This morning, I found myself thinking about some of the prayers I used to pray. Not the prayers I pray now. The old ones. The ones I prayed when I was younger and life looked very different. The ones that felt so important at the time that I couldn’t imagine being okay without the answers…
Category: God’s Likeness
Come and See
There is something about the story of the Samaritan woman that I keep coming back to. Jesus knew where He was going. He knew Samaria. He knew the woman He would meet there. He knew her story before she ever stood at that well. And still, He went. He didn’t meet her by accident. He…
The Person God Always Saw
Sometimes I wonder who I would have been if life had been different. If my heart had never been broken. If trust had never been betrayed. If disappointment had never found its way into my story. Would I be softer? Less guarded? More carefree? It’s a question I think many of us quietly carry. We…
Before We Talk About Submission
There are certain verses in Scripture that seem to attract more attention than others. Ephesians 5 is one of them. Mention marriage, and it is often only a matter of time before someone brings up the words: “Wives, submit to your husbands.” Yet the older I get, the more I find myself drawn not to…
The Slow Drift
There was a time when I thought broken relationships were mostly caused by the obvious heartbreaks.. The affairs. The lies. The abandonment. The harsh words that could never be taken back. But the longer I live, the more I realize that many relationships do not fall apart because of one catastrophic event. They unravel through…
Business Trip to Adventure
I used to think knowing God was like going on a business trip with Him. Planned. Structured. Predictable. Like faith was something I needed to schedule into my life… something I needed to do correctly. I thought walking with God meant having the itinerary. Pray here. Grow there. Arrive at peace by Friday. And if…
Holiness, From Where We Stand
We hear the word holiness and something in us stiffens. It sounds lofty. Untouchable. Like something meant for saints in stained glass, not people with tired hearts and complicated lives. Our church is beginning a series on holiness, and I found myself quietly asking—not out loud, but deep inside— What does holiness actually look like…
The Pages We Avoid
There are parts of the Bible we return to often—the familiar passages, the comforting words, the verses we already know how to quote when life feels heavy. And then there are other parts we quietly move past. Not because they lack truth. But because they ask us to slow down… and stay. Like Revelation, there…
Of The Same Root
“So God created mankind in His own image…” — Genesis 1:27 There’s a reason the Bible tells us what humanity was called, not just that humanity was created. Names mattered long before arguments did. In Genesis, the first human is called Adam. Not as a title of power—but as a reminder of origin. Adam comes…
Why in a Manger?
“This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.” Luke 2:12 Have you ever asked yourself why Jesus was born in a manger? I think it’s a question that we should ask ourselves more often. The Bible doesn’t stop to explain it in detail….
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