Eight Lessons I’m Learning from Pain
For over a year now, despite this constantly being on my mind, I have been afraid to write this post. First, not many people have
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Racism and Misplaced Supremacy
I didn’t look up the video intentionally. It popped up on my newsfeed one day as I was scrolling through – the last moments of
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The Monster in the Mirror
I took a walk into the woods to try to find who I am, Or at least that’s what they say to do, when you’re
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Scared of the Rooms: Reflection on the New Year
I walked in a city I hadn’t before, It was called “Earth”, and the people were more Than all who had at ever in one
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One Year of Grief
It’s November. Which means it has almost been a year to the very day since my brother’s accident. It’s been 350 days. Two weeks short
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Does God Strike Low Blows?
Veneetha Rendall Risner had undergone twenty-one separate surgeries by the time she was 13 years old. She had contracted polio as an infant and spent
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4 Gospel Promises for Self-Hating Christians
I remember being eleven years old, just entering the world of braces and acne scars, staring into our bathroom mirror and feeling consciously insecure for
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To the Fellow Believer Struggling With Prayer
A few times this past year, I received letters from close friends, at a time when I was struggling with very similar emotions to the
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Eight Months Closer….
“Do you have a brother?” “Yes, I do,” I answered. How can a 4-year-old ask a question that is like a punch in the gut?
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The Poem I Wrote As I Struggled With Depression
Last year, I struggled with a deep and debilitating depression, through which I was burdened with the feeling (among other things) that the promises of
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