Gratitude can feel impossible during life’s challenges, but the Bible encourages us to “give thanks in all circumstances”. Hard times may test us, but they also prepare us for greater blessings and deeper faithfulness...

Chicago born & based artist, Christian JaLon, sat down to talk with Femelle Soul about her new album. We agreed to video chat on a snowy Sunday afternoon after virtual church. Yet even the cold couldn’t steal our joy.

If we need other people’s approval to feel validated, if we need society, trends, or fads to recognise our worth, or value, or if we struggle with accepting ourselves, then we may be looking for love in all the wrong places. Either we’re seeking it externally, from an ever-changing society, or internally, from an ever-changing emotional place.