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The List I Had to Delete: Finding Freedom in Forgiveness
We all have our defense mechanisms, and for a long time, mine was a very specific, carefully curated record. I called it my “list of reasons I walked away.” Every time I stepped back from a damaging relationship or a toxic dynamic, I mentally and physically cataloged the offenses. At the time, it felt like…
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The Venetian and the Broken Floor: Why Our Faith Needs an Anchor, Not Atmosphere
Many years ago, I walked into the Venetian Resort in Las Vegas. If you have ever been there, you know it is an architectural masterpiece of manufactured wonder. Looking up, you don’t see rafters; you see an Italian sky painted across a climate-controlled ceiling. Down below, singing gondoliers steer through indoor canals lined with polished…
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Divine Shelter: When Letting Go Is God’s Protection
We have to be still for a moment and pay attention to what God is showing us about where we stand. And I am saying this from experience. When love blinds us, we tend to romanticize potential. We make excuses for patterns God has already exposed, holding tight to who we hope someone will become…
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The Messy Middle: Finding Holy Rest in Transit
Moving has a way of stripping life down to its absolute essentials. In the thick of packing and hauling, we quickly realize how much weight we gather over the seasons—and how little of it actually defines who we are. It’s easy to look for God at the beginning of a move when the decision is…
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When Your Strength Fails: The Danger of the “I’ve Got This” Faith
We’ve all made promises we were convinced we could keep. “I’ll never fall back into that habit.” “I’ll stand up for what’s right, no matter what it costs.” “I’m stronger than I used to be.” Few people in Scripture embody this high-octane, well-meaning confidence quite like Simon Peter. Hours before Jesus was arrested, Peter looked…
