Christians incorrectly throw the Bible around about divorce when it comes to an abusive spouse.

This is where the stigma starts to grow. Hardened opinions are then formed, and now, a stigma has the strength to grow and mutate.

It took away my right to feel what happened to me, to acknowledge it for what it did to me, and to understand how it still affects.

I don’t care if I hurt, main, take, or disappoint. It is my nature; it is what I am.

Artists carefully consider and select the titles for their completed works. Sometimes, the initial concept and theme at the start of a project may shift unexpectedly during the creative journey. Subtle changes in style, color, technique, or, unexpectedly, the subject may emerge during the creative process, leading the artist to reconsider the original title.

Do not fool yourselves, my fellow Christians, for our world is a dark place. Unbelievers do not know there is more to this life than those constant whispers from satan.

I want to propose a different way of looking at “be still” for anyone struggling and waiting on God.

Accepting Jesus does not automatically equate you to being the “perfect” evangelist or take away nerves or fear.

This unexpected answer led me to explore my talent wholeheartedly, and my daughter jumped right into this world of crazy with me.

We often look at many things in our lives as Christians to see that we are in line with God. How many look at the food you consume though? Is it in line with what God tells us here?

I looked into this because I saw a post with a simple question about something in the Bible. I got the impression they were a new Christian, and the question was simple. They were asking about Noah and something to the effect of if we thought he took eggs onto the ark in some cases to save space.

Concern is natural; it’s a safety system set up by God. We can take that concern to God and seek help before anxiety takes over.

He was led to believe at some point through an Evangelical church that 2 Kings 6:28-29 was proof that God condones us eating people. Yep, you read that right, all of us present had dropped jaws. Now I’m not dinging this gentleman at all. He is currently in the process of trying to unlearn and learn new things from the Bible and about God. He’s doing exactly what he’s supposed to be doing, which is studying and asking a lot of questions.

There was a combination of cultures already being biased, superstitions, a serious lack of critical thinking, misreading of Scripture, and a

Bleeding. — Bleeding until. Tiny tendrils tangle with fingers. Pulling. — Pulling until none are left.

The rest is all acrobats on paper. Christians will go through the tribulation whether you want to acknowledge that or not is up to you, and

The church has discredited itself so many times; it’s insane. Do you know what nonbelievers see and why so many are driven away? Hypocrisy at its finest.

What was originally a word describing a group of people who followed Christ gathering together became a building to attend.

“Write about bears!” lol. So here I am, checking out lions, tigers, and bears in the Bible.

I keep seeing this argument pop up, and I find it both obnoxious and very ignorant. The argument is that Mary wasn’t actually a virgin, and

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.

Here’s the thing to realize: when you are in a storm, and in the back of your mind, you remember all those phrases said about God being silent. They are not all good and have the potential to worsen your loneliness and damage your relationship with God because you are thinking about it the wrong way.

In that moment, I knew a day would come when I would have to defend and fight for my right to say I am a mother in conversation.

Breathing deeply, letting my tension abide. I step forward, slowly at first. Anticipation, excitement, all bubbling up inside.