"This is a YA read, but adults will also enjoy and learn from this fast-paced book. I started it with every intention of reading a few chapters before bed. Five hours later I had devoured the entire book. The characters are beautifully flawed and I found myself cheering for them when they couldn’t cheer for themselves. There are some hard, but real, issues addressed in this book. I appreciate that Beckie Lindsey addresses topics that are often ignored and spotlights the reality that there is more going on that what we may ever see with our eyes. This is a great read for teens who are fighting their own battles, as well as adults who would like insight into the struggles of today’s teens and young adults face."
Josie Siler
Four “I Am” Declarations of Identity in Christ
Sometimes we forget who we are in Christ. The enemy of our souls hopes we believe all the wrong “I am” declarations. Those negative statements we often say and repeat to ourselves that damage our true identity. So we need to remind our hearts of four powerful “I am”...
Interview with Overcomer Actress Aryn Wright-Thompson
“If God is for you, who can be against you?” said seventeen-year-old actress, Aryn Wright-Thompson. After eight years of sending in audition tapes and working with an agent in North Carolina, Aryn held onto her faith as she waited for her first big break into acting....
How to Guard Our Tongues in Turbulent Times While Being Courageous for Christ
It’s a warzone out there. And many of us don’t know what to do about it. It seems no matter what one says or does, he or she can be accused of being on the wrong side. Everything seems political—it’s either left or right. As Christ-followers, what’s our place in all...
Blurred Lines and the Reproductive Health Act
As my mom drove the familiar serpentine road to our mountain cabin, I began to doze off until I realized we'd slowed to almost a crawl. I opened my eyes to see my mother hunched over the steering wheel, straining to see. Not only had a dense fog settled over the...
A Matter of the Heart
With Valentine's Day right around the corner, it seems fitting to discuss some matters of the heart. To begin with, What is the heart? We tend to see people as having two separate parts, wherein one part is the emotions, which we...
The Illusion of Contentment
Ahhh, contentment—that feeling when you pull your legs onto the mattress and snuggle down into the covers after a long day—or when you lay completely still on the warm sand at the beach with your eyes closed, listening to the soothing sounds of the ocean. Have you...
Singing in the Rain
It was a rainy Valentine's Day—pretty typical for Southern California. But that is where the "typical" part of the day ends. I was early in my second pregnancy and had a doctor appointment. As I drove on the heavily congested freeway with my windshield wipers whipping...
A Gold Ring in a Pig’s Snout
"Like a gold ring in a pig's snout is a beautiful woman who shows no discretion." Proverbs 11:22 This Proverb certainly grabs your attention, right? Let's unpack what's being said. Interestingly, for a brief time, I dated the son of a pig farmer when I lived in Texas...
Where are You, God?
"Mommy, where did the moon go?" My daughter asked on our morning walk to her older brother's kindergarten class. "The moon is still in the sky, we just can't see it." I paused, knowing this wouldn't satisfy her excellent question. "Well, the sun needs a turn, too."...
