As a house, we are currently studying the gospel of John and it has been such a blessing to us and we are learning so many lessons from studying Jesus in detail, the way the book of John lays out. The gospel of John is probably my favorite gospel because…

Hello hello Bare and Blessed Family! Long time no see! And in the spirit of vulnerability that this house is built on, I’ll share a little bit of why. Since sometime in mid-August (when my new semester started and I moved houses and a million other things were happening), I started to shift my gaze away…

Hello Bare and Blessed Family! Long time no see. Happy New Month! Praise God for bringing us into the EIGHT month of the year. God is so faithful to us and it is by His mercies that we have not been confused. I hope we have all been doing well…

A note before we begin: This piece is a charge for the children of God in this age. It may not have as much love and light as my pieces usually do because this is a serious issue and as much as I am charging you all, I am very…

Hello and God bless you to my lovely Bare and Blessed Fam! I hope we are all doing well. I did not plan to write this today but I feel so stirred in my spirit to talk to us about something that is so crucial to our walk with God…

Hello Bare and Blessed Fam! I hope we are all doing well! As a community, we are slowly and steadily making our way through the New Testament. So far, we have completed the books of Matthew and Mark and for me it has been so humbling to look closely at…

Nine months ago, I left home to pursue a dream that meant everything to me. I wanted to write and to become a successful published writer. It was my single minded goal and I was so sure that God sending me to Iowa meant that the dream was about to…

On a rainy day in February 2019, I am standing in a small room on a campground in Yorkshire with the Emanuel Church youth worshippers. The ceiling is lined with yellow bulbs, twinkling fairy lights that shimmer even behind my closed eyes. Our voices are rising up to heaven, the…

The way we nurture our relationships with our friends and loved ones is the same way God implores us to nurture our relationship with Him. He is interested in all that concerns us. “…The Spirit that God breathed into our hearts is a jealous Lover who intensely desires to have…