The Living by Design Blog
The Bible is packed with the spiritual nourishment your soul craves. 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. Since launching this blog in 2014, we’ve featured more than 100 guest contributors. If you’d like to submit an article for consideration, please review our submission guidelines.
Imagine with me, for a moment, a kind of life where people’s opinions no longer matter. A type of existence that is completely satisfied apart from the validation of colleagues and peers. To wake up each morning at peace, filled with hope and purpose for the day, knowing that nothing
Are you ready to start craving less junk and more Jesus? This week we are featuring Jenna Parde’s WORD30 testimonial on the blog. We just love how God used this 30-day challenge to teach Jenna to trust Him (and provided a special, unexpected blessing at the end). This year at
Do you want to teach your kids how to trust God’s truth? This week we are featuring Jennifer Bryant’s WORD30 testimonial on the blog. We just love how this mama helped her family turn off the screens to make space for Jesus in their day-to-day lives. This year at Living
Are you longing for a sacred soul shift? This week we are featuring Natalia Drumm’s WORD30 testimonial on the blog. We just love how God challenged and equipped Natalia to stop consuming and start creating. This year at Living by Design Ministries, we are committed to helping you clear the
We are excited to feature Lisa Braziel’s story on the Living by Design Blog this week. Lisa is the co-creator of the WORD30 Challenge. If it were not for her courage and commitment to clearing the clutter and making room for Jesus, this challenge kit would have never been created.
A Guest Blog by Kate Motaung “We’re out of options. There’s nothing left we can do.” We knew the day would come eventually—but that didn’t diminish the force of the blow. After four consecutive years of chemotherapy, my mom had run out of strains to try. Game over. I sat
If you are looking for unique, faith-filled, handcrafted gifts to place under your tree this year, you’ve come to the right place. We’ve tried to include items for every price-point in this list and we trust you will find just what you are looking for! One of the many unexpected
A Guest Blog by Jazmin Frank One day about a year ago, anxiety, stress, and life, in general, had left me weary and in need of a soul-level kind of rest. With a Christian bookstore only ten minutes from my house, it wasn’t uncommon for me to make a special
There is an unseen war raging in our hearts and homes. This battle began at the dawn of creation, and although victory has been declared, the villain will fight until his final breath. Scripture teaches us about the heavenly creatures—highly intelligent created beings (Col. 1:16) without physical bodies (Heb. 1:14)—most
A Guest Blog by Jenna Parde of Scribbling Grace Over the past few years, Bible Journaling has taken off as a new way to study the Bible. If you haven’t heard of it, Bible Journaling, (or Bible Art Journaling), is where you use art to connect with the Word of
I am excited to announce that we have just released a new FREE Online Bible Study entitled, “Before I Go: A Study of Jesus’ Final Teaching & Prayer.” If you have ever wondered, “Who is Jesus Christ?” or questioned His relevance in your twenty-first-century life, this 3-week Bible study is
I’ve been studying Jesus’ final teaching and prayer in John 14-17 for the past several months. I knew I wanted to offer a FREE gospel-oriented Bible study here at Living by Design, but I didn’t realize how profoundly my life would be impacted by studying this passage of Scripture. I
This Fundraiser has now ended. Thank you to all who participated. We exceeded our T-Shirt Fundraiser goal of $3000! This will help us deliver more than 12,000 free Bible study e-mails to inboxes around the world. Thank you so much for your kind consideration and support. We can’t do what
A Guest Blog by Bethany McIlrath Silly as it may seem, I didn’t see a connection between reading the Bible and praying for a long time. Then one day in my regular Bible reading, I was desperate to understand what a challenging passage was saying. Desperation has a way of
Is your family busy doing life together but not really connecting? Have the values, expectations, and beliefs you had about a thriving family culture gotten lost in the shuffle of modern-day life? If your family is ready to bridge the gap between the life you are living and the life
A Guest Blog by Rachel Lee There I sat, in a cold, sterile office seated across from two prominent figures from my church. My husband sat next to me, his hand on my knee, offering me the only comfort he possibly could—his gentle touch. Saying with his actions, “I know. I
**This Matching Fund Drive Has Ended** A spark is nothing on its own; a flame cannot grow in isolation. It needs to be nurtured and protected until it grows strong enough to fuel itself. Today I’m going to share a spark with you—a vision I hope will ignite a fire within
The crying started before I was fully dressed and before I was able to have my first cup of coffee. I sigh, “Why Lord, must they wake up so early every single day?“. From the moment my feet hit the floor, demands from my two children begin. My hungry 5-year-old
I often tell my sweet, overburdened girlfriends, “You can have it all, dear. Just not all at once.” They inevitably look at me and reply, “But it seems that you DO have it all. So, what am I missing here?” Ok, wait. That was a lie. They never say that.
A Guest Blog by Sue Donaldson I sat in chapel and wondered, “Maybe it’s not true.” I lay in bed and thought, “What if they are wrong?” I walked to class, lost in thought, “Have I lost my faith?” I was enrolled in a Christian college, on my way to becoming
Article by: Sarah Koontz, Founder of Living by Design Ministries My dad never drinks a whole cup of anything. A mug with an inch of cold coffee at the bottom is a tell-tale sign that he’s been in my house. Personally, I find the habit a bit offensive. Coffee is
Have you ever grown a zucchini plant? Or had a neighbor who grew a zucchini plant? If so, then you know that zucchini plants are productive little buggers, and gardeners are often searching for ways to dole out the abundance. Well, I planted NINE zucchini plants in my garden a
A Guest blog by Emily Sue Allen By the end of the day, I’m entirely at the end of myself. I’m ready for chocolate and looking for a way to numb my mind from the many worries whizzing through it. My large brood of kids are finally in bed, and
Article By: Sarah Koontz, Founder of Living by Design Ministries Hey, mom and dad, I’ve got a question for you. Your son or daughter just turned sixteen and is begging to take your new car out for a spin. They haven’t taken Driver’s Ed. They don’t have a license. But they
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