truth
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King David is my favorite author of the Old Testament. He was a man that was real, honest, and raw with God. He mused and fussed with God, praised Him, and thanked him — all three rather quickly sometimes. An awesome man of God and King David asked God to keep him “as the apple…
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Life isn’t random to me. It’s a training ground. I’ve come to see that God designed it to shape my character, not to keep me comfortable. Every day puts choices in front of me. Some are obvious, most are small. None of them are neutral. Each one trains my will. I either move toward the…
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Your secret is known. I will teach the children you hurt to talk. You will be found out. God is watching. He is the witness to each crime you have committed against a child. I am going to spend my life telling my story and teaching others that were hurt by you to tell their…
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We’ve been resurfacing the posts our readers have returned to again and again. The ones most shared, most saved, and most quietly passed along. Not because they chase attention, but because they tell the truth plainly and without permission. What follows is one of those pieces. It tells the truth about what happens when lies…
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Modern psychology loves the term self-actualization. It sounds noble: becoming the best version of yourself, realizing your potential, living authentically. Maslow built his pyramid around it. Therapists sell it. Influencers turn it into morning routines and affirmations. But strip away the language, and you’ll see an old hunger dressed in new words, the same longing…
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THEIR GRIP DOESN’T. The abuse didn’t end when I grew up. It evolved. It didn’t pack up and leave when I turned 18. It changed tactics. The predators learned early that physical access has an expiration date. Emotional access? Psychological access? That’s where the real damage is done. The grooming scripts don’t stop because the…
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Have you ever experienced moments where your spiritual journey seems to hit a plateau—even when you’re earnestly seeking a deeper connection with Jesus? It’s natural for our hearts to face both breakthroughs and slow stretches along the path of faith. Sometimes, you feel an overwhelming surge of grace that reshapes your inner world, and other…
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They always have a backstory, don’t they? Some excuse tucked into the folds of their history— a troubled childhood, a lonely adolescence, an addiction, a trauma (a trauma just like mine, funny how that works). And so the world wrings its hands. Poor man. He didn’t mean it. He was hurting. He needs help. They…
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We are often tempted, in the aftermath of suffering, to prove our worth by our usefulness. The child who was once silenced seeks now to shout through deeds; the soul once diminished becomes industrious, not because it is free, but because it is afraid. We measure our healing by our productivity. But this, dear reader,…
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There’s a moment, subtle but devastating, when we turn against ourselves. When we silence the still, small voice within — the one that warns us, nudges us, pleads with us to walk in truth. Maybe it’s fear that drives us. Maybe it’s comfort. Maybe we just get tired of fighting for what’s right. Whatever the…