjoys planning a good “tablescape.” The tablescape is the decorative and creative arrangement of objects, tableware, and a...
To Be Seen Or To Seek?
How do you know that you are a disciple of Jesus? Most of my life has been an attempt at pleasing people through my actions. I would make time for a...
Living Loved, Bold, and Brave: Your Best Self Is Hidden in Christ
Living Loved, Bold, and Brave: Your Best Self Is Hidden in Christ It Starts With Seeing Clearly You know that feeling you get when you're around...
Face the Fear
Have you ever found yourself worrying about what is gonna happen? How are you going to be able to make rent? How are you gonna pay off student...
How Do I Hear God?
How do I hear God? Am I Hearing God… or Is It Just My Own Thoughts? If you’re looking for a direct answer, scroll down, because here’s where we’re...
Little is Much When God is in It
So many of us spend so much time thinking about, praying through, and searching for the plan of God for our lives. Milestones tend to bring this...
Do You Actually Want to Be Made Well?
I never wanted to be known as the hurt girl. The one who felt insecure, brokenhearted, and unworthy. The one who found it hard to trust others and...
The Prayer Struggle
Have you ever felt like you aren’t very good at prayer? You’re not alone. For years, prayer was one of the most frustrating parts of my spiritual...
My Go Season
When we start taking obedient steps, one of the first hang-ups we encounter is the temptation to take God’s plan and minimize it to fit our...
Nothing is Wasted
On November 10, 2015, a violent home invasion took the lives of my wife Amanda and our unborn child. Amanda and I had followed God’s call to plant a...
Too Close to Home
Because of the sovereignty of God and how God has made me, I have no problem asking strangers about who they believe Jesus to be. I’ve even looked...
I Love Breakups!
I read a quote the other day that said, “What if the Lord allows us to experience human failure in heartbreak so that we can better understand His...
Finding Freedom from What’s Holding You Back
Have you ever found yourself in a place where you didn’t think it was possible for you to get any more confused? It makes you feel stuck, doesn’t...
The Beauty of Wandering
By the time I got to college, my struggle with the Church and my faith, like many of my Christian peers, was silent. I wasn’t crying out for help or...
Your Past Doesn’t Count You Out
My name is Darcy Clark, I have been a part of Team LO for almost a year, I am twenty-two years old, I have moved around a couple times in different...
All My Knotted-Up Life
If it’s true God often uses the body of Christ—by that I mean a community of fellow believers—to tell us what he wants from us, what he wanted from...
How to Stay Standing
The first time I encountered Jesus face-to-face was in the middle of a run. Running had become my escape. I was running and crying and talking to...
Killing Comparison
Advice we can all learn from
God of the Unknown
Advice we can all learn from
Soul on Fire
Advice we can all learn from
You’ve Been Chosen
Advice we can all learn from
Living in the Light
Advice we can all learn from
Finding Your Purpose
Advice we can all learn from
A Sickness With No Name
Advice we can all learn from
How Being a Foster Mom Strengthened my Faith
Advice we can all learn from
Community Saved My Daughters Life
Advice we can all learn from
Getting Honest Enough to Admit…
Advice we can all learn from
What Are You Working For?
Advice we can all learn from
How God Blesses and Uses Our Imperfection
Advice we can all learn from
Courageously Expecting
Advice we can all learn from
Healthy Healing: Body Image
Advice we can all learn from
Brown-Skinned Vessel
Advice we can all learn from
Sin Girls Don’t Talk About
Advice we can all learn from
The Greatest Gift of All
Advice we can all learn from
God is Working in the Waiting
Nothing ever satisfies until we realize we’re beautiful on the inside.
What’s the Difference?
Nothing ever satisfies until we realize we’re beautiful on the inside.
5 Ways to Silence the Lies in Your Head
Nothing ever satisfies until we realize we’re beautiful on the inside.
Lessons From A Baby Turtle
Nothing ever satisfies until we realize we’re beautiful on the inside.
Running to a New Pace
Nothing ever satisfies until we realize we’re beautiful on the inside.
Dare to Be: God is Able. Are You Willing?
Nothing ever satisfies until we realize we’re beautiful on the inside.
Made Whole: Feeling Fulfilled Without Food
Nothing ever satisfies until we realize we’re beautiful on the inside.
Watch Your Mind
Our imagination isn’t real. God’s Word is.
