Faithful Writers

Spiritual maturity isn’t about stacking up theological bricks until you build an impenetrable wall. It’s more like planting a garden: alive, unpredictable, and in constant need of tending. Gardens change with the seasons. So does faith.

David knew the math: the giant was bigger than him, but David plus God was bigger than the giant. Your battles aren’t won by size, but by perspective — because the giant is standing against God, not just you.

What we need is a story big enough to make sense of our longings and our losses. A story that’s not just emotionally satisfying, but actually true. That’s exactly what the Bible offers.

My story isn’t about choosing one tradition over another — it’s about finding the authentic spiritual path that allows me to connect with God in a way that speaks to my heart and mind. This journey, with all its complexities and revelations, continues to unfold.

If you leave, don’t get comfortable not seeking, don’t get comfortable being angry at your church, and don’t get comfortable slipping away from God. That is on you to seek His direction, that is on you to surrender the hurt you experienced to God, that is all on you, your free will in action. That is on you to seek His direction, that is on you to surrender the hurt you experienced to God, that is all on you, your free will in action.

Joy is something else; it is deeper, it is anchored to your soul, not your heart. Joy allows a person to feel intense contentment and long-lasting happiness, no matter the situation they are in in life.

This is a Christian testimony of my child’s illness, told through raw and heartfelt poetry. A mother’s journey of faith, pain, and witnessing God’s strength in her warrior child.

Depression and Anxiety are real conditions, not a sin or a punishment. I’m here to reassure you that even some of the greatest people in the Bible suffered from Depression and Anxiety, and the Lord still wanted them for His work and more assuredly LOVED them despite their conditions and did not blame them for it.

As the claps get closer, I feel the panic rising, my heart races, and my body revolts. With each new clap, I’m dragged backward in time. I try to stop the fall. I kick and scream, flailing my arms out, but I’m not able to hold on to the here and now. I don’t want to go back there.

Your past can’t disqualify you—God’s forgiveness and redemption renew you to serve, encourage, and walk in His calling

I’m more of a disco ball, or better yet, a “Lite Brite” because it is the gut-wrenching stab of each pain, grief, and horror-filled peg I’ve experienced that causes my light to show so colorfully through those particular breaks.

Most days now, I go around in my bathrobe, hair clipped up/sticking up, and my trusty water bottle in hand. You know how many people God has sent to me looking like that? It’s crazy, and they meet me as a real human.

Heaven's armies, a mother’s determination, and a friend’s encouragement are still at my side.

How I went from begging for answers to noticing the grace that was there all along

The kitchen that held so many Jesus jam sessions and dance parties with her roommate. So many conversations and tears where the two had talked about their dreams, futures, and curiosities about where God would take them.

He could be a single father stuck in a job he hates. She could be regretting her mistakes and can’t handle the guilt. Why have I never cared?

Then, in a moment of bitterness and anger, I just became weary of it all. I made a conscious choice and whispered the words “take captive my thoughts.”

There is a beautiful and reassuring aspect of the Psalms, we see the honesty and raw emotion of the writers when we read them. These writers did not hold back in expressing their true thoughts and feelings to God. 

Your life is forever intertwined with the person you are caring for. If you’ve been one or are one, you know exactly what I mean. Being a caregiver can be a whole other type of hell.

The trust involved with handling these big ole’ bowling pins getting tossed in the air heading straight for the bridge of my delicate nose or my one of a kind smile. 

Discover the peace of living fully in the present moment by surrendering your worries and plans to God. Learn to trust His guidance and find rest in today’s gift, grounded in scripture.

I have dealt with intrusive thoughts since I was a child, it straight-up sucks. What's even more exhausting is the judgment I’ve gotten from people over the years, and to be completely honest — it’s one thing to get ignorant comments from a nonbeliever, but it’s a completely different story getting ignorant comments of any kind from a Christian when you too are a Christian.