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How the City Lights Flicker
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Thousands and thousands of people walk by each other going about their business under the flickering of the city lights. The bustling city stands as a representation of the pinnacle of human cooperation and extensive networking, ripe for meaningful connections and greater fulfilment.
Love on the Way Home
Valentine’s Day can magnify our feelings of loneliness.
We think having a “significant other” in our lives is the ticket to easing the pangs of loneliness, but that isn’t true. We can be dating and married, and still feel lonely.
4 Lies to Combat When You Feel Lonely
Loneliness can drag on over days and weeks, and easily lead to discouragement and dejection. During this time, the lies we’re tempted to believe about our loneliness can be especially crippling, oftentimes preventing us from reaching out and forming the connections we so deeply desire.
Here are some lies we can watch out for:
4 Truths to Light Up Your Darkest Moments
I began graduate school for counseling excited for a wonderful new life season. I’m glad I didn’t know what was actually coming. That winter, I became very sick with an illness that doctors couldn’t diagnose. While battling flu-like symptoms and intense dizziness, I ached for my old friends and family who were states away.
Editor’s Picks: Best of the Conversation About Suicide
Suicide is one of the toughest topics to talk about. It can be tempting to sweep the "S word" under the carpet, skirting around the issue. But what if we fostered a Christ-centered dialogue around suicide instead?
Editor’s Picks: Best of “Why Do I Worship?”
We focused the last quarter on loving God with all of our soul. We asked our contributors. . .why do you worship?
Editor’s Picks: Best of “Why Do I Feel?”
As we started the new year, we embraced Luke 10:27 as our anchoring verse, and spent the first three months digging into what it looks like to love God with all of our hearts. We were blown away by the generous contributions from our global volunteer contributors, and wanted to share with you a few of our best articles—ones that have already encouraged thousands, that we hope can encourage you too!
Editor’s Picks: The Best of 2018
2018 has been a fulfilling year for us at YMI. We launched our very first online devotional, published over 560 articles, produced 39 artspace projects and 7 videos to help you ask the whys and walk out your purpose.