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It's Not All Your Brain's Fault
I don't abide by everything in my psychology course, but here's a fun fact (at least as I understand it): between ages 15 and 25, the...
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Jan 18, 20213 min read


A Cumulation of Clarity
A day or so ago, I entreated heaven for clarity. I've struggled for a long time with the desire to use my passions for the Lord, but my...
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Dec 21, 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,...
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Dec 15, 20203 min read


Joy to the World
God's was the first voice I heard when I woke up this morning. He didn't speak through words, but He was among the first thoughts in my...
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Nov 30, 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,...
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Nov 25, 20202 min read


Constellations
Since making the spontaneous decision to start a brand new project for National Novel Writing Month, I've been thinking a lot about...
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Nov 10, 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...
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Nov 3, 20203 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...
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Oct 26, 20203 min read


Gimme a Boost?
It's interesting how we can petition the Lord for help with something, and then when He gives us the boost we need, we assume we can handle
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Oct 14, 20203 min read


Unsinkable
I've always known what it's like to have Someone in my life who would never let me down. You'd think after all this time I'd figure out...
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Oct 8, 20202 min read


Even the Fearful
I've done it! Finally! After too many years of eyeing it on my shelf, I have completed The Pilgrim's Progress and checked it off my...
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Oct 5, 20203 min read


Reflections from the Swing
I'm sitting on the wooden swing in my backyard, under an aquamarine sky, the wooden slats warm and familiar against my back. Everywhere I...
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Sep 30, 20202 min read


Floating
Sometimes we prefer our messages minced—into soft little bite-sized pieces that go down without much thought or pain or conviction....
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Sep 22, 20202 min read


Passion Is a Puppy
Passion is a difficult one. I understand the struggle, and I'm by no means past it. But if your passion is in the puppy years, like mine,
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Aug 26, 20203 min read


100% His—Reaching for the Next Level
God is so much bigger than I've always known, and He's beginning to show Himself to me in ways I hadn't imagined before. I and people in...
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Aug 18, 20203 min read


Life is Joy—And What To Do About It
Earlier this week, I blogged about the inevitable reality that life is pain, and that we have only two options in that regard: to suffer,...
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Aug 13, 20203 min read


Life is Pain—And What to Do About It
The past couple years have been hard for me. I'm sure they've been hard for you, too. We're all going through something, hiding it behind "o
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Aug 10, 20203 min read


Self-Hatred: That Dark Indulgence
To indulge, by definition, is to "allow oneself to enjoy the pleasure of" something. And it really can be anything. We tend to think of...
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Jul 7, 20202 min read


Here in the Land of the Living
We already know that getting through this life with our faith intact means eternal life, joy, and ecstasy in heaven. But God doesn't just da
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Jul 1, 20203 min read


The Importance of Peace: Why Do We Need It?
Peace comes from Christ. It's not something we can manufacture for ourselves, though we still must be proactive and cooperative with God's w
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Jun 23, 20203 min read
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