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The Quiet Violence of Innocence

While reading recently, I encountered a term that initially sounded academic, almost theoretical: violent innocence. At first, I thought it…

5 days ago

Christmas for the Lonely

Christmas for the lonely is the worst of all holidays. It is the peak of all the missed chances and…

3 weeks ago

The Sobering Truth About Your Existence

This is a sobering truth about your existence: a few decades after you pass away, no one will remember what…

1 month ago

When Life Turns Up the Heat

When life turns up the heat and hardship defines our existence, do we see it as punishment or an opportunity…

1 month ago

Living a Life of Thanksgiving

A Season of Gratitude At Thanksgiving, we take time to thank God for all He has done in our lives—for…

2 months ago

Crushed but Not Broken

Have you ever felt like your plans were crushed, only to realize they weren’t broken but simply redirected for God’s…

2 months ago

The Danger of a Single Story: Seeing People as God Views Them

The Trap of a Single Story Have you ever been judged for just one mistake? A single weak moment that…

3 months ago

Where Were You?

Where were you when My children were being murdered, raped, and starved? I gave you talents, resources, relationships, opportunities, and…

3 months ago

He Saved You So You Can Experience All These Promises

He saved you so you could do all these things. Mathew said it to Mary in an episode of The…

4 months ago

He Said ‘Come’—So He Did, and Everything Changed

Because the man on the middle cross said I could come, that is what the thief might have said when…

4 months ago