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…
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365 Days
There’s something about that number that feels both ordinary and overwhelming. A year. A calendar. A full circle around the sun. And yet… when you really sit with it, it becomes something else entirely. 365 chances. 365 mornings to wake up and try again. 365 days to love someone well. To speak gently. To show…
One Less Day
We often comfort ourselves with the phrase one more day. One more day to fix things. One more day to say what we meant. One more day to try again. But lately, I’ve been sitting with a quieter thought. Because every morning we wake up, it isn’t really one more day. It’s one less day….
Tended, Not Chased
Some mornings, before the day asks anything of us, there’s a quiet moment where the heart checks in. Not with questions about productivity or plans—but with something gentler. Why am I here today? Not in a grand, philosophical way. Just in the way a soul wonders if it’s still aligned with what matters. There’s a…
Divine Preparation
Have you ever looked back and realized that God was taking care of you long before you understood why? For a long time, I thought my job was just something I needed to survive. A way to pay the bills. A season I had to endure. But lately, I’ve been seeing it differently. I’m realizing…
Blueprints, Rewritten
A few years ago, I asked this question once before. It’s a question that doesn’t really age. If anything, it grows heavier with time. We spend so much of our lives building—careers, homes, families, reputations, routines. But beneath all of that, there’s a quieter structure taking shape. One you don’t see framed or celebrated. One…
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…
Dear 2026
We’re stepping into you without a clean slate. We’re bringing unfinished conversations, tired hearts, quiet hopes, and lessons we didn’t ask to learn but learned anyway. Some of us are coming in stronger. Some softer. Some carrying grief so gently it almost looks like calm. Some still learning that healing doesn’t always need an explanation….
The Book We Quietly Skip
There’s a book at the end of the Bible that many of us don’t linger on. Not because it isn’t important—but because it’s unsettling. Revelation doesn’t let us stay comfortable. It doesn’t whisper reassurance without also asking for surrender. And maybe that’s why it’s often avoided. Not ignored completely—just quietly set aside. But Revelation was…
Charina.Writes 