Christy Miller Bell

Some nights my mind won’t slow down. The worries keep rolling, and rest feels out of reach, even when I trust God. This week’s post takes an honest look at Psalm 23:2, with its green meadows and peaceful streams, and what it means that the Good Shepherd “makes” us lie...

Time blows by like a speeding train. Anyone else feel this?  So when I opened my Bible this morning and landed in Psalm 23, I knew I needed to pause.   It feels like yesterday that I held my little girl for the first time. I watched her take her first steps and heard...

Fear can feel like a force too big to fight — even for believers who know Jesus has already won. In this post, a harrowing zip line adventure becomes a window into one of Scripture's most dramatic encounters: the demon-possessed man of the Gerasenes. His story, and...

There is a difference between watching Jesus from a distance and actually following him. This week's post explores that difference through a simple, honest lens: a nine-month-old puppy named Scout who hears the command “come” and chooses to ignore it. The spiritual...

Felt invisible in a crowded room? Four men in Mark 2 refused to wait for a door. Discover what real faith looks like and why God’s miracle is always more than you expected.

An old dusty highway became an unexpected lens for understanding the ancient road running through Mark's Gospel. He opens by quoting Isaiah, and understanding why changes how you read the whole book. Along the flat, dusty roads of Texas lies an obscure highway. Years...

When you step out in obedience, you may not always be met with applause. This post explores the story of a nameless woman in Mark 14 who broke open an alabaster jar of expensive perfume and poured it on Jesus, only to be met with rage from the very people around her. Through her story, we find a word for every believer who has ever been criticized, silenced, or shamed for following God wholeheartedly.

We keep waiting to feel like we have surplus before we trust God. The widow shows us sufficiency doesn't wait for surplus. It shows up in the lack. “For they gave a tiny part of their surplus, but she, poor as she is, has given everything she had to live on.” — Mark...

Jairus's story in Mark 5 shows that waiting isn't wasted time — it's where God builds the faith you'll need for what's next. It’s the waiting that forges our faith.  The Cloud That Wouldn't Lift  The air was stifling. Beads of sweat formed on my face. Not from the...

Perfectionism keeps me stuck. Bartimaeus shows what it looks like to ask boldly, commit fully, and trust God with the outcome. August is my least favorite month. Besides the heat and humidity outside, school starts back. I have to say goodbye every year to kids going...