For the Glory of God: He Gives us Freedom

I grew up in a Christian family so believing in God and dedicating your life to Him was a given. But being the headstrong, independent girl that I’ve always been, I had a few questions. One of which was why would I give up my freedom to dedicate my life to some guy? It just …

For the Glory of God: It’s Not About Us

I fully believe that I don’t live this life for myself. I think that living life for myself, and making everything about me, defeats the purpose of why I’m here. My purpose in life, no matter where I am and who I’m around, is to bring people closer to Jesus. If I’m living my life …

For the Glory of God: The Bible

One of my favourite stories in the Bible is one from Matthew. It talks about how on Judgement Day, the Son of Man (Jesus) will come in His glory and He'll separate the sheep and the goats into two groups. When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he …

Letter to my Past Self (Syd)

For this short series, Ashlin and I are writing letters to our past selves. These are for anyone who needs a reminder in life. Ashlin's letter last week is inspiring for anyone who's hurting and needs a reminder of God's love! This week, I'm writing to my younger self who struggled with her identity! If …

Letter to my Past Self (Ash)

A letter to my hurting self - before knowing & trusting in the goodness of God. Dear Past, It's hard. I get it. Just one thing after another keeps going wrong. One day after another you put a smile on your face and act fine. You don't want to let others in, let others really …

Faith Beyond Sunday: Ways To Serve God

Last week Ashlin told you all about what it means to serve God, so this week I'm (Sydney) going to dive deeper into that topic to give you some practical, hands on tips for serving God. First, I want to remind you that serving God is so important! My entire life is dedicated to His …

Faith Beyond Sunday: What Serving God Looks Like

For me, Ashlin, the reason behind serving God was not always the same. I used to serve God because I thought that's just what Christians do. I would see Bible verses about how we're supposed to serve God and hear sermons talking about how to serve God, so I took the advice and served Him. …

WE ARE DOING A MERCH CAMPAIGN!

If you haven't already heard, we are doing a merch campaign and all profits will be going to the  Faye Peterson House! The last day to buy merch will be August 30th! Behind The Campaign One of our values at the Here & Now Blog is to Love Abundantly. We don’t just want to talk …

Enneagram

I've known a lot of people who brush off the enneagram. They say they don't want to get caught up in being told who they are. You may be one of those people. So before we get started, let me just say this: The purpose of the enneagram isn't to put you in a box …

Identity in Christ

Today we are so excited because we have a guest writer! Meet Sofi from @centered.compass! She's passionate about helping everyday girls lead lives with God placed at the center. She loves God, her friends, her family, Bible journaling, big bowls of ice cream, and of course joggers and messy buns! Sofi's life mantra, “centered compass” is …