Going through a difficult situation, I looked around and realized I didn’t have a single close friend I could trust. That wasn’t healthy. I knew the value of female friendships, but I didn’t understand how to navigate that world in an authentic way. I’d get this close to friends, but my long-standing wall had become a barrier, keeping everyone out.

Faith, BlogJessica BrodieApril 25, 2019Author Jessica Brodiechristian friends, trust, trust issues, I can't trust anyone, godly friendship, female friends, how to make friends, 2 Timothy 1:7, 1 john 4:18, mean girls Comments

A wasteful culture

We are charged with caring for and protecting this special and wonderful place our Father brought to life. And yet we do not! We often think of our own needs and wants above others’. We consume so much we have massive landfills just to contain our discarded stuff. We use the earth like it’s ours to violate.

Faith, BlogJessica BrodieApril 22, 2019Author Jessica Brodieearth day, epa, caring for the earth, caring for creation, environmentally friendly, christians and the environment, genesis 1:26, ezekiel 34:18-19, waste, landfill Comments

You can only pick one

Sometimes we get confused about what we should set our sights upon. We get influenced by commercials or feel envy when someone’s “something new” looks really, really good. But we can only love one master, and I’ve made my choice. I choose Jesus.

Blog, FaithJessica BrodieApril 18, 2019Author Jessica Brodie1 John 2:15-17, choose jesus, god over the world, jesus versus the world, culture, worldly craving, resist worldly temptation, materialism, financial peace, christian living Comments

Being a good example

I don’t want my daughter doing everything I, her earthly parent, does. I make many mistakes, and I’m not always the best example. But we have a perfect role model in Jesus, for God’s son does his father’s will.

Faith, BlogJessica BrodieApril 15, 2019John 5:19, role model, jesus is example, imitating example, christian parenting Comments

A suspicious heart

God had gifted me with a brain—a really great one, in fact! So why wasn’t I looking at God’s Word with the same sharp eye? Why wasn’t I using the brain He’d given me to explore and read for myself what was in there?

Faith, BlogJessica BrodieApril 11, 2019Author Jessica BrodieRomans 8:28, god works all for good, reading bible, intelligence and religion, intelligent christian, smart Comments

Such hope

I had the opportunity to serve as a confirmation mentor to nine eighth-grade girls that culminated this past weekend, and wow, was my own faith extraordinarily transformed!

Faith, BlogJessica BrodieApril 8, 2019Author Jessica Brodie1 Timothy 4:10-12, confirmation, a christian example, young believers, faith journey, mentoring young christians Comments

The roar of the Holy Spirit

I used to think of the Holy Spirit as a docile whisperer, nudging me toward something God wanted me to do, see, or think. But in the Book of Acts, the Spirit isn’t exactly polite or gentle. It comes like a lion, fierce and bold and calling for immediate action!

Faith, BlogJessica BrodieApril 4, 2019Author Jessica Brodieholy spirit, what is the holy spirit, book of acts, acts 4:31, day of pentecost, acts 2:2-4, john 14:26, bible, faith, jesus, christianity, does the holy spirit talk Comments

God doesn’t make junk—on loving ourselves

When we despise our bodies, or when we allow others to make us feel anything less than wonderful, we’re not just picking on ourselves. We’re picking at the glorious creation of our heavenly Father. My latest blog.