Song Lyric Sunday – Birth, Death, Life: “The Fifth of July” by Owl City

Happy Sunday lovely humans. This week’s Song Lyric Sunday prompt is “birth, death, life,” so I immediately thought of this sweet song from Owl City’s 2018 Cinematic album. I hope that this post shows the wide variety of music that Adam Young (creator of Owl City) has made and continues to make. Enjoy “The Fifth …

Song Lyric Sunday: Island, Atoll, Lagoon, Tropical

Happy Sunday Friends! This week’s Song Lyric Sunday post is centered around the theme of island, atoll, lagoon, etc. I’ve chosen another exquisite number from my Favorite Artist in the History of the Universe, Owl City. He writes about a trip to Madeleine Island in the middle of Lake Superior. Enjoy!

Song Lyric Sunday: Telephone, Message, Communication

Welcome back to another Song Lyric Sunday post! This week’s topic is News, Communication, Message, Telephone, etc. and I couldn’t help but think of my favorite artist in the history of the universe, Owl City. Aaaaaaand Bruno Mars might sneak in uninvited as well. Enjoy!

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The Hunger Games OST – “Dark Days”: Love will see us through.

Welcome back to the Gospel According to, where we take all the fandoms in their original context and interpret them through a Biblical lens. This week I was inspired by an amazing sermon from my church’s new pastor and the lyrics of a song from the unofficial-official Hunger Games movie soundtrack. Enjoy! Fandom: “Dark Days” …

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Song Lyric Sunday: Sky, stars, clouds, heavenly bodies

Song Lyric Sunday is a weekly challenge hosted by Jim at New Epic Author. This week’s theme is Stars, Moon, Clouds, Heavenly Bodies and since I’m a diehard fan of everything Adam Young (who loves this type of imagery), I was all over this post. Enjoy!

Fangirl Friday: some albums and new releases I’ve been loving 🎧✨😻

A few different blog sites had this tag going around called Fangirl Friday where they basically had complete freedom to gush about whatever they were fangirling over. Unfortunately, as far as I can tell this tag seems to have died, but I thought I’d participate anyway since fangirling is literally what I do 24/7/366.

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Birdy – Keeping Your Head Up

Welcome to The Gospel According To at our new time, Monday afternoons! (WordPress said this was the most active time for my site, so it made sense :). This is a series of posts that highlight all the lovely things that make our hearts go pitter-patter in the Human World, then connect them to Bible …

Song Lyric Sunday: “Best Part” by H.E.R. + Daniel Caesar

Happy Sunday lovely humans. This week’s Song Lyric Sunday prompt is “making love” (interpret that as you will, I prefer the Romantic-era version which simply means conversing flirtatiously), and to go with it I’ve chosen the coziest, most aesthetic song I’ve discovered recently: “Best Part” by H.E.R. and Daniel Caesar. Enjoy!

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Anne With an E and Sleeping At Last – You are enough.

Welcome back to another episode of The Gospel According To, September Edition, where we connect our favorite mental-health-improving songs, books, and other lovelies with Biblical truth. This week’s focus is “You Are Enough” by sleeping At Last, which goes alongwith the theme of the netflix show Anne With an E. If you’re a fan of …

Song Lyric Sunday: Good, Pleasant, Heavenly

Happy Sunday, lovely people! I’ve just spent the past half hour or so discovering what others’ thought of for this week’s Song Lyric Sunday prompt, and figured I should go ahead and join in (you know, while it’s still Sunday and all 😆). Song Lyrics Sunday is a weekly challenge hosted by Jim, and this …

Song Lyric Sunday (on a Friday) – Imagine Dragons’ “Next To Me” 💖😭😻✨

Happy day, friends! I found this challenge called Song Lyric Sunday, hosted by Jim at Newepicauthor, and even though it isn’t Sunday anymore, this week’s prompt was just too good not to participate. So, without further ado, here’s my best choice for a song that describes “Devoted, Faithful, Honorable, Loyal, True.” Enjoy!

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Adele – “Remedy” and the Unfailing Love of God

Welcome back to The Gospel According to, where we connect all things bright and beautiful in this world with the ultimate source of light, beauty, and truth. This week, we’re focusing on “Remedy,” an Adele song that is very close to my heart. This is a beautiful song on its own terms, but it becomes …

Up to this point: One year of The Fangirl Fulfilled

Hi friends! Today marks one year since I started this blog, and I wanted to celebrate by looking back on all the posts I’ve published so far, plus the reason why I set off on this journey in the first place. Enjoy!

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Bastille’s “Joy” – Protecting Your Mental Health by Relying on the Holy Spirit

The end of another week is upon us, friends. Hope you’ve been working hard, living well, and breathing deep– if not, now’s a fantastic time to start! *deep, calm breath* ahhhh… Friday also means it’s time to fangirl over more of our favorite lovely, noble, pure, uplifting things from the human world, then turn them …

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X Ambassadors: a Sure Salvation to Turn to When You’re a Little Unsteady

The past few weeks have left me thoroughly shaken, questioning everything I believe and hope for, and wondering what I could possibly have left to look forward to in life. In other words, I’ve been a little unsteady… Welcome back to The Gospel According To, where we connect the world’s best and brightest books, music, …

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Mulan – A Girl Worth Fighting For.

Welcome back to The Gospel According To, where we take all of the world’s best ficitional characters, songs, and ideas and connect them with the biblical truths that are the source of all good in this world. This week, in honor of women’s Equality Day, we’re talking about what Mulan’s “Girl Worth Fighting for” reallly …

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Taylor Swift – Daylight

Welcome back to another episode of The Gospel According to, where we dissect all the beautiful creations this world has to offer, then turn them on their head to see things in a different way. This week, we have an exquisite Taylor Swift song called “Daylight.” Whether you’re a casual fan or completely in love …

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Kacey Musgraves – Butterflies

Welcome back to another episode of The Gospel According to, where we examine beautiful songs and quotes through a Biblical lens. This week’s focus is a gorgeous love song called “Butterflies” by Kacey Musgraves. We’ll start by reveling in the beautiful romance of this country-folk-jazz song, and then turn it on its head for an …