Strengthen (Personal Growth)
Why Forgiven Sins Still Have Consequences
We can be 100% confident that when we confess our sins, we receive complete and total forgiveness from God. However, God loves ...
How To Talk to Those Who Disagree with You—and Still Love Them
A few years ago, during a Saturday session of my doctoral class called “Critical Issues in Educational Leadership,” we compared...
Living a Life of Gratitude
I distinctly remember the day I sat in my junior English class after returning from Christmas break. My teacher asked us what o...
How Could My Fasting Help Stop a War?
On this Day of Prayer and Fasting for World Peace, we might ask: How could abstaining from food help stop a war that is thousan...
Learning My Emotions & The Criticalness to Maturing in My Faith
Growing up, people walked on eggshells around me.Calling me a sensitive child would probably be an understatement. One small re...
Avoiding Gossip is Hard — Here’s My Advice
I’ve struggled for a few years now with giving up gossip. It’s not for lack of trying or poor motivation. I know gossip has no ...
Accepting Grace Doesn’t Always Look Graceful
Many of us carry the weight of intergenerational family trauma, the scars of abuse, the burden of addiction, or the haunting sh...
6 Steps to Addressing Your Workplace Burnout
Do you feel like you are ineffective at work? Perpetually spinning your wheels or constantly operating in “the grind” without s...
Practical Steps to Cultivating and Keeping Female Friendships
In 2010, we were all introduced to the now popular holiday known as Galentine’s Day by the loveable Leslie Knope of Parks and R...