When To Lose Your Chill
Some of those were positive ways, but many of us deal with anger by just pushing it down inside of us or ignoring it.
It’s Not Vanity to Spend Time on Your Appearance
When we take time to make ourselves look good, we should not feel guilty of being vain. Certainly, we shouldn’t get carried away with investing in our appearances, and turn that into an obsession.
You Need to Talk to Someone About That Thing You’re Struggling With
One time when I was on a retreat God really put on my heart that I needed to speak to my youth minister about something I was struggling with. I felt a huge pit in my stomach.
Feed Your Drama to a Llama
If you’ve ever found yourself saying, “I can’t wait until _____; I’m tired of all the drama of the people I’m around now,” or something like it – I have really earth-shattering news:
Follow Your Heart? Yeah, Maybe You Should.
We are made to be filled up every day and then go out to empty ourselves out for others.
Live in the Pain: How to Find Peace Amid Suffering
Until knee surgery, I knew very little about significant pain. And even now, as I recover, I realize that I’ve got things easy in comparison to many others.
But the message of the cross is the same, regardless. From stubbed toes to terminal cancer, there is a beautiful paradox: suffering and hope.
God Bless Emotions
You see, in order to mourn — to truly feel the depth of mourning, sadness, depression, guilt, anger, shame, anxiety, loneliness, dread, remorse, fear — we can’t numb ourselves.
The Day I Cried at the Farmer’s Market
At the end of the day, it’s not up to me to make the right “political” choice in that moment when I’m faced with a brother or sister who is hurting… it’s up to me to help protect life… and to love.
51 Creative Ways to Show Mercy This Year
I came up with 51 ideas based off of corporal works of mercy that you can do throughout the year. Some are easy everyday things, others are something you can do with a group of friends, youth group, or even as a service project in college.
