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Trillia Newbell

Trillia Newbell is the author of numerous books, including a six-week Bible study on Romans 8, If God Is for Us: The Everlasting Truth of Our Great Salvation. You can find her at trillianewbell.com.

The Breathtaking Love We Tend to Forget

The Breathtaking Love We Tend to Forget

In Christ, you are redeemed from slavery, forgiven of sin, adopted into God’s family, and loved eternally — all to the praise of God’s grace.

Do You Talk to Your Children About Race?

Do You Talk to Your Children About Race?

Three Bad Excuses Parents Make

One of the greatest steps we can take for ethnic unity is teach our kids how to think biblically about it.

You Don’t Have to Hide: The Freedom of Confession

You Don’t Have to Hide

The Freedom of Confession

Since Adam and Eve, we’ve sought freedom from our shame by hiding our sin. But in Jesus, true freedom comes as we confess our sin.

Weary Mom, Come to Me

Weary Mom, Come to Me

Jesus lovingly calls us to come with all our cares, all our fears, and all our burdens.

Even Grace Can Lead to Legalism

Even Grace Can Lead to Legalism

A certain love for grace can impose a new kind of law on others. All efforts at obedience begin to look like legalism, rather than like evidence of grace.

You Are the Hands of Jesus

You Are the Hands of Jesus

Loving the Unborn, Unloved, and Neglected

God is worthy of all of our awe, and it is good to fear the Lord. But have you ever given much thought to how intimate God’s love and care is for people?

Designed for Joy

Designed for Joy

How the Gospel Impacts Men and Women, Identity and Practice

God created men and women in his image — equal in value and complementary in roles, which are integral to God’s good design for humanity.

Why We Can Trust Him

Why We Can Trust Him

*Trust in the Lord.* Those little words do indeed pack a lot of truth, but what does it really mean to trust the Lord and how might our encouragement better point us to the One we can trust? In other words, yes, we want to trust the Lord, but why can we?

Mom Enough

The Fearless Mother’s Heart and Hope

This short book by eight women explores the daily trials, worries, and hopes in motherhood.

Learning to Abide in Christ

Learning to Abide in Christ

Jesus tells us that we are his friends. Let that soak in for a minute.

How to Teach Your Kids About the Nations

How to Teach Your Kids About the Nations

My kids are young. They are young and impressionable, which is why my husband and I have chosen to start teaching them about the nations now. Their curiosity actually began well before we pulled out the flags and books about…

Meet the Family of God

Meet the Family of God

There is no denying the importance of family. My husband and children are my first priority and God’s gift to me. When my husband is discouraged, it’s a privilege to come alongside him and encourage him. When my kids are…

Three Benefits of Discipleship

Three Benefits of Discipleship

What happens when you get a group of women in a room to discuss life and the gospel? Talking. Lots of talking. And questions. More questions than you can imagine. Why? Because we need each other, and sometimes life can…

Our Children for Our Joy

I dropped my son off at his school and yelled my usual through the rolled down window, “I love you. Make good choices. Obey your teacher.” As I began to roll up the window and drive away, my little first…

Moving Beyond the Stalemate in Marriage

Let me be honest from the start. At the beginning of my marriage, I was a harsh jerk. My self-righteous impatience made it almost impossible for my husband to plan even a Saturday out for the two of us because…

It’s Good to Be a Jar of Clay

Clay jars are delicate. They crack easily even though they may seem relatively durable. On one hand, clay jars are refined by fire. There are several steps to making them, culminating with the kiln. This furnace carries the clay from…

When a Black Woman Married a White Man

It’s interesting that something so commonplace and natural to me can be such a mystery to others. You see, I’m a black woman married to a white man. For many — perhaps more than would like to admit — my…

Legalism or Love? Religious or Radical?

If you’re struggling with legalism, don’t fight it by quitting your quiet times. That’s the good advice I remember once hearing from a pastor. In other words, there’s a temptation to presumably fight legalism by running away from good things…

The Amazing Calling of Being “Mom”

The other morning I woke up while my children were still sleeping and began to pray. I started thinking about my identity. What am I? Who am I? As I settled into my prayer time I began to rejoice at…

Why Accountability Matters

We call it accountability. Beginning in 2001 I had the privilege each and every Friday afternoon to meet with two women for mutual encouragement and prayer. We did this for several years and remain accountable to each other to this…

More Than Month-Long

February is Black History month. In 1976 the United States government officially acknowledged this month as an annual celebration of noted Black historians, scholars, educators, and publishers. School days for me during the month of February meant learning about historical…

Fitness Goals and the New Year

The new year ushers in new resolutions and fitness historically lands at the top of new year’s resolution goals for most people. I’ve been a part of the fitness industry for nearly eight years off and on. Each January fitness…

Sorrowful, Yet Always Rejoicing

I have walked this earth a short 34 years, but in that time I have experienced a wide range of various trials. As a young child my parents struggled financially resulting in the occasional electricity being shut off and visits…

Biblical Womanhood and the Problem of the Old Testament

As explained in my review of A Year of Biblical Womanhood, much of Rachel Held Evans’ book could be summed up, sadly, as an attempt to discount the validity of Scripture. I am hopeful that she does not intend…

A Year of Biblical Womanhood: A Review

There are several reasons why I decided to read and review Rachel Held Evans’ forthcoming book A Year of Biblical Womanhood: How a Liberated Woman Found Herself Sitting on Her Roof, Covering Her Head, and Calling Her Husband "Master" (Thomas…

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