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Forgiveness Is Not Friendship

It’s unfair to rush someone into forgiveness. It’s powerful and necessary, but forgiveness is not a one-time moment that magically seals up the wound. It takes a deliberate, daily battle over a...

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What I’m About

Discouraged, exhausted, beat down, beat up, clawing and falling, it’s so far, but my God, by God, another inch I crawl. — J.S.

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If You Say You Love God

It’s super easy to preach “love your neighbor,” but the loving part is crazy hard. I think most people really believe they’re loving and kind when they have to be, but the second someone disagrees or...

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Grace Is Something Different

Grace is thoughtful. It considers a back-story, an upbringing, their trauma and trials, the whole person, and not just a tiny single slice of their life. Grace brings wholeness to a hasty judgement; it...

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The Three Hardest Words

Dear friend: I know you might have had a picture of how you wanted your life to be, but some terrible tragedy swept it away. We all have a certain picture of how we want our lives to be, and sometimes...

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More Than All That’s Happened

If you’ve grown up in the same town long enough, most people assume you’re the same person you always were. They can’t see past the past version of you. I wonder a lot: Are we doomed to our former...

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Up Again

Trauma does crazy things to your brain: cognitive gaps, inexplicable phobias, silence and shut down. But the soul is so resilient and capable. It has a way of healing around good people, safe...

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Still Believing the Best

In the end, you can’t force someone to do anything, even if it’s for their good. You can’t force someone to respect your feelings or care about your passions or believe your dreams. You can’t force...

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Your Hurt Does Not Determine Your Worth

For those who have been severely hurt by COVID-19, whether you lost your job, freedom, have tested positive, or know someone who has: When you become ill or lose something valuable, it’s easy to tie up...

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Trauma Has Ruined My Life: How to Recover? Here Are Six Ways to...

Anonymous asked a question: I went through a traumatic life experience about 3 years ago. As it played out over the last 2 years, I feel like I’ve lost my inner drive to do anything. What do I do? Hey...

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