A Guest Post by Lisa Braziel I came from a small town but had big dreams of making my way into the field of advertising. With parents who worked hard, I had an inner drive that was instilled in me at a very young age. After cold-calling and landing my first internship, I came in […]
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A Guest Post by Kaleigha Jae “I’ve noticed a difference in you the past few months.” As a Christian, I think this is one of the best compliments I’d ever received. While we grow in faith, our maturity is exemplified by the fruit we bear. If you knew me personally, you’d know that I have
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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 theology? Why don’t I know the answers to these questions? One significant disadvantage of beginning your faith journey as a juvenile is the flimsy “felt-board
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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 study Scripture. As a matter of fact, for many years, and through many seasons, I kept my Bible tucked away on a shelf and its
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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, peppers, pumpkins, tomatoes, squash, and even broccoli. But by the end of the summer, our garden was completely overrun. Unfortunately, we let it get overrun
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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. Suffice it to say, we had a scare. Our schedule was filled with hours of waiting and intermittent appointments and tests. We waited in the
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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 dirty sneakers kicked the floor around her feet. I stood back in the lobby and watched the interactions of the Tuesday night youth group as
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Registration is now open for our RescYOUed Bible Study! Our free RescYOUed Bible Study will take you on a journey through Scripture in search of God’s great rescue plan for you and me. If you’ve ever doubted God’s ability (or desire) to rescue you from physical, emotional, or spiritual bondage, we invite you to join us
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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 Living by Design Ministries, we
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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 feel like I finally understand
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