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If you’ve ever struggled to stay thankful in hard seasons, you’re not alone. The Bible is filled with powerful verses about gratitude, showing us that thankfulness isn’t just good manners — it’s a spiritual weapon. Gratitude is mentioned throughout Scripture because it’s vital to living a victorious Christian life. When we practice gratitude daily, we...

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When Life Knocks You Down Have you ever felt like getting back up after failure, heartbreak, or disappointment is nearly impossible? Maybe you’ve fallen so hard that the thought of moving forward feels overwhelming. The truth is, life has a way of knocking us down—sometimes through circumstances beyond our control, and other times through our...

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Did you know that sometimes the most profound faith journey begins not with answers, but with questions that shatter everything we thought we knew about God’s goodness? Today I’m honored to introduce you to Lara Silverman, whose newly published memoir Singing Through Fire isn’t your typical Christian success story. As someone who spent four years...

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A morning prayer is a life-changing way to start your day. Pray Psalm 143 to start it with bravery!

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Should I get an abortion?” The question echoes in the minds of countless women every day, whispered in doctor’s offices, typed into search engines in the quiet of night, and wrestled within hearts that feel torn between fear and love. I know because I was once that woman—seventeen years old, scared, and convinced I had...

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The fruit of the Spirit faithfulness becomes our anchor when we’re standing in the waiting room of unanswered prayers, watching others receive what we’ve been begging God for, wondering if He’s forgotten our address entirely. It is the anchor that holds us steady when we feel as though our faith is hanging by a thread,...

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Have you ever watched yourself completely lose it and wondered where that person came from? Biblical self-discipline feels impossible when we’re standing in the wreckage of our own emotional explosion, wondering how we went from zero to furious in 2.3 seconds. In this eighth post exploring the 9 characteristics of the fruit of the Holy...

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Of all the fruit of the Spirit, gentleness might be the one we most misunderstand, mistaking it for weakness when it’s actually the kind of strength that changes everything without breaking anything. In this seventh post exploring the 9 characteristics of the fruit of the Holy Spirit, I’m inviting you to discover that gentleness isn’t...

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Have you ever desperately needed to remember that God is good? Bible verses about God’s goodness become treasures we cling to when life falls apart around us – when the diagnosis comes, when relationships fracture, or when we’re simply exhausted by trying to be “good enough” on our own. In this seventh post exploring the...

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Kindness in the Bible, the type that comes naturally from the overflow of a relationship with Jesus, is found in surrendering rather than striving. But you may wonder what this ‘surrender’ means and how you change a hardened heart. In this sixth post of our series exploring the 9 fruits of the Holy Spirit, guest...

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