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“You need to dial it down.” I had no idea what those words meant the day I first heard them, but they would go on to change my life. If you've ever struggled to set healthy boundaries or felt guilty for even trying, my story might help.
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This question is best answered by evaluating how you spend your time, energy, and resources.
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Jesus is always with us, in good times and in bad.
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For years, I was seeking acceptance. In 2020, God showed me what it means to be known by Him.
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“I want to hang this in my room and give it to Jesus when he comes to get me.” As early as preschool years, I loved Jesus and looked forward to his return—planning to give him a depiction of him and his parents when I met him. I will
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Everyone has. The challenge is what you do when you're feeling this way.
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What difference does Jesus make? Does he change lives? Is God even real? If He is, why should I follow Him? If you or someone you know has ever had a question like this, then let me tell you about my life… There was once a young man who grew
Do you hate the thought of death? If so, here is some encouragement.
Are you struggling to follow Christ because you live in a community that isn't Christian? If so, here are some thoughts of encouragement.
Do you ever feel like God is taking you somewhere out of your comfort zone? If so, what should you do? Here are some suggestions!
Does anyone care about what I do? Does my work really matter to God? Here are a few reasons your work matters more than you think!
Turning Sunday Belief Into Monday Action
Finding God despite being raised in a legalistic upbringing.
Some of you may not know this, but I am the oldest brother of Ezra Byer. This is my claim to fame! I'm hoping someday to get his autograph. For years now, I have endeavored to convince everyone that I am the older AND WISER brother, but this
📖"And whoever comes to Me I will never cast out." — John 6:37 Early in my Christian life, I read Augustine’s Confessions. Augustine (354-430 AD) lived a monastic life and pursued a life of writing. One of his writings, Confessions, is his spiritual autobiography, but it
An example of a life well-lived.
My Salvation Story I’m one of those people who doesn’t have a super “exciting” salvation story. I grew up in a Christian home, and I don’t remember a time when I didn’t know who Jesus was. My first memory of wanting Jesus in my life was
📖"You were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God." — I Corinthians 6:11 Before Before Jesus, I was poor in spirit. I had nothing inside myself to help myself, and no one else
My life has been a pattern of mistakes and misprioritizations. Case in point: At this very moment, Microsoft Word is telling me my leading sentence is a mistake. Misprioritizations? that squiggly red line asks. Are you sure that’s a real word? Well, no. But I trust the person reading
📖"For you are saved by grace through faith, and this is not from yourselves; it is God’s gift." — Ephesians 2:8 Many conversion stories I have heard go something like this: "Before I met Christ, I was a terrible person. I was far from God and
📖"For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared ahead of time for us to do." — Ephesians 2:10 Before Christ One thing I love wasting time doing is looking at cars and trucks on Facebook Marketplace that I know I can’
Growing up, one of my favorite stories was about how my parents came to faith in Christ. My mom was raised in a Christian family and attended church every week, while my dad was born into a Hindu-Christian family and primarily followed Hindu practices. In 1983, the year my
📖"You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free." — John 8:32 Have you ever fallen asleep on a raft in the ocean? It’s amazing at first. The rays warm your body while a gentle sea breeze keeps you from overheating. The mellow roll
📖"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has passed away, and see, the new has come!" — 2 Corinthians 5:17 What Was I Like Before Jesus? As someone who grew up in the church, having a testimony as a kid always felt