Tag: faith
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Strength Beyond My Limits
Lately, my life feels like a jumbled heap of iPhone to-do Notes, laundry piles, Zoom links, and ungraded essays. The back-to-school season is always a whirlwind, but this year it feels like the volume is turned all the way up. I am a single working mom. My calendar is booked with online classes to prep,…
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Anchored
The Freedom of Becoming Who God Made Us to Be So often, as humans, we tend to be blown about by every wind. We live in a world that reminds us daily that we must achieve more—more success, more popularity, more status, more influence. We are inundated with images of curated perfection and often quietly…
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The Power of the Word
Words matter. There is power in every word we speak, in every word we write. Our words contain the power to impact the world–the opportunity to build others up or to break others down. We must never underestimate the power of our words: “Death and life are in the power of the tongue” -Proverbs 18:21…
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You Are Loved.
This post isn’t for everyone—but maybe it’s for you. I wrote this for anyone who feels far from God. For anyone carrying a quiet ache, regret, or shame. For anyone who has silently wondered, “Is it too late for me?” If that’s you—read on. There’s a love bigger than your failure, and a freedom deeper…
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Abiding Joy
Perhaps the most profound joy we can experience comes in the midst of our deepest pain. Only then are we truly able to surrender—our expectations, our dreams, our longing for control—as we free fall into the grace of God. Let us thank Him for being a good Father. For wanting good things for His children.Let…
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Accepting Disappointment
One of the most challenging circumstances in life is facing the reality of our powerlessness. In some cases, we have a great deal of agency, yet in others, we must simply accept defeat. This can be incredibly painful. Once a decision is made, we can’t convince a boss to hire us. Or a school program…
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How Can We Know God Is Real?
If you’re grappling with this question, I want to say upfront: it’s not my aim to convince you through a theological treatise or scientific argument that God exists. I cannot use the powers of rhetoric at my disposal to force belief. I’ve observed that many people resist belief in God not because of evidence, but…
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The Still Small Voice
When we are brought to our knees is often when we find God. My faith journey has been long and complex, like most people’s by my age. What has been astounding about the past few years is the degree to which God has revealed Himself in radical ways. I don’t just mean inward comfort or…
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What Is Joy?
Yesterday, my son went to Sunday school for the first time in his life… He actually stayed the entire time, without me having to either stay with him or retrieve him after 20 minutes, I mean. So, I was able to attend church in a physical, actual sanctuary, in-person, and stay the whole time–for the…
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A Living Sacrifice.
Recently, a friend reminded me of a verse in the New Testament that is significant to me: “I appeal to you therefore, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship” (Romans 12:1). Allow me to back up a…
The Still Small Voice 