How can we walk faithfully in our calling through the shifting seasons of life? It all comes down to this. It must begin and end right here. Complete surrender. With a heart depleted of selfish motives, a life of faithfulness is built on this foundation. “God, I am yours. My life, my finances,
October 20th, 2021. Exactly one month after our first anniversary. My husband Thomas hadn’t been feeling well all day. Body aches. Chills. Fever. Nothing super alarming, but something prompted me to check his temperature regularly, every 30 minutes. At 10:22 pm, I got out of bed to get Thomas a da
The feature article in Beautiful Magazine Vol 2 modeled a conversation to address racial division and reconciliation. We know that in order to achieve true understanding and change, there must be many authentic conversations to address together the layers of racism. In this issue, we have asked Octa
I have a suspicion that we could all use a little soul renovation. Like every reno project ever, you must know up front, it will come with some unexpected costs, a lot of hard work, blood, sweat, and tears. But you never know, maybe some unexpected treasures as well! This last season has exposed are
