THE CHOICE WE MAKE THAT AFFECTS EVERYONE With Christmas fast approaching, what matters most is no different than what mattered most yesterday: our soul’s eternal destination based on the source of our faith. Each person has this choice to make, and each person does in fact make this choice, each and day every, whether or… Read More What Matters Most at Christmas Isn’t Under the Tree
LOSING SIGHT OF NORMAL When I was about 12 and my parents divorced, all that was normal disappeared. The very definition of normal seemed completely shattered. I no longer believed in it after that. As someone who writes about faith on this blog, one might wonder if my faith had any impact on that level… Read More Scars That Paint a Resurrection: Healing Trauma By Accepting Christ
WE ALL LOSE FIRST I used to hate my story. You know, the one that explains how you got from where you were “back then” to “where I am today.” I hated mine because I hated my traumas, my mistakes. I hated my decisions and the way people who were hurt by my lack of… Read More Winning the Battle of Inner Conflict: Loving the Story that Defines Us
LOST IN A FALLEN WORLD Without family, community, and God’s loving direction and guidance in our lives—we are lost in the world. We are soul-searching in attempt to discover our truest selves, but our truest selves aren’t complete without a relationship with our Creator. While we are developing and growing up, and because everyone is… Read More A Broken Family Portrait: Bringing Jesus Into Our Darkness
