Christy Miller Bell

Standing at spiritual crossroads is exhausting. This devotional explores Jeremiah 6:16, where God invites his wandering people to return to the ancient path—not as punishment, but as the way to rest. When busyness, ambition, and cultural pressures pull us away from God, he stands at the crossroads waiting, ready to show us the way home.

Every believer faces seasons when prayers seem to hit the ground and heaven feels empty. This post explores the painful reality of God’s silence and offers biblical strategies for maintaining faith when you can’t hear his voice. Drawing from Psalm 42 and King David’s honest struggle, you’ll discover that spiritual silence isn’t abandonment—it’s often God’s way of deepening your trust.

Many believers walk through life feeling spiritually exhausted and empty despite knowing that God’s Holy Spirit dwells within. Why do we struggle to access God’s strength? How can we learn to trust?

Waiting on God feels like doing nothing. It feels like wasting time. But what if waiting is actually the spiritual strength training we need most? This post explores what red-tailed hawks can teach us about building faith, trusting God’s timing, and learning to soar.

We live in a world that’s splitting apart, but Christ offers a path to wholeness. In the middle of our brokenness and spiritual isolation, Jesus came. He made a way back to God by dying on the cross. By remembering our origin story — how we were once separated from...

The Lord says, “I will guide you along the best pathway for your life. I will advise you and watch over you.” -- Psalm 32:8 I’ve been contemplating a question over the past few days. As the cool weather pulls in the New Year, how can I plan for success in 2026? What...

Christmas email with links to Christmas books for gifts

Those who survive the coming destruction will find blessings even in the barren land, for I will give rest to the people of Israel.  — Jeremiah 31:2The transition nearly broke us. Moving from our home of almost 20 years…leaving jobs, friends, church family, and a...

The black leather is creased with wear. Years of opening and closing, being stuffed in bags and backpacks, rained on and sat on, have loosened the cover from the body of the book. Bits of tape and string hold the fragile pages together. Post-its and papers stick out...

Anyone else feel the strong breeze as life speeds past? This year has been a whirlwind, and it shows no signs of slowing down! Remember the old fashioned merry-go-rounds we used to play on as kids? The simultaneous exhilaration and fear, the freedom of the wind in...