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Hiding Behind My Detachment

When the news first broke about the Orlando shooting, I watched the TV in disbelief. I headed to church, and we prayed for those who were involved even though details were still sketchy at that point. As the next few days unfolded and more details emer …

Don’t You Worry, Child

By nature I have always been a planner. As a child, I would create priority lists of tasks I had to accomplish and would strategically leave them in places I couldn’t miss around my house. Today, I arm myself with Kate Spade Planners and apps like Wund …

Lonely But Not Alone

Junior year was one of the toughest in my life, largely because for the first time I went through moments of experiencing the crushing hurt of loneliness. I’ve always appreciated having time to myself in the past. I liked being alone because I could ju …

Stop Saying “I Feel Like …” to Spiritualize Your Desires

One time, we had this cable guy over to our house, and I really liked him — at first. He was doing everything he could to figure out why we couldn’t get the Internet to work, and while he did, he talked a lot about Jesus. But then things got weird. We …

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 …

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