When it really comes down to it, most of us want to be seen as beautiful. As women of faith, we feel conflicted and sometimes wonder if we are too superficial. What better time to delve into our body images than in our mature years, right? It’s that time in…
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Living life on the front lines of battle can be exciting! If you score a big victory there, you will be heralded as one of God's champions. However, the front lines are also where the greatest number of attacks occur. Out on the front lines – the cutting edge – Satan hits…
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It just popped up as a text on my smart phone. I read it and choked up. Religion: “I’ve messed up. My dad is going to kill me.” Son-ship: “I’ve messed up. I’d better call my dad.” This accurately expresses the deepest heart-cry of both a failing child and a…
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Until the age of 26, my life was a struggle. As a child, I struggled to find acceptance and as an adult searched heavily for it. My search landed me in the adult film industry for seven years. I found myself deep into depression, drug addiction, and often entertained suicidal…
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God tells the prophet Jeremiah to make this grand pledge to Israel. God has a message for His wayward people. He makes good on His first promise of the land, but it means so, so much more than that. The Lord God makes a greater promise, a promise to be with His…
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The submarine is an amazing vessel. It would collapse like a paper cup under the extraordinary pressure placed on its hull if not for the internal pressure that equalizes the pressure from outside. Faith in our lives does not exempt us from external pressure. Faith ensures that the power of the…
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Sometimes you don't choose the fight – the fight chooses you. When I was in elementary school, I got into a fight. The class was bullied by a girl named Jean who had a bowl haircut. She just brought fear with her everywhere she went. Finally one day I said,…
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Over the past decade, it has been refreshing to see Christians have a greater awareness of people's thoughts and feelings. Rather than quickly judging and labeling people, they take time to listen to their stories and consider their hurts and desires. This is a good thing. In so doing, however,…
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When you do trust in Christ, you become a new creation (2 Cor. 5:17). In other words, you are no longer defined by what you've done in the past. God is not judging you for your mistakes; he’s forgiven and forgotten them (Ps. 103:12). But how are you defining yourself?…
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I spent years hiding from the pain that sexual abuse and rape brought to my life. Because I didn't deal with the pain, the pain had a way of dealing with me. It manifested in extraordinarily low self-esteem and made me vulnerable to dysfunctional relationships. Eventually, as my life unraveled,…
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