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Put it all on Me – “All You Need to Know” by Gryffin + SLANDER feat. Callie Lehmann

Hello friends, and welcome back to The Gospel According to, where we dig deep and overanalyze the best stories and songs that humanity creates to find the pieces of Biblical truth hidden inside. In honor of Mental Health Awareness month, I wanted to write about this song, “All You Need to Know,” by Gryffin and …

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May bullet journal theme inspiration: Star Wars and The force

It’s another new month, and that means a new bullet journal setup and aesthetic inspiration for you! This month, I decided to go with a Star Wars theme, with a focus on the final trilogy and just the awesomeness of the universe as a whole. Enjoy!

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Let Your Light Shine – 4 Practical Examples From Disney’s Tangled ✨

Hello, friends! I hope you’ve been enjoying the Tangled theme this month, which has been especially prevalent on Instagram. Rapunzel has always been the embodiment of “Let your light shine,” and I wanted to take some time to talk about that today. Enjoy!

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Owl City Cinematic – Be brave … Okay, I’ll be brave.

Welcome back to The Gospel According To, where we celebrate all things bright and beautiful in the human stories and songs we love, then look at them differently to find the undercurrent of grace beneath. This week, I was thinking about the season of life I’m in and how to find the strength to keep …

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Good Friday Bible Journaling & a free printable!!

Happy Easter, friends, and welcome to another year’s Good Friday edition of The Gospel According to! This week, I was reflecting on the events of Holy Week and the price that Jesus paid for our salvation… Which somehow led me to a Hunger Games quote?! Find out below, plus stay tuned for a free printable!

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Ed Sheeran – Altogether Perfect, Forever Flawless✨

Happy Fangirl Friday, friends, and welcome to another installment of The Gospel According to, where we listen for the harmony of God’s voice in the best of humanity’s melodies. This week, I was thinking about the song “Perfect” by Ed Sheeran and the fact that there are not one but Several different Bible verses that …

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WWW Wednesday: Books with Dragons and Magic

Happy Wednesday friends! I’ve been wanting to join this tag for months now, and I finally decided that today was the day to do it. To go along with my How to Train Your Dragon bullet journal theme, I’ve been reading lots of books with dragons in them, and I’m loving it so far. Enjoy!

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My heart’s a stereo – Adam Levine + Gym Class Heroes

Welcome back to The Gospel According to, where I help you hear the harmony of God’s voice in the heart songs of the human race. This week’s feature is “Stereo Hearts,” an instant-nostalgia pop love song that you can’t help but sing along to, and I love what God has to teach us through it. …

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Greatest Showman Bullet Journal Aesthetic/Theme 🎪💫🎞️

It’s a new month, and that means time for another bullet journal aesthetic inspiration post! This month I was inspired to create a Greatest Showman bullet journal theme, and while it isn’t perfect, I’m very happy with how it turned out. This post will also include some visual and written inspiration for you to create …

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Whitney Houston – I have nothing (nothing, nothing) if I don’t have You

Fandom: Whitney Houston, “I Have Nothing” Verses: Psalm 73:16-17, 21-26, 28; John 6:37 CSB, Hebrews 13:8 ESV Nugget: Nothing is more valuable or more essential than the presence and love of God… And nothing is more constant or faithful.

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Owl City “Humbug” – The best gift I could give You is this heart inside of me 🎄🎁💖

It’s Chriiiiiiiistmaaaaaaas!!!!… Eve 😸 And I haven’t done one of these in a long time, so here’s another Gospel According to post, Christmas Edition. This year’s holiday special is none other but Adam Young, alias Owl City, serenading us with his angelically beautiful voice and skillful guitar riffs in “Humbug,” which is a lovely human …

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Dash & Lily-inspired Reading and Watchlist – what to read/watch if you love them as much as I do 💖✨🤩

Day 2 of Blogmas 2021 finds me already languishing between having already finished the Dash & Lily series on Netflix and waiting in line for the next books at the library. In other words, I’m dying for more of the magical atmosphere and storyline of Dash and Lily but have been forced to look elsewhere …

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The Hunger Games – Mockingjay Armor (of God)

Welcome back to another episode of The Gospel According To, where we interpret the meaning of impactful book, movie, and song quotes using Scripture. This week, I wanted to reflect on one specific description of Katniss’ Mockingjay armor that has always been one of my favorites, specifically because of the way it relates to the …

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Hunger Games Bullet Journal Theme – Rebellion, Uprising, Hope, Protest, Remembrance

Welcome to a new month and another bullet journal theme inspiration post. This month is inspired by The Hunger Games book (and to a lesser extent, movie) series, and specifically on Katniss’ growing awareness of and need to combat the oppressive system in which she lives. It’s also inspired by actual real-life events and real-life …

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!

Fangirl Friday: Neko Atsume kittieeeeeees 😻🤩💖

Welcome back to the second installment of Fangirl Friday, where I take the most obvious opportunity to fangirl about random things I enjoy in life. This week I’m sharing my favorite “photos” of my virtual kitties on the Neko Atsume Kitty Collector app. 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” …

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!