Today’s guest post is from Rachel of Holistic Faith Lifestyle. I met Rachel through our mutual love of flower essences and have thoroughly enjoyed her blog and insights into the intersection of faith-based and holistic living. I hope this post challenges you to apply your faith to all aspects of life. How a Holistic Lifestyle …
Ever notice how the language of spiritual warfare typically assume the underdog position? In one breath the same person may tell you the battle is already won, while also lamenting how defeated they feel spiritually and how afraid they are of the enemy. What if we could shift that entire paradigm of thinking and start …
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We’re all trying to be the healthiest we can body, mind, and spirit, but sorting through all the resources we need to reach our goals can feel overwhelming. There are so many good options and the costs can add up quickly. But there is hope! Ultimate Bundles are an amazing opportunity to get lots of …
Hanukkah happens to fall on Christmas this year, starting at sunset December 22nd and going through December 30th. If you’re wondering if Christians should celebrate Hanukkah or if it’s just a Jewish version of Christmas, you can put aside the dreidels and the gelt as we dive deeper into the meaning behind this Festival of …
The holiday season can be a blur of parties, shopping, family, and friends. Even if you enjoy all the festivities it’s important to take care of yourself and not lose sight of what you need throughout this busy season. If self care feels like yet another thing to worry about during the holidays, these five …
Eating healthy during the holidays can sound like an oxymoron. Depending on who you listen to, American’s gain on average 1-7 pounds from the end of November to beginning of January. What makes that weight gain worse is that we tend to not lose it during the rest of the year. So over time we …
It’s that time of year! Are you making a list and checking it twice? Maybe you’ve been asked for your wish list and are stumped what to put on it. Fear not! The 2019 crunchy Christian wish list is here! These are all my top picks of the year for the crunchy minded, organic loving, …
So I have a confession, while most people are either decorating early for Christmas or complaining about people decorating early for Christmas, I’m happily unpacking my collection of cornucopias thrilled that it’s finally their time of year. A Horn of Plenty What’s a cornucopia?! You may be asking, and understandably so. They’ve mostly fallen out …
The end of the year can feel like a big rush from Halloween to Christmas with a blip of Thanksgiving in the middle. Stores are already full of Christmas (and have been since July). Those certain odd friends start blasting Christmas music the second the last trick or treater leaves their door. And while research …
The ultra short version of this review would be, “Unpunishable is a life changing book, drop everything and read it right now!” There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.” 1 John 4:18 We …
Last week our pastor’s sermon reminded me of a conversation I had with Holy Spirit years ago about working with a heavenly perspective. At the time I was working in a group home for girls that had survived sex trafficking. It was an extremely stressful and dangerous work environment mainly because of how the home …
Today’s guest post from Michael C. King takes an interesting look at the book of Job. His interpretation may challenge what you currently believe about this book of the Bible, which is good. It means you’ll have to reexamine the book of Job for yourself and really listen to what Holy Spirit is saying through …
Father’s Day and its counterpart, Mother’s Day, are hard to ignore in our culture. Depending on your experience, this day may bring joy, pain, or a mixture of both. Good fathers are protectors, providers, and bestowers of identity. They make us feel safe, secure, and significant. Unfortunately good fathers are not as common as they …
Today’s epigenetics guest post comes from Alice Mills of Poema Chronicles. It was originally shared here on her blog. The study of epigenetics and generational memory, at least as far as its relationship to trauma, is fairly new. Without going into a poor scientific explanation of what epigenetics is, I will merely quote Dr. Jackie …
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#metoo has been raising awareness of the epidemic of sexual abuse. But awareness alone doesn’t heal. Learn how you can be a good friend when she (or he) says “me too”. When a Friend Tells you She’s been Sexually Abused When we were nineteen my friend started having memories, flash backs, of her childhood. These …
Yoga is a hot button topic in Christian circles. There are plenty of articles out there for and against it and most of the secular world just looks on shrugging their (nicely limber from yoga) shoulders at Christians finding yet another thing to be against and divide over. My goal is not to convince you …
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Is Lent part of your spiritual practice? Chances are it’s something you’ve heard about, but not engaged with personally, much of United States Christian tradition has neglected these ancient church practices. However, the spiritual rhythms of Ash Wednesday and Lent leading up to Easter aren’t just Catholic practices as many assume. These traditions have actually …
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Trying to find some binge-worthy Netflix? Wanting to watch something that will actually help you live healthy and free? Try one of these from my top 10 holistic health Netflix picks to nourish your body-mind-spirit. (All instant watch of course at time of posting this article, who requests DVDs anymore?) List updated February 2019. Top …
Anxiety is such a common struggle in our culture, but just as common is it’s cousin confusion. We often talk of confusion as a cloud or fog. If we could just clear the air the confusion would be gone and we’d be free. But what if just clearing away the clouds isn’t the answer to …
January is here! Maybe you were planning for it weeks in advance, or may it crept up on you out of nowhere, but whether you made your resolutions for the year already or not, there’s still plenty of time to choose what you want this year to be about and set you intentions rather than …