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A Roomful of People Like That
There is always a degree of discomfort in coming up against opinions that differ from our own. It's natural—and perfectly human—to...
nikiflorica
Dec 3, 20213 min read


So What's the Deal with Me?
I don't normally let more than a week slide by between posts, but I don't normally let myself off the hook in general, so this could be a...
nikiflorica
Nov 15, 20213 min read


It's Simple. Right?
There's a quote in the film, God's Not Dead: "It's not easy, but it's simple." The "it," if I remember correctly, refers to doing the...
nikiflorica
Nov 3, 20212 min read


Thankful-Coloured Glasses
Christianity asks us to do a really hard thing when it comes to how we feel about ourselves. On one hand, we need to be brutally honest....
nikiflorica
Oct 18, 20213 min read


To Consult My Compass
Sometimes I feel like a Lost Girl. Like I took a wrong turn at the second star on the right and ended up a thousand miles from Neverland,...
nikiflorica
Oct 12, 20212 min read


A Tidbit for the Trodden Down
trodden: walked on . . . crush[ed] or flatten[ed] with the feet . . . pressed down into the ground. (Google) Who's feeling pressed down...
nikiflorica
Sep 21, 20212 min read


"Hurry Up and Wait"
Surprise—I'm still here! Although normally I try to post blogs even while I'm on vacation, this year, I decided to give myself a break...
nikiflorica
Aug 9, 20214 min read


A More Excellent Way
Good ol' I Corinthians 13. Short and sweet and sharp as a dagger. Love is patient, love is kind, love doesn't envy, think highly of...
nikiflorica
Jun 29, 20212 min read


107, At Wit's End
Lost, chained, a fool, or at wit's end. Which one are you? Try finding yourself in the spectrum of Psalm 107's desperate people. Are you...
nikiflorica
Apr 19, 20212 min read


Let's Talk Toast... and Jesus
Funny thing about toast—when you smell it, you want it. Ever notice that? I mean, there was a time when I would sooner eat dirt than...
nikiflorica
Feb 25, 20212 min read


Here's What I've Learned About Expectations
I think it's fairly safe to say that we've all had expectations drenched in a cold wave of reality. Human beings are creative. We're...
nikiflorica
Dec 30, 20203 min read


Ahikam's Lead
Jeremiah—what a book. I mean, really, what a story. Like so many of God's prophets, he was thrown into a role he felt ill-equipped for,...
nikiflorica
Dec 15, 20203 min read


Glorify Thy Name
I had a beautiful weekend. My brother gave his life to Christ, my other brother from a couple of provinces away was here to witness it,...
nikiflorica
Nov 25, 20202 min read


Problems, Prophets, and Progress
We think of progress as something linear—an arrow from present to future, improving all the time, always a step ahead of where we were...
nikiflorica
Nov 17, 20202 min read


And Bob's Your Uncle
I do not have a spontaneous bone in my body. I mean that in the most literal sense. I am not impulsive. I hate making decisions and...
nikiflorica
Nov 12, 20202 min read


NaNoWriMo and Me
It's National Novel Writing Month, and I'm a roiling blend of nerves and excitement and dreams of a finished product by the end of one...
nikiflorica
Nov 3, 20203 min read


How Great is Our God
In our effort to have a relationship with God, to know Him and His Son on an intimate, personal level, I think there is a pitfall we...
nikiflorica
Oct 29, 20202 min read


Strength and Endurance . . . But Mostly Endurance
One of my favourite verses in the New Testament is: "The one who endures to the end will be saved." (Matthew 24:14) Not because it's...
nikiflorica
Oct 26, 20203 min read


Time Keeps on Slippin'
I feel like I've spent way too much of my life watching the clock. Despite my early enthusiasm for it, I realized quickly as a...
nikiflorica
Sep 10, 20202 min read


Applause for The Pilgrim's Progress
There are some stories we fancy we know so well that we don't bother to pick up the book—and for a long time, for me, that was The...
nikiflorica
Sep 8, 20203 min read
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