Writing to encourage, inspire, and motivate people in whatever season they are currently in.
As written for the Life in Practice Blog. When we think about hope, it can feel like this intangible figment of our imagination that is sometimes hard to grasp. Where does hope come from, and what’s the point of hoping when things look so bleak and unchanging? The dictionary defines hope as “a feeling of... Continue Reading →
Many of you don’t know this, but I have now known 10 people who have or had covid, including 7 people close to me that got it 2 weeks ago. I have seen and learned a lot these past few weeks, and wanted to share some things. Almost 160,000 people in the United States alone... Continue Reading →
What would American Christianity have turned out to be if this picture of Jesus was hung in churches? Forensic scientists believe this is what Jesus would have looked like. A few weeks ago, I heard someone on a podcast say that we’ve focused so much on Jesus’s deity and resurrection (as we should), but we’ve... Continue Reading →
Good Friday became good in hindsight. But imagine yourself in that time, and think about how you would have felt. Especially that Saturday! The time in between your hopes being shattered, and a miracle taking place. The day before the new season. I think about Joseph in the Bible. He had a God given vision... Continue Reading →
After seeing some divisive posts on social media regarding Shakira & JLO’s performance, I needed to chime in. Here were some of my thoughts: While scrolling through my timeline, I observed Latin-American women and men saying they loved the show. Then I observed “white” women saying how trashy it was. When I clicked on their... Continue Reading →
You know how people say there are certain prayers you need to be careful to say? Like, “God, I want to be a more patient person.” Well, back on January 7th, I said a prayer I don’t recommend saying lightly because it just might turn your world upside down... “God, show me who in my... Continue Reading →
10 years ago... October 11, 2009... I walked into my very first young adult “Reach Prayer Night” service on a Sunday night, and encountered the life transforming Jesus! I had no clue what was coming. During the night different people were praying about different topics. There was a woman (who till this day I have... Continue Reading →
This time last year I was working at my first ever fast food, correction, quick service restaurant. I feel like sometimes God allows us to experience certain things, not just for those watching, but for us to also see the transforming work He’s done in us. 10 years prior, 2008, I remember being so angry... Continue Reading →
Christian Abolitionist William Wilberforce said “you may choose to look the other way, but you can never say again that you did not know.” There’s a revival happening in our (United States) culture today that’s centered on justice and making wrongs right. Many people are no longer willing to sit silently in the midst of wrong doing.... Continue Reading →
With graduation season underway, this is a time for people to look back and reflect on the past few years. Years that went by way too fast. Walking away with new memories... some painful, some joyful. Maybe you’re Just A Young Optimist who is hope filled about the future. Whatever mood you’re graduating with, “Way Back... Continue Reading →
Laura Obehi 