Note by Note

 Good morning, friends!  Today I am bringing you another book review! Just a few weeks ago I finished reading Before You Me et Prince Charming by Sarah Mally, and WOW it was so good! The book is described as A Guide to Radiant Purity and is directed toward young ladies, so if you are not a young lady (or a parent of a young lady) you may not find this post very interesting or applicable. :) Let me start by saying that I really needed to read this book. It's been sitting on one of the bookshelves in the basement for a few years and I've always told myself, "I'm good. I don't need to read that." Sometimes I'm glad to be wrong, and now I'm wishing I had read it sooner! I have found myself in almost constant battle against our culture, more specifically our culture's views on relationships, and often wondering what resources I can turn to for encouragement. Ms. Mally weaves Biblical principles, personal experience, and practical advice into a book that...

 Hello again, friends!  I am so excited to bring you a guest post by Erika Mathews, author of the Truth from Taerna series. I hope you enjoy it!  What is love? All of Scripture defines love. God   is   love, and knowing God is knowing love. Everything in the Bible that reveals God to us reveals love to us. Dwelling in God is dwelling within love itself, and dwelling in love is dwelling in God. Scripture is clear: we love because He first loved. The essence of true love is encompassed in the descriptive Hebrew word   hesed . Translated   mercy ,   lovingkindness ,   steadfast love , and similar terms in Scripture,   hesed   refers to the unchanging, strong, loyal, faithful, deep covenant love of God. True love is described in depth in 1 Corinthians 13. After talking about what love is not (it’s not speaking eloquently, prophesying, understanding mysteries, having all knowledge, giving all you have to the poor, or martyrdom in themsel...