I was listening to a podcast of 2 Christian speakers when one of them popped the church question: “So, what’s your current relationship with the church?” the host asked. She was met with a quick, emphatic reply, “Oh, I love the church. Absolutely love it. I haven’t been there in years, but I love it.” …
Category: Faith
If I Could Change One Thing About Myself…
This post is one you might as well have ripped out from my journal… because it’s something personal God is doing in my life. Since I’m always encouraged to hear about God’s work in someone’s heart, I thought I’d share with the prayer that you’ll be spiritually encouraged. Several months ago, Jonathan and I had …
Nothing is Wasted
Several months ago, my family watched a children’s movie together. As the final credits scrolled across the screen, my husband and I did what we typically do after movies: we dissected, critiqued, and discussed improvements that should have been made. This particular movie must have had an inexperienced director because there were several wasted scenes …
3 Questions I Ask Before Pressing “Publish”
Today marks 7 years of blogging here at Brown Sugar Toast. 7 YEARS! In commemoration of this event, I’m going to share 3 questions I ask before pressing publish. I want you to know what my goals are for the writing in this space, rather than it seeming like a random assortment of posts. Whether I …
Heart Check: 4 Questions to Gauge the State of Your Heart
I want to take practical measures to keep my heart tender towards God.
One of those steps is the heart check below.
3 Questions For the New Year (+ my goals for 2018)
Towards the end of 2017, I sat down with a long list of questions to answer.
I only ended up getting through 3 of them, but those few questions have been so helpful as I've thought about the year ahead. In case you enjoy thinking intentionally about the upcoming months, I thought I'd share these 3 questions with you too:
3 Things I Learned During My Social Media Absence
Over the past couple weeks, I've taken an intentional break from social media. The reason I pulled away was two-fold:
1. I knew I loved it too much.
2. I recently read a book that suggested the two-week period.
Today, I'll share 3 things I learned during my social media absence:
Is Bible Study a Discipline or Delight?
“Bible study is not a discipline; it’s a delight.” A while ago, I came across a social media post with the above caption and it made me think: Is Bible study a discipline or a delight? Maybe you, like me, have been admonished not to read your Bible out of a sense of discipline or …