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The Ache Beneath the Noise

We live in a world that’s always on, always connected, and somehow more fractured than ever. Everyone’s reachable. Fewer people feel known.

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It Was Winter

You don’t breeze through John. You read him like a rabbi reads Torah. Slowly. Again. Aloud.

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Five Ways to Keep God at a Distance (And One Way to Stop)

That’s where the gospel lives. Not in moral superiority. Not in personal perfection. But in the voice that calls us family before we deserve it.

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What Does “Forgive” Mean? (Spoiler: It’s Not “Letting Go”)

Yes, Elsa. We heard you. And we tried. But that lyric? It’s done as much harm as help. Letting go is harder than singing a power ballad from a frozen mountaintop.

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Anthrakia: When Grace Rewrites the Story

What does failure smell like?

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The Mission, the Mountain, and the Man with the Rope

I believe in forgiveness like I believe in gravity. I don’t always appreciate how it works—unless I step on the scale.

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Dear Someone Who Can’t Forgive Themselves

Dear Someone Who Can’t Forgive Themselves Have you ever noticed how much harder it is to be kind to yourself

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Stop Calling It Wisdom When It’s Just Fear in a Pantsuit

Not all caution is wisdom. Some of it’s fear dressed in business casual. Resurrection calls us to holy disruption, not deferral by spreadsheet.

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5 Conversations I’d Have If I Weren’t Afraid

Resurrection doesn’t mean we stop being afraid. It means we stop letting fear run the schedule. So say what you need to say. Even if your voice shakes.

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Why I Don’t Translate Ioudaioi in John’s Gospel

If we flatten “Ioudaioi” into a caricature or weapon, we create a god in our image—one who sanctifies suspicion and forgets Jesus’ own people.

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7 Ways Fear Dresses Itself

Fear hides behind wisdom, busyness and delay. This Christian reflection explores how resurrection breath helps us name fear and take one brave step.

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The Gospel According To Locked Doors

Jesus walks through walls and breathes peace into fear-locked rooms. Resurrection finds us before we’re ready.

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