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When Religion Hurts More Than It Heals Child of God, if you’ve ever felt like religion broke your heart or crushed your spirit, you are not alone. I’ve heard so […]

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There are seasons when everything steady seems to shift beneath our feet. The familiar structures crumble, the voices of certainty grow faint, and we find ourselves standing in the ache […]

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Beloved, do you realize you were made for Love? Before your first heartbeat, before the world tried to define  you, or pain shaped you, you were dreamt of and crafted […]

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Dear one, have you ever looked at your life—your mistakes, your wounds, your weariness—and whispered, “Surely God’s done with me”? I have. And yet, in that very place of self-condemnation, […]

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There’s a holy ache rising in the body of Christ right now—a longing that says, “There has to be more.” We sense it when our routines grow dry. We feel […]

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The Ache We Carry If you’re anything like me, you’ve known that quiet ache—that gnawing whisper that maybe you’re not enough, maybe you don’t belong, maybe God feels distant. Even […]

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You Were Made to be Pursued by Love: The Ache for Love That Won’t Let Go Beloved, can we be honest? Most of us at some point have asked the […]

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Known by Our Love? When Agreement Replaces Love We’re living in a moment where disagreement feels like the air we breathe. Our nation is divided. Our world is divided. And […]

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The Approval We Already Have Have you ever caught yourself wondering if God is pleased with you? Maybe you mentally replay your week—how often you prayed, how much you served, […]

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When Unity Is Tested in a Divided World What do you do when you love someone… but deeply disagree with them? That’s not a rhetorical question anymore—it’s our everyday reality. […]

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