top of page
HOPE JOY
collective


Love Is Not Natural
We budget money. We ration energy. We count the cost of everything.
So why do we treat love the same way?
What if love isn’t a limited human resource, but a supernatural gift from God that never runs dry?

Hope Joy X. Owens
Feb 146 min read


The First Word of the Bible
Did you know God's plan of salvation is in the very first word of the Bible? God planned to love us since the beginning of time. His love is evident from the first word in Scripture.

Hope Joy X. Owens
Feb 102 min read


AGTG Diet
Colossians 3:17 Whatever you do, whether word or deed, do it all for the glory of God In middle school, this was my go-to verse. I even made it my phone password, and “Colossians3:17” was not something anybody could guess. To me, this verse simplified everything. All things were for God. It was like I could just focus on this verse, and I’d be set for life. I loved the way it was worded, how it sounded, and the purpose. I still love this verse today. No word or deed is left u

Hope Joy X. Owens
Jan 145 min read
Encouragements and Exclusions for Realistic Resolutions
Growth, Goal Making, and God Glorifying for 2026. Welcome to the blog post where I describe two juxtaposing moments in 2025, my critical review, debunking my reflection, and what wisdom I can gather on resolutions. I wanted to make a blog post with goal-setting inspo for the next year, but I think God thought this was more important to write. Expect vulnerability, trend-debunking, and God-fearing encouragement.

Hope Joy X. Owens
Dec 31, 20259 min read


New Year, New Mercies
The first is New Years, and the phrase that came to my mind is “His mercies are new every morning.”
While no verse says this verbatim, the ESV reads in Lamentations, “The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.”

Hope Joy X. Owens
Dec 29, 20254 min read
Not Santa, Not Genie
It’s Christmas Eve, and another time I’m writing a prayer in my notebook and whatever my thought process was hit different. Again, I have this urge to write with only an idea of how it should begin. Be Careful What You Pray For I wanted to pray and ask God to help me. I just spent hours on my phone scrolling, and I was about to write, “Help me not be addicted…” But then I hesitate because I want to write my words carefully (as if God can’t already read my mind). I stop becaus

Hope Joy X. Owens
Dec 25, 20254 min read
the blog
bottom of page

