This is a part of the Command blog series where we’re talking about how the Ten Commandments aren’t just a dusty set of tablets with dumb rules . . . by a long shot! P.S. Don’t forget to read our newly released, FREE devotional “Still”! Between the ages of four and five, this commandment translates to …
This is a part of the Command blog series where we’re talking about how the Ten Commandments aren’t just a dusty set of tablets with dumb rules . . . by a long shot! There is a movement in our generation. A movement that takes the holy out of the Sabbath. I’ve been reading through Exodus, …
This special feature article, written by Olivia Nickerson, wasn’t in our latest issue of OBO! Enjoy this bonus feature as a blog reader. Lucky you! It will be the New Year by the time you read this article, despite my writing it in November 2019. I can’t believe how fast 2019 went by, and I …
Here we go, cruising right into the Roaring Twenties! It’s been a crazy year . . . lots of amazing things, lots of hard things. We love a good introspective session and we’re also suckers for cutely designed workbooks so we combined the two to create this FREE reflect + plan workbook. You don’t even …
This is a part of the Command blog series where we’re talking about how the Ten Commandments aren’t just a dusty set of tablets with dumb rules . . . by a long shot! You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not hold him guiltless who …
Being vulnerable is so hard but important, and OBO is all about facing the real life problems with real life truth and hope. That’s why I’m sharing about my own journey through depression and food sensitivities. These topics are hard and not fun, but important. I’m sure there are others of you that have dealt …
This is a part of the Command blog series where we’re talking about how the Ten Commandments aren’t just a dusty set of tablets with dumb rules . . . by a long shot! You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is …
This is a part of the Command blog series where we’re talking about how the Ten Commandments aren’t just a dusty set of tablets with dumb rules . . . by a long shot! I’m an idol worshiper. Growing up in a very conservative part of the country, I never understood the whole “thou shalt …
When I was little, I didn’t understand why tithing was such a big deal. In my 6-year-old world where my budget involved saving up for plastic fairy wands at Ingles, I had plenty of money left over to put in the shiny metal offering plate. In fact, I didn’t exactly understand. If I had a …
Yup, that’s right! You read the title correctly (well done, you literate person, you). Listen to your emotions! Now, here’s the caveat: you also have to decode your emotions. This is where I often fall flat. I ask myself, “Amanda: what should we do here?” And I do the magical, fairy INFP-thing and say, “Well, …
