When I first found out Shawntel Newton was writing a book, I was beyond excited. I had become a fan of Shawntel on The Bachelor Season 15 (2011), an extremely popular reality dating show with millions of viewers every week. What captivated me about Shawntel was her profession: funeral director and embalmer. I have never(…)
“God will look to every soul like its first love because He is its first love. Your place in heaven will seem to be made for you and you alone, because you were made for it.” ~ The Problem of Pain by C. S. Lewis Who is your first love? When I first read these(…)
“Behold, I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you. Nevertheless do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rather rejoice because your names are written in heaven.” ~ Luke 10:19-20 My(…)
There is nothing in this world so set in stone, so brazen so bold. We cannot unearth the deepest secrets, we cannot comprehend the darkest of myths. We come up with our own ideologies and try to stencil in our conclusions, but just like writing in the sand, we are swept away by the untouchables.(…)
There have been many stories and many dreams of exploring and discovering worlds beyond our worlds. It will always be a startling mystery for those of us who look into the night sky and wonder what secrets lie therein. C.S. Lewis uses the worlds of Narnia as fantastical answers to deep, theological and existential questions.(…)
“…being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the very day of Jesus Christ…” ~ Philippians 1:6 The confidence this verse blesses me with is that God is doing something in me, in my life, every day. I am not a half-hearted project(…)
Silence. Like a permanent crease, darkening with time, slicing through my veins. There is no telling what you do, what you say, because I can never get pass your wordlessness. Everyone has secrets, but when did they become mine? I am sorry to go through life, suspicious and cynical. But the world has dealt its blows(…)
