Category: Faith
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When the Prayer Is “Not My Will, But Yours”
There is a kind of prayer that costs you something. Not the polished kind. Not the pretty kind. Not the kind you pray when everything makes sense and your heart feels strong and steady. I mean the kind of prayer that crawls out of you when you already know obedience is going to hurt. The…
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Physically Alone, Spiritually Held
There’s an uncomfortable silence that comes with being physically alone. Not the peaceful kind. Not the kind you choose for rest or reflection. I mean the kind that echoes. The kind that settles into the walls of a quiet house at night. The kind that makes you aware of every creak in the floor, every…
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Surviving the Night
Lately, I haven’t slept. Not the kind of “I stayed up too late scrolling” tired. Not the kind of exhaustion that a nap or a cup of coffee can fix. I mean the deep, bone-heavy kind of tired that settles into your body after weeks of restless nights. The kind where you lay in bed…
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When God’s Presence Speaks Louder Than Words
Over the past few weeks, I’ve had two different people—completely separate conversations—pause and say something similar that stopped me in my tracks: “I don’t know what it is and I can’t explain it, but there’s just something different about you.” Both times, I didn’t really know how to respond. Not because I didn’t appreciate it,…
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The Mountain Isn’t Straight: Praising God in Every Season
Our journey of faith is not linear. It doesn’t move neatly from point A to point B. It doesn’t climb in a straight line toward the summit. It isn’t tidy or predictable. More often, it looks like a winding mountain road. There are peaks where the view takes your breath away. There are valleys where…


