#Healing
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(A Study in Sanctification) If you are walking this path, you know that the space you now occupy is a delicate, vulnerable place. The spiritual obedience that requires you to sever deeply rooted connections and face your own failures is an act of profound courage, not coldness. Know that what you are doing is not Read more
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The Lie of the ‘Perfect Christian’ on Social Media Lately, I’ve been thinking deeply about the quiet, constant pressure in many faith communities: the unspoken rule that a true Christian’s life should only be shared in a clean, polished, happy highlight reel. We are often led to believe that our faith is only strong if Read more
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Why My Success Made Them Judge Sometimes, the hardest part of surviving struggle isn’t the cold or the hunger; it’s the moral judgment of the people who are supposed to be helping you. I know this first-hand. I was homeless until 19. Along that brutal path, I met many people who were tasked with offering Read more
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What she went through was nothing compared to what she did to me. But who is keeping the score? This question gets to the heart of what I’ve come to call “the uneven ledger” the biased way we account for our relationships. People tend to forget what they do to others, but they never forget Read more
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“I’m done with the church,” she said, her voice shaking slightly. She stirred her tea. The spoon clinked against the porcelain a little too loudly. The pain in her eyes was unmistakable. “I went there hoping to find God. Instead, I found people who claimed to be His followers hurting me.” Her words weren’t a Read more
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“I’m done with the church,” she said, her voice shaking slightly. She stirred her tea, the spoon clinking against the porcelain a little too loudly, and the pain in her eyes was unmistakable. “I went there hoping to find God, and all I found was people who were supposed to be His followers hurting me.”Her Read more
