The Living by Design Blog
The Bible is packed with spiritual nourishment; our aim is to provide resources to help you break it down into bite-sized pieces that are easy to digest. Articles on the Living by Design Blog are packed with heart-focused content, practical solutions for real-life, and Bible-based training. Our 6-week Summer Sabbatical starts on July 1! We will be back with fresh blogs, SoulFOOD Saturday e-mails, and social media content the week of August 16.
Article by Sarah Koontz, Founder of Living by Design Ministries As a lifelong Christian, I have always wondered about theology. What does the term mean? What is the purpose of
A Guest Post by Natalia Drumm Are you ready for the confession of a Bible study teacher? I don’t always get warm and fuzzy feelings when I sit down to
A Guest Blog by Bethany McIlrath Seven years into our marriage, my husband and I have lived in four different states. We’ve been a part of five churches in that
This interactive challenge is packed with tips and resources to help you successfully commit to a Bible study routine, courageously invite others to join you for the journey, and actively seek to unite your heart
A Guest Blog by Sarah E. Frazer We began last spring with excitement as we planted our little garden. We had grand plans for the anticipated harvest of green beans,
Article by Sarah Koontz, Founder ofLiving by Design Ministries Have you ever wondered what it would be like if Jesus’ life and ministry on earth was happening today? I do
A Guest Blog by Becky Meyerson “You will never be able to outrun the rested.” This statement from the pulpit one Sunday landed right in my heart. That is what
A Guest Blog by Niki Hardy If you knew me, you’d probably think that by now that I’d be a dab hand at trusting God. But believe me—I’m not. I
I have a confession to make. I can’t sing. I mean, of course, I can sing. I just can’t sing very well. Last summer, when I volunteered to help with
So many of you are new to our community, and I want everyone to know that the girl who writes Bible studies for Living by Design Ministries is a major
A Guest Blog by Cailin Davis My parents divorced when I was just three years old. Although I was too young to understand the gravity of such an event, my
I remember hearing the phrase, “Motherhood is just one long guilt trip”. I did not yet know how true that would be for me as I embarked on the first
A Guest Blog by Shauna Letellier There we sat at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota—the explanation for our visit requiring a lot of words that spell check doesn’t recognize.
What if there was a way for you to have an eternal impact without changing out of your pj’s or putting makeup on? Would you be interested? If so, grab
A Guest Blog by Michele Morin “Nine chapters, one hundred fifty two pages—how hard can this be?” I thought as I loaded a well-known Christian classic onto my Kindle. Slogging
A Guest Post by Natalia Drumm She stood on the outskirts of the room, her black hoodie tucked up around her head. Black smudged eyeliner hiding her eyes as her
A few months ago, I started my graduate studies at Dallas Theological Seminary. I am taking things slow and steady, just one online course this spring, an intensive this summer,
A Guest Blog by Gleniece Lytle I am a list-making woman. A woman who simply loves to schedule things. A woman who needs to know ahead of time what she
A Guest Post by Jennifer Bryant “Look, I’ll eat the broccoli, then you eat the broccoli! Okay?” My chubby-cheeked little man watched in curious anticipation as I steered the forkful
A Guest Blog by Elita Friesen I was eleven weeks pregnant when the bleeding started. Not again, I prayed.Please, God.Not a fourth miscarriage. For the next several months, my husband
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A Guest Blog by Glenda Gordon I’ve always been a WYSIWYG (What-You-See-Is-What-You-Get) kind of girl, preferring to wear comfortable clothes and no make-up. I see myself as more down-to-earth than
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