On shining the light even on dark days by wearing the “clothes” of Christ—compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.

Faith, BlogJessica BrodieMarch 7, 2022Author Jessica Brodieclothed in christ, clothes of christ, colossians 3:12, colosians 3:12-14, Colossians 3:12-14, perspective, forcing a smile, depression, grief Comments

Raising Lazarus (and Wormi)

Her first sincere prayer raised the dead. Subsequent prayers have produced less dramatic results. Here, Lori Hatcher guest-blogs on “Raising Lazarus (and Wormi),” about impossible prayers.

Faith, BlogJessica BrodieMarch 1, 2022Author Jessica Brodiemiracles, god works miracles, does god still do miracles, impossible prayers, jesus raising lazarus from the dead Comments

Finding Christ’s Joyful Peace in Exhaustion and Burnout

While hard work is good, thoughtless stress and overwhelm are not part of God’s plan for us. In Christ, we have relief from burnout and exhaustion, from that pervading sense of chaos and disarray.

Faith, BlogJessica BrodieFebruary 21, 2022Author Jessica Brodiepeace of christ, jesus burnout, finding jesus in exhaustion fatigue burnout, people under pressure, mental exhaustion Comments

The evolution of me

I was like a chameleon, constantly changing colors to suit my environment. Then I learned a key truth.

Faith, BlogJessica BrodieFebruary 14, 2022Author Jessica Brodieidentity in jesus, john 15:19, conform to world, How can I not conform to the world, romans 12:2, the real me, how do I stop worrying about fitting in, people pleaser Comments

Jesus and My Nap 180

I’ve always hated naps, but I’ve come to love them. In the last few years I’ve come to understand how tied in they are with my surrender to the Lord, my relinquishment of control on the tight grip I hold on life.

Faith, BlogJessica BrodieFebruary 7, 2022Author Jessica Brodienaps, how to nap, learning to nap, nap and mental health, nap and spiritual surrender, Isaiah 41:10, Psalm 63:1 Comments

What is My Identity in Christ?

I have firmly grasped my identity as a daughter of the King. That’s who I am, scars and all. Imperfections and all. It doesn’t matter what I did in the past or how many mistakes I made—what matters is that I choose to believe, repent, and follow Christ.

Faith, BlogJessica BrodieJanuary 31, 2022Author Jessica Brodieidentity in jesus, identity in christ, what does it mean to be christian, wht does a christian believe Comments

When I veer off-course

By nature, we humans are all sinners. But we can try our best to live holy, live right. We can try our best to walk on God‘s path, to achieve or at least strive for sanctification. On crooked walking and a reflection on off-course living.

Faith, BlogJessica BrodieJanuary 24, 2022Author Jessica Brodieveer off course, proverbs 4:25-27, proverbs 4:27, walking in line with God, living right as a Christian, avoid temptation, living pure, living righteously, how to live well in faith, living in alignment with God Comments

Black Coffee and My Spiritual Reset

My black coffee experiment is a lot like what I’m embracing in my spiritual and emotional life right now: a reset. It can be really important in times of overwhelm and difficulty to eliminate all the “noise” in your life. I think Jesus would agree. Through Scripture, God reminds us repeatedly that we are to push aside the complicated and embrace the pure, the true, the authentic.

Faith, BlogJessica BrodieJanuary 17, 2022Author Jessica Brodiespiritual reset, getting back to basics, embracing natural, god provides, minimalism, exodus 16:12, matthew 6:25-27, jesus said do not worry, jesus don't be anxious, black coffee spiritual reset, spiritual reset and healthy eating Comments

New Year, New Start: Thoughts on Spiritual, Physical, and Emotional Health

In a deeper sense, January reminds me of the reset we get in Christ, which the apostle Paul tells us about in 2 Corinthians 5:17. We can let go of the past, knowing we get a do-over, a new identity, a blank page in our January calendar. We get a fresh start in Jesus.

Faith, BlogJessica BrodieJanuary 10, 2022Author Jessica Brodienew year, new star in christ, new start in christ, do over christianity, reset, 2 corinthians 5:17, new creation in christ, word of the year, health as word of year, mental health, emotional health Comments

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