Tag Archives: encouragement

On Student Ministry Trips

February 20, 2017 by Christy McDougall

This summer, students from CTS are going all over the world to work in building, medical, teaching, and evangelism ministries. They have the opportunity to go to Nigeria, Congo, Cameroon, South Africa, Japan, Bosnia, and a number of other countries, … Continue reading →

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On Mortal Ills Prevailing

July 17, 2016 by Christy McDougall

On the exquisite, brilliant, Good News, which is sweeter and stronger and more prevailing. Continue reading →

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On Not Losing Heart

April 28, 2016 by Christy McDougall

When we constantly read a passage in the same translation, it becomes very easy to skip over the familiar old words and not pay much attention to what they’re really saying. But when we read them in a new way, a new translation, a new language, they become new and vivid. Continue reading →

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God Has Something Better…And It Might Feel A Whole Lot Worse

March 16, 2016 by Christy McDougall

Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. Continue reading →

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Long Time No Blog Post

May 14, 2015 by Christy McDougall

I meant to write a blog post at least once a month, perhaps twice, truly I did. And now I haven’t written one since December. In future I am going to make a concerted effort to be consistent, at least. … Continue reading →

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I Am Not Enough

October 7, 2014 by Christy McDougall

I have been trying to decide why I don’t like the recent movement that’s been going around Facebook and the virtual world called “I Am Enough.” It has a very exemplary goal, one that is similar to what I very … Continue reading →

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On Singleness

September 15, 2014 by Christy McDougall

Because it’s about time someone wrote a blog post about how utterly grand being single is. Continue reading →

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Where You Need To Be

July 29, 2014 by Christy McDougall

Can it be true that God has ordained this fundraising struggle for me? Continue reading →

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Itineration is hard

May 8, 2014 by Christy McDougall

In my former post, Theophilus*, I wrote about all that I love about itineration and how I was deceived about how nasty and horrid it’s supposed to be. But I cannot conceal that there are many difficulties about it and … Continue reading →

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