*WARNING* Mild spoilers can be found in the explanation below the videos. If you have not yet read A Noble Masquerade you might want to save this post for later. The love story of Ryland and Miranda, particularly in how he saw her. While she struggled with jealousy of her sister, he saw her as the beautiful one. #ANobleMasquerade #music

There’s an old saying that if you want something done right, you have to do it yourself. There’s an incredible amount of pride in that statement, but it’s a notion that we all fall into at some point or another. We fall victim to the idea that our way is the only way and we’re better off on our own. For the Christian, this is an especially dangerous notion. God didn’t create us to walk the earth alone, but rather in fellowship with other believers. This has been true from the

*WARNING* Mild spoilers can be found in the explanation below the videos. If you have not yet read A Noble Masquerade you might want to save this post for later. This song was a great help in figuring out who Ryland was. His faith was quiet but deep, driving every decision even though he was in an occupation that encouraged lies and risked his very life. I think he had to have this kind of mentality to stand firm in the shadows. #music #ANobleMasquerade

*WARNING* Mild spoilers can be found in the explanation below the videos. If you have not yet read A Noble Masquerade you might want to save this post for later. It's very clear by the end of the book that Ryland's family isn't the best. It would have been very easy for Ryland to be cruel and manipulating as well. Fortunately, he gave his life to God and a new path was created for Ryland, one that included a family made up of something other than flesh and blood relations. Th

*WARNING* Mild spoilers can be found in the explanation below the videos. If you have not yet read A Noble Masquerade you might want to save this post for later. Part of the key to understanding Miranda was understanding what it was like to feel trapped between what you had to do and what you want to do. This song captured a lot of that feeling to me. #ANobleMasquerade #music

*WARNING* Mild spoilers can be found in the explanation below the videos. If you have not yet read A Noble Masquerade you might want to save this post for later. Discovering who she was in God gave Miranda more freedom than anything else ever could. By knowing who she was and whose she was, she found the strength to be herself which was also the woman Ryland needed. #ANobleMasquerade #music

Walk into any Christian gift or book store and you’ll find a plethora of items decorated with Jeremiah 29:11. The verse is widely used and frequently memorized. Perhaps you’ve even memorized it yourself. “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future. Jeremiah 29:11 It’s not a surprise that this verse is embraced so readily. The promise within it is extremely appealing. But Bible verse