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I read my Bible and prayed and all, but I never felt comfortable at church in my teens. I grew up immersed in the church since I was a baby, so I passively accepted everything that happened there as a normal part of church, good or bad. Was my church's culture based on the Bible, though? ...

I love old school YouTube, especially late 00s-early 10s era! Tag videos take me back the most. Tag memes (when memes were shareable templates moreso than standalone expressive images) were all over DeviantART, too. Instead of everyone generally following the same headlines with more or less ...

You don't get attention unless you want it. My study wiki emulates my Bible study leader's methodology of examining Scripture through the eyes of each character, no matter how minor, and has brought the Bible to life for me. But without promotion, could it help anyone else?

I am converting ...

It's a new year! Instead of resolutions, I prefer a single word to guide me.

Word of the Year

My church encourages its members to choose a guiding word each year. Where New Year's resolutions present a daunting starting line and perpetual possibility of failure, a single word is almost ...

God makes it clear. Psalm 27:14 ends with"Wait for the Lord; be strong and let your heart take courage; Yes, wait for the Lord." There is nothing to fear. His timing is perfect, so wait on Him. And you will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living, so sing praises to Him. ...

Colon cancer can look a lot like grief or fatigue, so I didn't recognize it for maybe 2 years. Lining up so well with my mom's passing and other stressful events isn't bad timing, though, because God's timing is always perfect.

It's just grief.

I've had low energy for months, maybe ...

Now, I read a chapter a day, digging deeper than I ever did at anyone else's pace.

Reading plans were dragging me through the Bible instead of guiding me.

Every church, every Christian group I've been in, they say you should read through the Bible once a year. As someone who deeply ...