Tag: Christian Living
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Writing the Word: My Review of the NKJV New Testament, Tracing Edition
For the past year, I’ve been writing and journaling Scripture almost every day. What began as a simple spiritual discipline has become one of the most meaningful practices in my walk with God. There’s something about slowing down enough to write the Word—letting each phrase pass through your mind, your hand, and your heart—that creates… Read more
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Why Jonah’s Story Isn’t What You Think
I used to identify with Jonah’s story. Maybe you have too. I saw Jonah as the guy who ran from God, got a second chance, and finally did what he was supposed to do. I saw him as a reluctant prophet who eventually came around. A cautionary tale, sure … but also a story of… Read more
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A Christian Guide to Faith and Art
There is a quiet ache that lives inside every artist — a longing to make something meaningful. Something beautiful. Something that reflects the deepest parts of who we are. Whether you write, paint, sing, photograph, design, craft, or create in ways no one else sees, you know this ache. It’s the tug toward expression. The… Read more
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Reconciliation – A Cornerstone for Faith and Spiritual Formation
There are moments in all our lives when the distance between us and God feels too wide. Sometimes it’s caused by pain we don’t know how to name. Sometimes it’s disappointment, confusion, or the slow drift of a weary heart. And sometimes it’s simply the ache of wanting more of God than we’ve known so… Read more
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When Writers of Grace Are in Need of Grace Themselves
I’ve been following the news about Philip Yancey’s confession of his eight‑year‑long affair. Mostly to see how the Christian community reacts as the man who wrote multiple books about God’s grace—books that shaped so many of us and helped us understand the wideness of God’s mercy—now stands in need of grace himself, in a very… Read more
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How to Build Each Other Up This Thanksgiving
“Otherwise, if you give thanks with your spirit, how can anyone in the position of an outsider say ‘Amen’ to your thanksgiving when he does not know what you are saying? For you may be giving thanks well enough, but the other person is not being built up.”— 1 Corinthians 14:16–17 (ESV) Thanksgiving Day always… Read more
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The Greater Miracle: Forgiveness and Healing in the Story of the Paralytic
In the Gospel story of the paralytic man lowered through the roof by his friends, Jesus asks a piercing question: “Which is easier to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or ‘Get up and walk’?” (Matthew 9:5, NIV) On the surface, the answer seems obvious. Anyone could say, “Your sins are forgiven,” because there’s no visible… Read more
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Empathy, Assassination, and the Oldest Trick in the Book
I never heard of Charlie Kirk until he was dead. In recent years, I’ve made a point of staying away as much as possible from anything the least little bit political. But my Facebook feed blew up in waves of anger and jubilation after the man was assassinated, and I was instantly curious. I’ve learned… Read more
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Velvet Lies vs. Liberating Truth: Discerning the Language of Spiritual Enslavement
We live in a world overflowing with poetic promises. Inspirational slogans fill social feeds and spiritual spaces alike, many shimmering with emotional pull but hollow in substance. The troubling part? These phrases sound wise. They feel right. Yet they often lead not to healing or freedom—but to confusion, pride, or subtle bondage. God’s Word warns… Read more
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Out from Under My Mother’s Wing: A Journey of Pain, Growth, and Freedom
Under My Mother’s Wing; In Her Shadow How my mother’s early trauma shaped the power dynamic in our relationship My mother was a force—complicated, commanding, and deeply shaped by the circumstances of her own upbringing. For much of my life, I existed under my mother’s wing. In her shadow. When my mother was around ten… Read more