Essays & Ideas

You walk through your days with your head low, hands balled into fists. Though you try to feign this sense of confidence, you so often fall short. You’ve got it…

You never actually see it coming. In the past, you’ve been so accustomed to dating the wrong people, some of whom were just the most toxic, manipulative, and emotionally abusive…

I envy these people. I want their faith. I want their strength. I want their solid feet when their world is falling apart. I want their forgiveness when their heart…

Small habits can create distance between you and God without you realizing it. Here, with a hat tip for the idea/structure to @pdxruvim, I’ll highlight ten subtle ways this happens,…

It’s not that the storm disappears — it’s that your spirit stops bowing to it.

I’ll never forget a sermon I heard about seeds of faith. I was in middle school, and our leader was standing up front, his arms gesturing wildly, talking about how…

You didn’t imagine it. The connection was real. The way your heart softened, the way something settled inside you — it wasn’t just chemistry or fleeting desire. It was something…

If you’re a Christian, and one who desires to be like Christ, then act like it. What would Jesus do? He would embrace the ones you hate. He would be…

So when my heart grows impatient, remind me that purpose doesn’t always look like progress.

So tonight, I ask you, God: breathe your strength into those tired souls.