by Christina Semmens | Aug 28, 2026 | Blog, Book, Christian Living, Spiritual Reading, Spiritual Resources
Happy Feast of Saint Augustine! Augustine is one of the most well known of the early Church Fathers, and his writings, especially the Confessions and The City of God have impacted millions of people throughout the last fifteen centuries. I share this because Saint...
by Christina Semmens | Aug 8, 2026 | Blog, Book, Christian Living, Spiritual Reading, Spiritual Resources
Today is the Feast of Saint Dominic, founder of the Order of Preachers, also known as the Dominicans. Saint Dominic was a contemporary of Saint Francis of Assisi, and between the two, they revolutionized the practice of Christian discipleship within the Catholic...
by Christina Semmens | Jul 1, 2026 | Blog, podcast, YouTube
Several months ago, I interviewed one of the founders of ActsSocial—a faith-first Christian social platform built for believers to connect, create, and grow in community around Christ with invasive ads, toxic trends, or an algorithm built to keep you anxious....
by Christina Semmens | Jun 17, 2026 | Blog, Christian Living, holiness, Leadership, Paul, Travel
Has been quite a week. Last Tuesday on June 9th, I laid my husband, COL (Ret) Eugene Paul Semmens, to rest at Arlington National Cemetery just outside Washington, DC. Gravestones at Arlington The service and military honors rendered were beautiful, and the gathering...
by Christina Semmens | May 18, 2026 | Blog, Christian Living, Lewis and Clark, Travel
Today began with axe throwing. Preparing to throw more axes at Castle Rock Axe House, Castle Rock, WA I had never tried axe throwing, and the opportunity presented itself as one of the cruise excursions, so jumped on it, and am VERY glad I did. Phenomenal time with a...
by Christina Semmens | May 17, 2026 | Blog, Christian Living, Lewis and Clark, Travel
Today was a long day, so going to only do some pictures with a few comments and then will look to share a few more thoughts tomorrow… I shared yesterday that we were scheduled to go kayaking today. Weather forecast was not looking good—temps were projected to be in...