To recapture truth and beauty through story in order to inspire and equip others to better know and love our Triune God.
The first half of my mission statement comes from a single thread amongst the various hobbies I have and work that inspires me. It speaks to my love for telling story through films and my enjoyment in sharing and preserving truth. I am inspired by creation as it glorifies its Creator and the beauty of the good news of the Gospel.
Knowing and believing truth is a defining principle of my life. I believe the Bible is the true inspired Word of God, and that trusting and loving Christ for my salvation means that the Scriptures have ultimate authority in my life. The Bible is the “lens” through which my worldview comes from, declaring what is right and wrong according to God’s standard and revealing my ultimate purpose in life: to worship God. In God’s Word alone do we learn who He is and how to be reconciled in relationship with Him through His Son, by the Spirit.
If I’m in a double with someone else, where should I pray? I’m at home rn so usually I pray in my room but where would I pray right after I wake up or right before I go to sleep when I go to university?
I have this contact who is about to fail calculus 2 for the second time. According to the rules of my university, if you fail a required class twice you may get kicked out! I hope to share the love and compassion of God to this contact, so he gets hope as he is quite likely to get kicked out. Please pray for this relationship!
Not justified by works but created for good works through means of grace Thank you so much for this Kendra this has been incredibly encouraging. I am definitely passing this on to others! ❤
Thank you so much for this. I'm definitely concerned about focusing too much on the fun stuff (hanging out with friends, campus events, etc) that I'm going to forget who I'm living for. I definitely should have considered looking for a Christian roomate! I would appreciate any prayers!
Thank you Kendra for this video!! I was pressured by my dad to do computer science. I respect my dad and I trusted his advice so I took the necessary classes in community college to transfer. I got accepted to a pretty good school and everyone around me was proud of me. But it wasn't what I was truly passionate in. Ever since I took a psychology course, I've always wanted to major in it. I told my counselor how I wanted to major in psych and she told me I'm more suited for computer science. The majority of people around me (dad, counselor, therapist, acquaintances, brother, etc.) told me to major in computer science. So I did, but I was absolutely miserable. Sure I got A's and B's in my classes but that's because I put so much effort into them... but I despised my computer science classes. They were definitely my least favorite. I wanted to major in psychology because it was the most interesting to me and I wanted to help other people. I was diagnosed with a mental illness (bipolar 1) and my passion in mental health grew from there. I was majoring in computer science for the wrong reasons. Sure money and job prospects are nice but when that becomes your main motivating factor, it becomes deadening and there was no spark to make me passionate in it. I came across your video Kendra and also read the book you mentioned and it was a big eye-opener that I should pursue what God wants me to do and that was psychology. I prayed and prayed. I talked to my loved ones about it. But I'm mostly listening to God about this. I know the world will think I'm crazy for dropping computer science but we're not going to be in this world forever. Our forever will be in heaven and God isn't going to judge me based on how much I make but rather how I honored Him in the world. I'll be taking psych courses in the summer and I'm very excited!! I'm excited for my new journey to start and can't wait for the blessings that God will give me along the way for following His will. Thank you so much for the video ❤
James taught works. Jesus taught no works no salvation. “Then the King will turn to those on the left and say, ‘Away with you, you cursed ones, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his demons. For I was hungry, and you didn’t feed me. I was thirsty, and you didn’t give me a drink. I was a stranger, and you didn’t invite me into your home. I was naked, and you didn’t give me clothing. I was sick and in prison, and you didn’t visit me.’ “Then they will reply, ‘Lord, when did we ever see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and not help you?’ “And he will answer, ‘I tell you the truth, when you refused to help the least of these my brothers and sisters, you were refusing to help me.’ “And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous will go into eternal life.”
Works show we are saved, but if we don’t have works that doesn’t mean we aren’t saved, if so then that would be of ourselves Just like James.. it says faith without works is dead and says THEREFORE a man is justified by works, BUT then Paul (who Jesus revealed the mysteries of the grace of God to) expands on James and says.. Romans 4:2 For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not before God. Two justifications, one before man and one before God, if true faith before God is dead without works then we are also justified by works but no, NO FLESH shall be justified by works of law Galatians 2:16 And not by works or of ourselves but is a gift Ephesians 2:8-9, we’re FREELY justified by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus Romans 3:24 Romans 4:3 For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness. 4 Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt. 5 But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness. And these verses, verse 4 and 5 or right after Paul expands on James, it’s almost as if he’s talking DIRECTLY TO the people who say we MUST have works for true faith, that faith without works is dead to God…
Kendra, May the good Lord bless you in Jesus Christ name, Amen I came across your RU-vid channel this evening- less than 24 hours before I send my 18 year old son off to a secular/public college. My concern about his faith (he will be 7 hours away from home, two states away) that led me here by the grace of God. Thank you for sharing. I am very grateful and I will share this video with him. Blessings to you
This is so good! I am a college small group teacher. I can’t wait to share this with my group. You are so grounded. Thank you for ministering to others with this truth!
Thank you for the video sis. I also long to get to grasp and lay clear the truths that you so easily articulate. ( been a believer for about 6 years now🥺🥺🥺)🙈
Thank you so much for this video- it’s really helpful as I’m going to college in the fall! I was wondering if you could talk a bit more about the boundaries you made in college?
Read Romans 6:22 again. It says believers are FREE from sin (also verse 6:18)...and slaves of righteousness. If you believe, you are free from sin because you've been crucified with Christ and born again into Christ as your perfect works before God. Read Romans 6 at the beginning again: How can those who are dead to sin still live in it? It is not possible... just like it is impossible for a dead body to sin.
Except Paul wrote more nonsense than anyone. We are not dead to sin. Use common sense dead means you are 100 percent unresponsive to stimulus around. Jesus knew this He said pick up your ( notice this MY cross not His) cross daily and follow me. It's harder to stimulated by the eyes the flesh and the world lugging that cross around. Dead means no response but we do respond cuz we are not "dead to sin" . There's no magic wand to wave and now I'm dead to sin, it's a war everyday and we need to be willing to deny ourselves no one does that for us.
Thank you so much for this video. I enjoyed it and it also really made me reflect on my relationship with God and what I need to do to improve it. Thank you so much!!
Kendra, this was very well done. I am going to share this video with our College Connect group at church this Saturday night in Terre Haute. You made a list of some really great points. I so appreciate you and your heart for Jesus.
Thank you so much, your testimonies are incredibly helpful as I’m a senior preparing for college and I really want to have a good foundation on my faith. I’m sharing the links with some of my friends, I think your courage to share your journeys could really be impactful and is already impacting me. Thank you
