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The Deep End of Emotions

My husband says I could stay in the deep end for hours. He says I’m like an Olympic swimmer. But he’s definitely not talking about the pool; he’s talking about my tolerance of emotional interactions and expression. Because emotions are deep, and your emotions are a really deep and meaningful part of who you are….

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A Short Guide to Understanding God’s Will

If you were to do a quick Google search for “Bible verses about God’s will,” you might be surprised at the results. As you first type those words into the search bar, you may be hopeful—surely the Bible will have a lot of obvious things to say about God’s will. Well, after scanning through a…

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Cling to Christ Alone

This is a story about idolatry. It begins in 2020. The pandemic was throwing the world into a panic. Government was getting so far into people’s business that it was forcing them to lose jobs, inject new vaccines, wear masks, not leave their homes, not worship, not sing or eat with one another. You were…