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Abstinence Part 3: Why We Decided to Abstain

A convincing argument for abstinence boiled down to one question. This is how Nathan and I realized God designed us to abstain:

It’s so easy to put more hope in a dream than in the God who gave me that dream to begin with. But nothing can fill my heart like Jesus does.

As my seasons change, here’s what God is teaching me about planting seeds and staying faithful in the mundane.

This is how God shifted my perspective on Valentine’s Day…

Thinking about all the ways the church has hurt people, it broke my heart. But God told me something ~ in the chaos, He made a symphony.

I visited Lutheran for the first time since I graduated last week. It got me thinking:

If I could tell my freshman self anything, what would I say?

I’m sorry Jesus for these big ugly walls.

“Beloved, if I can break down the walls of the grave, don’t you think I can break down the walls guarding your heart?”

My 2022 started kind of imperfectly. Thank goodness I have a perfect God.

The Christmas story and a short Christmas devotion ~ so you have everything you need this Christmas to focus on what’s most important.

He was born in the dirt so I could rise from the ashes.

He was born in the dark so I could touch the light.

He was born to die so that we could live.

Here’s what God taught me about Redemption this Christmas season: