Christy Miller Bell

Jeremiah 2:13 exposes what our self-reliance really costs us. When we dig our own wells searching for our own sources we end up thirsty. Here's where real life-giving water comes from.For my people have done two evil things: They have abandoned me — the fountain of...

The Lord gave me this message: I knew you before I formed you in your mother’s womb. Before you were born I set you apart and appointed you as my prophet to the nations. — Jeremiah 1:4-5   Hanging in my office is a picture painted by my youngest daughter. The...

Does your faith feel more up and down than steady? Peter’s roller coaster story proves God uses fear-filled, imperfect faith — and he’ll use yours too.

When a season of change brings grief you didn't expect, the to-do lists don't stop — but Jesus meets you in the stillness. A personal reflection on finding peace before the world wakes up.This is the second wedding in two years for our family. You would think we have...

Obedience to God isn’t about perfection — it’s about practice. Learn three foundational movements when you’re tempted to move ahead of God.

When you don’t feel like worshiping, you’re in good company. Even Jesus asked for another way. Here’s how surrender leads to unexpected joy.

The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away. Blessed be the name of the Lord.           — Job 1:21 Grief has a way of raising hard questions about God's goodness. Trusting God after loss — especially the loss of someone who shaped your view of him — doesn’t come easy....

The wildflower seed is a picture of what God does in seasons of suffering: He uses darkness, cold, and waiting to produce what light and comfort alone never could.

When church leaders wound you, when ministry dreams die, when everything you’ve built crumbles—these are the moments that test whether your faith can survive. When we go through devastating rejection we can learn to recognize God’s presence in our deepest pain. Even when we’re fed the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, our Teacher never hides himself.

When anxiety keeps you awake at 2 AM, God isn’t absent—He’s speaking. Discover biblical promises for your darkest nights and how worship transforms midnight worry into sacred encounter. Hope for insomniacs and worriers.