Relationships

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Why Christian Community Matters

Feb 15, 2023

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Living overseas for the first time in my life was something I mostly experienced with wide-eyed wonder. But beneath the excitement, anxiety and fear kept bubbling up as I searched for a church and a Christian community I could call “home”.

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Walking With a Friend Who’s Grieving a Divorce

Feb 13, 2023

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Genevieve’s voice poured through the phone to me. She’s going through court proceedings following a horrific divorce.

Why I Started Going Back to Church

Feb 8, 2023

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“I just want to feel safe in a church environment again,” I said as a stranger beside me (who is now a good friend) squeezed my fingers. And to my horror, tears started leaking down my face.

What Helped Me Navigate Singlehood in My Twenties

Feb 6, 2023

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I was single for most of my twenties, which I didn’t really mind at first. But when our peers started to get married one by one, my “single” status began to stick out like a sore thumb.

When Your Christian Family Is Always Fighting

Jan 10, 2023

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Even though my parents had supposedly dedicated our family to the Lord, sometimes it felt like we weren’t that different from non-Christian families; in fact, it seemed like we were worse off.

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Finding My Way Out of a Painful Marriage

Dec 6, 2022

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We were a picture-perfect Christian couple. We married in a beautiful ceremony—the climax of the fairy tale all Christian girls long for. Only it wasn’t a Christian fairy tale.

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3 Faulty Thoughts that Make it Hard to Ask for Help

Dec 2, 2022

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Perhaps you’re a pro when it comes to helping others. Yet there have been times when you have needed help, but you can’t bring yourself to ask because you don’t want to impose.

3 Reasons We Find it Hard to Help

Nov 30, 2022

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In an ideal world, we can be found with our sleeves rolled up, giving the community hall a good lick of paint. Or a friend popping by with our favourite meals when we’re sick. Yet, when it comes to carrying those actions out in our own lives, sometimes it’s not quite as easy as we imagine it to be . . .