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04/28/2026

Let’s unpack a few key topics Paul covers as he wraps up Galatians and explains how to use our freedom in Christ to love others well. Read more for thoughts on:
-Restoring those caught in sin
-Carrying loads and sharing burdens
-Doing good to all (especially fellow believers)

Brushing aside the tears I gave my son a final hug before turning to leave his dorm room. We’d helped him unpack and hang pictures on the walls, loaded him up on supplies from Target, and had even …

04/22/2026

Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control are all elements of the fruit of the Holy Spirit. Lots of us know this passage from Galatians 5, but we don't always pay attention to the verses right before them. They help us to understand what will hinder this kind of fruit from growing in our lives. This week's blog unpacks those verses and invites us to consider where we need to let go of old practices to mature in faith. https://marybethmccullum.com/life-as-it-was-designed-to-be/

04/15/2026

Where are you prone to fall back into patterns of thinking that inhibit your freedom in Christ? This week's post gives some healthy food for thought.

Sitting at the year-end assembly, I watched with envy as the principal called older students on stage to receive awards. Some names became familiar as certain “star” students were call…

03/18/2026

Sometimes it feels like we take two steps forward and one step back in our faith journey, doesn't it?. Paul's writing in Galatians 3 shows us some of the faulty thinking that might set us back in our spiritual growth..

Several years ago, my family took an international trip I had been anticipating for a long time. Assuming the role of travel agent, I spent the months leading up to it researching and booking accom…

03/11/2026

Do you practice certain spiritual disciplines to feel acceptable to God? Is your way of expressing freedom leading you to look more like the world or more like Jesus? This week's post helps us to understand the struggles we have with legalism and cheap grace. https://marybethmccullum.com/freedom-from-the-law/

03/04/2026

Recognizing that a fellow believer we love has veered from biblical truth shouldn’t cause us to become aggressive and accusatory or to throw up our hands in defeat. It should cause us to fall on our knees in prayer. Paul’s example in Galatians 1 shows that a loving response to people who have been thrown into spiritual confusion is to come alongside them, not to abandon them to distorted thinking.

Imagine a person you love deeply to whom you’ve imparted significant wisdom. You’ve had a close relationship and have supported one another through hard times. The bonds between you have been stren…

02/18/2026

What does it look like to finish well? How can we prepare for that now? Questions like this have been on our minds throughout studying Jennifer Rothschild's Heaven book. This week's post has a tender story that gives a real life example. https://marybethmccullum.com/dying-well/

02/11/2026

We cry at weddings and funerals despite the very different circumstances surrounding them. Both offer a foretaste of our forever home in Heaven.

Touching down on the runway, my mind buzzed with excitement anticipating the weekend of wedding festivities that lay ahead. As we jolted to a stop, I glanced at a text message I’d received mid-flig…

02/04/2026

In the New Testament, Paul describes how our mortal bodies will one day be made new. This week's post shares a powerful and poignant story of hope for all followers of Jesus.

Kristi and I met at church youth group in junior high, but our friendship blossomed in freshman English class the following year. I smile picturing her as an eager 9th grader wearing on-trend 80’s …

01/20/2026

This week's post brings hope for that person who seems "too far gone" to experience the joy of Heaven.

Jennifer Rothschild’s Heaven Bible study walks participants through many Scriptures in the Old and New Testaments that give us insights about Heaven. It feels irresponsible and redundant for me to …