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Are We Just Having Coffee Dates with God?
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Having a relationship with God is the most important thing. But what does it mean?

Beating Yourself Up? Try This Instead
“You’re not good enough.”
“Why can’t you do better?”
“You never do it right.”
These are some of the things I have said to myself over the years.

4 Misconceptions About Following Jesus
Sometimes the way we view Christian living can turn into a drag, like having a long list of things you know you should do but aren't doing well or enough, so you're constantly struggling (failing) to "live up to expectations".

Moving On From a Friendship Breakup
I’ve had my share of friendship “fades”, the kind of drifting apart that comes with growing up, moving away, getting married, having children.
But I’ve never had a friendship “breakup”.

God's Rest is Available to You Today
When we think of rest, we don’t usually connect it with obedience, but the Bible teaches us how they are linked. We have an opportunity to enter God’s rest, but we can fail to experience it out of disobedience.

You Don't Have to Be Afraid of God's Calling (feat. Tips from 5 Bible Characters)
When we think of God calling us, mostly we think about us, as in: do I have what it takes? And when it means going against the odds, we start wondering, am I really meant to do this?

Signs You've Been Living Under False Guilt
Do you often feel like you’re drowning in guilt? Like whatever you do isn’t enough, and that you can always “be better”?

Why Should I Forgive Those Who Aren't Sorry?
Have you ever forgiven someone who isn’t sorry for the way they hurt you?
After my 13th birthday, one of my parents started struggling with alcoholism. It was a scary and destabilising period. By the time I was 15, I discovered I held a lot of hate in my heart for this parent, and had traded my hope for healing with revenge.

Why Is It So Hard to Go Back to Church After Getting Hurt?
Growing up, I had always wondered why those who have left church found it hard to come back.
I saw old friends, mustered pained smiles, said respectful hellos to some of the elders . . . but it just didn't feel the same.