Tag: Faith
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Handling Stress like Moses: Two Methods
Moses was a pretty stressed-out dude. That doesn’t mean God left Moses to learn handling stress on his own, though! God sent advice in a surprising source.
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How Ruth, Naomi, and Boaz Overcame Depression
According to verse 4, Naomi lost her husband and her two sons over the span of 10 years. She ran out of hope. She decides to return to Israel, but as shown by verses 19-21, Naomi is full of pain and despair. So, how does Naomi get from this place of hopelessness to a place of purpose at the end of the book?
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Are Christian Fiction Books Worth Writing?
I spent my college career debating if Christian Fiction books are worth writing. This is the first post in a series debating the pros and cons of the genre.
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How Hannah Coped with Depression in 1 Samuel 1
Happy New Year, everyone! Today is the first day of my new devotional series on coping with mental illness in the church. To be honest, I’ve gotten progressively more nervous about writing these posts the closer it’s gotten to 2020. I take that as proof that this is what I’m meant to be doing. Prayers […]
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Psalm 32 and Finding Your Voice
When I was in middle school, I quit talking. This is how I start most conversations when people ask me to tell my story. I became a Christian at five years old, so I don’t have a crazy salvation story to share. I just have a story of hardship and God’s faithfulness, which one day […]
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Psalm 31, Christmas, and Luke 23
I opened to the Psalm for today and was struck by the title, “Into Your Hand I Commit My Spirit.” For some reason, the words echoed in my head in the voice of my college Bible professor. I could picture him standing at the front of the room, looking mildly uncomfortable in his jet black […]
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Psalm 27 and Making People Feel Seen
I have devoted most of my recent podcast listening to the Don’t Keep Your Day Job podcast by Cathy Heller. I just love her emphasis on making people feel seen and using that idea as the motivation for our work. Some of the most heart-filling moments of my life have been when friends or family […]
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A Letter to the Church about Anxiety and Depression
Dear Church, I prayed before I wrote this letter today. I read Psalm 23 and asked God what He would have me say about one of my favorite passages. When the thought of anxiety and depression came to mind, I said an extra prayer. I know only a fraction of all there is to know […]
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6 Ways to Praise God’s Power
Psalm 21:13 ESV – “Be exalted, O LORD, in your strength! We will sing and praise your power.” The phrase “in your strength” sticks out to me in this passage. So often, my strength fails me. For instance, I helped with childcare for a prospective church member meeting last week, and I’m pretty sure that […]
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Why I Write
It was our third science teacher of the year. We sat in the corner room with the door-size window that let in what hint of light a Tennessee-gray sky provided in March. This teacher had grouped our desks into five sections around the room, as opposed to the rows our last teacher had instituted. She […]