GOD REST YE MERRY GENTLEMEN

Hi, everyone! I’m Jenny, I’m from Long Island and I’m a senior at SUNY Cortland! I’m so excited to be a part of this devotional! Let’s be real, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen isn’t exactly the happiest sounding Christmas song – but there is so much history and meaning to this beautiful hymn! God rest […]

O HOLY NIGHT

O Holy Night I can’t believe Christmas is almost here! As finals wrap up, time gets shorter for buying and wrapping presents and we all eat way too many cookies (my wife is making 10 different kinds this year), it can be easy to get caught up in all the festivities and things that need […]

THIS CHRISTMAS

Happy December, BASIC fam! It’s the most wonderful time of the year… or maybe it’s not. Maybe there’s an empty seat at the dinner table where a loved one once sat and you’re trying to suppress the memory, fight back the tears and plaster a smile on your face just to get through the meal. […]

GIVE THANKS.

Happy Thanksgiving week!!! Here at BASIC, we are so thankful for you guys. You’re all rocking it over on your campuses, studying for exams, writing papers, preparing for finals, and sharing the love of Jesus. Some other things I’m personally really thankful for are: my husband, my family and my in-laws, warm fuzzy socks because […]

YOU ARE EMPOWERED

We heard a variation of this message time and time again throughout BASICCON, but I’m here to remind you that even though the conference is over, the hype has slowed down, and you’re back to your day-to-day life of going to class, writing papers and studying for exams… that statement still holds true. God is […]

LIFTOFF

Hey friends, First and foremost, let me start out with this: God is rallying for you. He is unapologetically, head over heels for you and your soul. He’s cheering you on in the day to day, no matter the circumstances… and He’s had a purpose for you before anyone else even had an opinion about […]