Simple Ways to Cultivate Your Devotional Life
This post was written by Rose McCombs Jordan, a tourism director, park host, worship leader, and mentor. Visit beneaththefigtree.org for more information. Meeting God Where You Are In the end of John 1, Nathanael is introduced to us beneath a fig tree. His friend Philip comes running to him, exclaiming “We’ve found the one Moses wrote […]
Facade
In November 2024, days after the Presidential election, I traveled with Arrabon to Montgomery, Alabama. I visited the Equal Justice Initiative’s Legacy Sites and toured historic markers throughout the city, including where the infamous bus boycott took place for over a year. The following reflection came about as a result of my experience. A facade […]
Best Everyday Outfits for Travel
If you’re like me, part of the fun of traveling is shopping for your trip! Every new adventure warrants a new outfit. But I don’t want to waste money or fabric for travel items. I want to make purchases I can also wear in my everyday life! Traveling to Kenya in 2019, I bought a jacket […]
Today I Preached
Today I preached. I preached my sixth sermon this month. And I feel so grateful. January has been a month full of ministry! It began with a writing project with Women Speakers Collective, a recording with Paige C. Clark on her 9 to 5 Faith Podcast, and a 3-day youth retreat in Northern Michigan. Then […]
Tattoos
On my first trip to Costa Rica, I was surprised at how many people had tattoos! Even teenagers as young as 12 had tattoos up and down their arms. Although there are laws about how old you can be to get a tattoo, with a parent’s consent there’s really no limit. On my second trip […]
Escribo Libros
I’m writing a book! Okay, so I’ve actually already written it. In 2023 I published my first devotional book The Way of Gratitude. Since then I’ve had it in my mind to release it in multiple languages, but was never quite sure where to start. My husband and I have a friend from Burma who […]
Sanson
“That can’t be safe” were the first words that left my mouth when I saw them. They weren’t in a cage or behind a fence. They weren’t tied to a post or restrained in any way. After a morning spent walking through beautiful butterfly gardens and a sanctuary of hummingbirds in a nature park in […]
Today I Wrote a Blog
Today I wrote a blog. When I began writing Today I blogs two years ago, my goal was to practice being present in the moment. This was a phrase I had heard my whole life and it never made sense to me. After all, how can I be anything but present in the moment I’m […]
Simply Christmas Day 5
Day 5: Read Matthew 5 Our Simply Christmas devotional ends where Jesus ministry begins. Matthew 5 opens with the Sermon on the Mount, and for the next two chapters we read a simple, yet revolutionary invitation to live as Jesus did. So let’s once more make it simple, focusing on the words of Jesus that […]
Simply Christmas Day 4
Day 4: Read Matthew 4 While the first three chapters talk about Jesus, in Matthew 4 we begin to hear more from Jesus. As he was tested in the wilderness, he battled every temptation with words from Scripture. After forty days and nights of fasting and relying on God alone to sustain him, the words […]