— Remembering Pat ❤️ I hardly knew Pat. 👉 Pat and her husband, Don, started attending our church around the same time my late husband and I did. We were all newcomers—outsiders in a community with its own rhythm. We had a few chances to talk with Don after church, but Pat, due to her […]
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—Unseen Departures Today, I’d like to discuss a topic that can be confusing. I’m not the only one who finds it hard. My goal isn’t to give final answers, but to promote honest discussion and reflection. In fact, anyone claiming to have absolute truth about mysteries like this isn’t being truthful. 👉 1. Body, Soul,
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— Navigating the Inner Battle of Guilt and Healing 🥲 Over a year after losing my beloved husband, the pain still haunts me. What’s harder to face than the heartache itself is the self-blame that torments me. I still can’t forgive myself for my foolishness in thinking I was so ‘spiritual’ and ‘full of faith’
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A Word We Thought We Understood 👉 Today, let’s explore the sacred pattern of love through ancient Greek and Hebrew insights that reveal how we’re truly meant to love. 📌 In English, we use the word “love” for everything—from loving pizza to loving our families. But in the original Greek of the New Testament, love
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📌 After losing my husband, I’ve come to understand the meaning of “grief” through my own experience. Death is no longer just an abstract tragedy to me — it’s personal. 📌 Now, every child, spouse, or parent killed in conflict, regardless of their religious background or spirituality, is not just a number… they are someone’s
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Is His burden truly light—or are we missing something? Today, I want to reflect on something many of you already know well, yet it always speaks to us in new and fresh ways. 📌 When Jesus said, “My yoke is easy, and my burden is light” (Matthew 11:30), He was not describing a life free
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👉 Today, let’s talk about a feeling nearly all of us face at some point: guilt. ❓ What is Guilt? 📍 Guilt is a profound emotional reaction that shows up when we believe we’ve done something wrong or failed someone—even if that belief isn’t entirely true. 📍 It brings regret, shame, and self-blame that can
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On the first anniversary of the saddest day of my life—the day my beloved husband left this world most unimaginably—I felt like my faith was slipping through my fingers. 🤔 Why didn’t God answer my prayers? Why didn’t He heal the one I loved so deeply? Why did He allow him to be taken from
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Brokenness, in a spiritual or emotional sense, refers to a state of profound vulnerability, humility, and often pain—where a person acknowledges their limitations, wounds, or need for something greater to seek comfort. 📍 It’s not just about being hurt. It’s about being open to that hurt. 📌 Our brokenness—whether caused by grief, sin, betrayal, loss,
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A Reflection on Division, War, and Human Hatred I’m sharing this piece to explore a question as old as humanity. Why now? In a time marked by wars, unrest, division, and violence, it’s only natural to wonder: Why did God create human beings with individual will? If He is sovereign, wise, and loving, why allow
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