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Grieving When God Answers Your Prayer

Last week a friend was telling me about a job she’s interviewing for. As we talked through her pros and cons list, we discussed how even if she gets the new job and loves it, she will still have days where she misses her old job. She’ll have to grieve …

When You Can’t Carpe Diem

As a young Millennial who wants to travel everywhere, save the world, find true love, and have an amazing career — all by the time I turn 24 — I am slowly realizing that some of those huge dreams simply won’t happen. Carpe diem — seize the day — which …

Don’t Let FOMO Ruin Your Life

Last week, I sent my sister a cute video of my 3-year-old daughter dancing. A few minutes later, I received the following text back: “Cute! Better send it to Mom. She’s having FOMO over here.” FOMO — or the fear of missing out — has been “a thing” for …

Confessions of a Life Hypochondriac

I’ve always been a bit of a scaredy-cat. But lately, fear seems to be getting to me more than usual. It’s a little bit like being a hypochondriac — someone who constantly worries that they have a life-threatening medical condition; when something goes …

The Reason I’m Not Going to Hell

When I was in my 20s, I was obsessed with the fear that I was not actually saved — that my so-called “faith” was nothing but an elaborate web of self-deception that would end in eternal damnation. I wasn’t sure what to do to rescue myself, but leaders …

You May Not Be as Much of a Failure as You Think

A couple of weeks ago, a friend told me, “I’m failing at everything. My job isn’t what I hoped it would be. I feel alone and distant from my friends and family. I feel like I’ve failed.” At one point I asked him, “What if success isn’t the point?” Let’ …

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