Home for the Holidays - Part 13
How can the fun but secular tradition of Elf on the Shelf remind us of the true gift of Christmas and help us live this out with others?
top of page
BE ENCOURAGED
Search
Candace Cofer
- Sep 5
- 8 min
A New Face Around Here
As The Good Day turns THREE (3 whole years, can you believe it?!), the biggest change is... there's a new face around here! Meet Will!
Candace Cofer
- Jun 13
- 8 min
Summer in the Psalms - Psalm 90
How do we become wise and not get so exhausted and worn out from our circumstances? Leaning on the prayer of Moses...
Candace Cofer
- Apr 18
- 7 min
Mother-Daughter Duos - Now and Then
What can we learn from the mother-daughter duos of then and now?
Candace Cofer
- Dec 22, 2022
- 4 min
Home for the Holidays - Part 12
Life is not a Hallmark movie, but this day sure felt like one. Makes me wonder, when God thinks of the gift He gave, what does He cherish?
Candace Cofer
- Dec 20, 2022
- 5 min
Home for the Holidays - Part 11
The pressure of gift-giving can be overwhelming this time of year. How can poinsettias serve to remind us of the true meaning of Christmas?
Candace Cofer
- Dec 15, 2022
- 6 min
Home for the Holidays - Part 9
Gift giving - a tradition dating back to the very first Christmas. A closer look at how the fine details of Christmas are woven together...
Candace Cofer
- Nov 22, 2022
- 6 min
A Picture of Thankfulness '22
How can I choose just 1 photo from this very special day when Will proposed to me? Sharing why this is my picture of thankfulness this year.
Candace Cofer
- Oct 11, 2022
- 8 min
The Bible 101 - Part 19
Sometimes the truth is absurd. It's absolutely wild to God bleeds and weeps, that He laid down His life for us - because of love.
Candace Cofer
- Sep 20, 2022
- 7 min
The Bible 101 - Part 16
It's been 400 years of silence between the Old Testament and the New Testament, and today we get to meet our Rescuer!
Ronne Rock
- Aug 23, 2022
- 5 min
Summer in the Psalms - Psalm 78
When we see flames around us and the world burning, what truth can we hold onto?
Elijah Ramzy
- Jul 26, 2022
- 5 min
Summer in the Psalms - Psalm 50
How do we reconcile a God who is just with a God who is merciful? Can the two coexist? How?
Adam Curry
- Jul 12, 2022
- 6 min
Summer in the Psalms - Psalm 36
How can we turn to the goodness of God when our hearts are heavy? How can a psalm strengthen us in our seasons of pain and suffering?
Candace Cofer
- Apr 19, 2022
- 5 min
The Bible 101 - Part 14
What about the rest of the Old Testament? If we've already covered the history and the poetry, what's the rest of it?
Candace Cofer
- Mar 8, 2022
- 6 min
The Bible 101 - Part 8
Protection, guidance, faithfulness - all followed by doubting God? It's a reeeeally good thing it's a covenant and not based on our goodness
Candace Cofer
- Mar 1, 2022
- 7 min
10 Things I Learned in Winter '22
This season is marked with simplicity and yet burst with sparkles and technicolor. But mostly, love and comfort and joy and so much peace.
Candace Cofer
- Feb 22, 2022
- 6 min
The Bible 101 - Part 7
From mistreatment to promotion, from reunions to genocide, from plagues to passover - it all foreshadows our Rescuer.
Candace Cofer
- Feb 8, 2022
- 6 min
The Bible 101 - Part 5
The first 17 books of The Bible are the history, telling a story about freedom. And freedom ain't free. As we'll see, a war must be waged.
Candace Cofer
- Dec 28, 2021
- 7 min
One Word '21
Prayerfully choosing one word to lean into for the year - my journey of Open and how the adjective and verb form eternally changed me.
Candace Cofer
- Dec 21, 2021
- 4 min
Home for the Holidays - Part 8
How can a gingerbread house serve as a reminder of the story of Christmas? Oh, I'm glad you asked!
bottom of page