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Envy vs. Kindness: Choosing Gratitude Over Comparison This Season
As we head into the season of thankfulness, it’s easy to feel torn. Black Friday deals are calling our names, social media is filled with highlight reels, and the pressure to “keep up” with others is everywhere. Instead of feeling joyful, this time of year can often lead to something more subtle but deeply damaging:…
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The Antidote to the Endless What-Ifs
Do you ever find yourself trapped in the cycle of “what-ifs”? What if I fail? What if I make the wrong decision? What if the future doesn’t turn out how I hoped? It’s exhausting, isn’t it? Our minds can easily spiral into the unknown, filling us with fear and anxiety about things that may never…
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Sloth vs. Diligence: Embracing Purpose Without Exhaustion
We live in a world that often glorifies extremes. On one hand, there’s the allure of doing nothing—ignoring purpose and responsibilities for the sake of comfort. On the other hand, there’s the constant push to do more, achieve more, and prove our worth through busyness. For those dealing with chronic illness, this dynamic is especially…
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Choose Grace: Washing Feet in a World That Chooses Division
One of the first things I did early in my relationship with my husband was to wash his feet—literally. It was a deeply symbolic act, rooted in the example Jesus gave us in John 13. Jesus, knowing full well that Judas was going to betray Him, knelt down and washed his feet. Let that sink…
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Gluttony vs. Self-Control: Finding Lasting Satisfaction by Renewing Our Minds
In a world where indulgence is only a click, bite, or scroll away, overindulgence—whether with food, media, or even certain thought patterns—can feel almost impossible to resist. Personally, I know this all too well as I have struggled for decades with disordered eating habits and feel like a failure more often than not. But gluttony…
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A Season for Gratitude and Peace
Welcome back, November. It’s a blessing to see you once again. You’re a month of transition, ushering in changes in time, weather, and even the mood around us. You remind us of the words in Ecclesiastes, “To everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven.” November is that precious time,…
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Wrath vs. Peace and Patience: Navigating Election Season with a Calm Heart
Election season—it’s a time that often brings out strong opinions, big emotions, and sometimes, if we’re honest, a little bit of anger. This season has a unique way of stirring up wrath in people. We feel passionately about what we believe is right, we’re bombarded by messages about who’s wrong, and it’s easy to get…
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How Satan Uses Sexual Exploitation and Objectification to Undermine God’s Design
We live in a world where the value of human beings is often reduced to their physical appearance or how they can be used for others’ pleasure. Satan, as the ultimate deceiver, knows that breaking down the sanctity of sex and relationships strikes directly at the heart of God’s design for love, commitment, and self-respect.…
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How Satan Would Use Fear and Chaos to Divide and Destroy the World
If there’s one thing we know about Satan’s tactics, it’s that they are subtle and play on our deepest fears and insecurities. And what better way to spread chaos than by using the very events that already shake our world: pandemics, wars, and natural disasters? By feeding off the fear these events cause and manipulating…
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The War on God’s Design: How Society is Undermining Our True Identity
In today’s culture, we are constantly encouraged to “be our most authentic selves.” On the surface, this sounds empowering. Who wouldn’t want to live life true to who they are? However, the issue arises when being your “authentic self” becomes an excuse to reject God’s design and nature. We see it happening all around us:…
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Can Morality Exist Without God? A Conversation About Faith, Secularism, and Finding Our True North
We live in a world that feels more divided than ever. Chaos seems to be knocking on our doors every day, and sometimes it feels like the very fabric holding society together is unraveling. Have you ever asked yourself why things feel so out of control? Could it be that something deeper is happening—a drifting…
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From Darkness to Light: How God’s Goodness Counters the Forces of Destruction
In a world that often seems filled with division, fear, and pain, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. But just as darkness cannot exist where there is light, the goodness of God shines through even in the toughest times. While there are forces that seek to divide and destroy, God’s love, grace, and wisdom provide a…
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