Tag: faith
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Raising Without Replacing: The Quiet Work of Not Projecting
There is a subtle temptation in parenting, one that rarely announces itself loudly. It doesn’t look like control at first. It looks like care, sounds like wisdom, feels like protection. But underneath, it can quietly become projection. To project is to place our unfinished stories onto our children, to ask them, without words, to become…
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The Hunger That Never Fills
There is a quiet truth about the human heart: it is never easily satisfied. Like the grave that continues to receive yet is never full, so are our desires, expanding, stretching, always asking for more. Not because we are broken beyond repair, but because we were created with depth that the world alone cannot fill.…
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Crimson, The Worm, and the Salvation Story
A Faithful Steward Chronicles Piece “I am a worm and not a man…” Psalm 22:6 There are moments in Scripture that seem small, almost easy to pass over…until you pause, look again, and realize they carry the weight of the entire salvation story. One such moment is hidden in a single word: Worm. Not just…
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At The King’s Table: We like Mephibosheth…
“Do not fear, for I will surely show you kindness for Jonathan your father’s sake…” 2 Samuel 9:7 Like Mephibosheth, we are lame in both legs. Not always visibly, not always physically, but deeply aware of our limitations. There are places we cannot go, battles we cannot fight, standards we cannot meet. Life has marked…
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The Lily of the Valley
“I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys.” Song of Songs 2:1 There is something deeply humbling about the lily of the valley. It does not grow in places of prominence. It is not found standing tall in open fields, demanding attention. Instead, it blooms quietly in the low places in…
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The Return of a Writer’s Voice
There was a time when writing felt like breathing. Effortless. Playful. Alive. Words came without permission, without structure, without the heavy hand of expectation. They spilled onto the page like laughter, free, unfiltered, full of wonder. You didn’t think about voice back then… You simply had one. Then life happened. Years passed.Responsibilities grew.Seasons changed. And…
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Quiet Pursuit of Peace in Times of War
There are moments when the world forces us to pause and ask difficult questions. Wars erupt, nations clash, and sometimes the language of faith appears in places where peace seems absent. For a believer, this can be deeply unsettling. Faith is meant to be the quiet and sacred space where a person meets their Creator.…