Seeing Ourselves As God Sees Us
Nothing ever satisfies until we realize we’re beautiful on the inside.
JOY
When we are weak, He is our strength.
Identity in Christ
Our only identity is in Christ.
Opened Eyes; Truth is Here
God’s heart is for us all to be together in unity.
Walking Away From Shame
Your calling is not simply based on your appearance.
Faithful Friends
Be the friend you want to have.
How Did I Get Here?
A dropped anchor gives the appearance of stability, while a set anchor actually grants stability.
Survivor
He wants to bring good out of our mess.
To the Girl in a Season of Change
You are not alone, embrace the in between, and run to the Father.
Your Worth is Not Determined by a Number
True beauty is knowing from where your worth comes from.
Seek Eternal Joy
His peace is a promise, and his joy is readily available.
Stewarding Your Money Well
Whether you think you can or think you can’t, you’re right.
How My Faith Impacts My Sexuality
Humans are made to be a reflection of God.
Perfectly Imperfect
When you feel weak, grab onto His strength.
Cure For Insecurity
Understand God’s devoted love for you.
From Ashes to Beauty
He turns ashes into beauty.
The Cost of Abundance
Surrender is the choice; abundant living is the result.
My Miracle Moment
The gospel is for everyone. Jesus is for everyone.
You Are His Original Design
You are an original, not a copy.
How to Know if You’re Really in Love
We have to build our romances on God’s vision for true love and lasting relationships.
Today I Choose Joy
Maybe the trials of this world are a gift to make us more like Jesus!
What Black History Month Means to Me
This month meant honoring those who paved the way with their very lives to fight for mental, political, social, and spiritual equality.
The Beautiful Veracity of Vulnerability
Authentic Christ followers with scabby knees, bruised hearts, and even track-marked arms, who sometimes stumble yet always grab onto the arm of His Spirit in order to stand up again, exemplify the redemptive power of divine grace.
The Power of Our Words
Our words have the power to build up and take down.
Trusting God in the Dark
In the dark is where God builds trust.
Rebuild Your Prayers
Address God and praise God, ask God and thank God.
The New You Need
A new world requires a new you.
A New Heart
You give me yours, I’ll give you mine.
Grace Is Enough
You don’t have to try harder. You don’t have to be good enough.
Out Of The Darkness And Into The Light
You are beautiful, set apart, and if you give God your ashes, He will bestow on you a crown of beauty.
How To Know God’s Will Today
Stay strong in surrender.
Standing On TRUTH
God responds to our doubt with His faithfulness.
Who Are You Outside of Your Job?
You are so much more than what you do. You are a child of God.
Lessons in Quarantine: Revival. Renewal. Response.
This time isn’t just for revival, but renewal for our souls.
Surrender
Learn to simply say “YES.”
How 7 Days of an Instagram Detox Changed Me
Walk in freedom today, dream big dreams, and believe that your life is greater than your career path!
God is Good in the Suffering
It is okay to not be okay.
You Were Created For More
You do not have to live your life under a list of labels or diagnoses.
Am I Qualified?
True strength is found in Him.
What’s Your Fire?
You were created ON purpose, WITH a purpose!
Designed for Community
Working together makes us whole.
Take Up Your Cross
Simply walk with Him to the top.
Defeated
Hear from LO Fam member, Jess, on her journey fighting mental illness.
How To Choose the “Right” Career Path
Walk in freedom today, dream big dreams, and believe that your life is greater than your career path!
Balancing Relationship and Career
Learn how to love your person AND love what you do!
From Fig Leaves to Freedom
Trade shame for freedom today.
We Are Loved
Hear the story of how God used camp to change this counselors perspective on Love.
He’s Got You
Hear from LO Fam member, Megan, on her fight against mental illness.
Does July 4th Matter?
Make the most of this holiday by seeing it through a new lens this year.
My Adoption Story
Read about God’s faithfulness through this incredible adoption story.
Leaning Into Aloneness
There are things to be learned in seasons of aloneness, and God puts us there when He wants us to listen.
Oh, The Beauty of Delayed Gratification
Even if seasons of preparation can be difficult, they are not in vain.
Joy in the Waiting
Hear from LO Fam member, Kailee, on seasons of waiting.
I Am Redeemed
God has a good design for intimacy. Friend, you are redeemed.
You’re In the Right Lane
Confidence is found is God’s plan for you.
Beauty Resurrected
In our weakness, God will prove to be abundantly stronger for us.