Hurt & Pain

One of the lessons we need to learn very quick in life is that we cannot avoid getting hurt.

The Glorious Paradox in Recovery from Addiction

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There are a list of at least a dozen paradoxes in recovery, but they all begin with the big one: I had to be willing to give up to win against drugs and alcohol. Only when I was completely out of options did recovery seem like a viable option. From that one point we move […]

It Is Okay To Not Be Okay

Lecrae’s song with Kari Jobe “Broken” starts with the verse, “we’re all broken”. It’s true. When you lost that loved one; when your closest friend walked away; when you were insulted or assaulted for no reason; when you were harshly spoken against by family; when you failed that test and your problems piled up, you […]

How Faith Works

And the apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith.”

Keeping Your Shit Together

If you live in the past too long, you will be depressed. If you live in the future too long, you will be anxious.

Did Jesus Go To Hell After Dying?

Jesus’ death on the Cross is the greatest revelation of the nature of God there is and will ever be. His finished work done once and for all transcends space and eternity. But when He died 2000 years ago at Calvary, since He was carrying the sins of the world, did He actually go to […]

Self-Happiness

So I have coined a new good “self-” word. I hope it gets recognized soon. It is one thing we often lose sight of. Someway somehow, every “self-” word kind of make us feel self-centered when in fact, it’s the direct opposite. So we go all around happy-ing others while feeling dirty and bedridden in […]