Surely the Lord Is in This Place “Surely the Lord is in this place—and I was not aware of it.” —Genesis 28:16 Most of us don’t struggle to believe God exists. We struggle to notice Him. We expect God to arrive in clear moments—answered prayers, quiet sanctuaries, well-formed words. We look for Him in places…
Tag: finding God
God Lives Where?
We grow up learning to call a building God’s house. We lower our voices when we walk in. We sit straighter. We try to behave a little better. And while reverence is good, sometimes the idea settles in too deeply—that God is somehow more present there than He is anywhere else. But Scripture tells a…
Becoming Small
There’s a kind of greatness the world applauds. And then there’s the kind God notices. I’ve been thinking about how often Jesus spoke about becoming small—not invisible, not erased, but willing. Willing to be humbled. Willing to serve. Willing to loosen our grip on needing to be seen or affirmed. “If you want to be…
Unforgivable Sin?
The Sin That Isn’t About a Single Moment. I once read that God forgives every sin except one. That sentence alone can make your chest tighten if you let it. It sounds final. Heavy. Almost frightening. But the more I sat with it, the more I realized—it isn’t about one mistake. It isn’t about a…
Where Is Christmas?
Every year, the question shows up again. Not loudly. Not dramatically. Just a small wondering that drifts in sometime between the early decorations and the endless lists. Where is Christmas? The song asks it with innocence—almost like a child looking around a room that feels different than they expected. And maybe that’s why it stays…
And So This Is Christmas
A Quiet Reflection for All of Us There’s a line in a familiar Christmas song that always seems to settle into the heart a little deeper than the rest: “And so this is Christmas… and what have you done?” Not as a judgment. Not as a measuring stick. But almost like a soft reminder —…
Be Like Her
A Journey Through the Stories of Women Who Chose Faith There are seasons in life when I find myself longing for quiet strength. Not the loud kind. Not the kind that demands attention. But the kind that whispers through everyday choices — the kind that keeps going even when the heart feels tired, unsure, or…
Some Stories End For A Reason
Sometimes we don’t realize it right away. We hold on, we rewrite chapters in our mind, we hope maybe the next page will make sense of the pain. But life has a way of quietly showing us the truth long before we’re ready to say it out loud. And the truth is, not every story…
The Things We Lose Without Knowing
It’s strange how easy it is to lose pieces of ourselves without even realizing it. One scroll at a time. One harmless reel after another. We laugh, we double-tap, we share — until little by little, the things that once made us uncomfortable start to feel normal. It doesn’t happen overnight. It’s subtle — almost…
The Cycle We Choose to Break
Sometimes, pain doesn’t end where it begins. It travels. It changes hands, it changes faces—but it remains the same pain, recycled in new ways. What was once done to us can easily become what we do to others if we never pause to heal what’s been broken inside. Many of us grew up with words…
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