Jesus
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Do you love me?
Do you know how you can combat your fears, insecurities, your anxiety, or low self-esteem? The world says, go out and conquer your fears by facing them. Lift yourself up so insecurity and low self-esteem disappear. Ease your anxiety with self help books! Though these worldly solutions can help you, they do not last. They Continue reading
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Looking at Literature: Bilbo Baggins
I like to think we are all a bit like hobbits in the U.S.: comfortable, well-fed, well-housed, with a certain amount of manners, kindness, hospitality, and living in relative peace. We live in comfort and are unaware of what is beyond our home. Like Bilbo finds himself at the beginning of the Hobbit, we can Continue reading
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The Promise and Power
Acts 1:4-8 On one occasion, while he was eating with them, he gave them this command: “Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift my Father promised, which you have heard me speak about. 5 For John baptized with[a] water, but in a few days you will be baptized with[b] the Holy Spirit.” 6 Then they gathered around him and asked him, Continue reading
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Great Expectations
I think, as we live on this broken earth, we can, at times, seeking too much blessing from it. That is, not to say, that seeking good is bad or desiring blessing is wrong. Both are natural and biblical. Yet, where are we seeking the good and the blessings from? Too many times I find Continue reading
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Never Been Kissed
It is truly odd what our first thoughts are when we wake up in the morning. Luckily, the majority of the time, my thoughts are on Jesus (this has only come with practice and by God’s grace). However, this morning, I woke up and my thoughts were on the film Never Been Kissed, and specifically, Continue reading
About Me
An obsessive journaler who loves meeting others along their journey and giving them a hand to hold through pieces of writing. I write about the heartbreaks of life and the joys, the ups and downs, and I often learn my greatest lessons and miracles from nature.
Joyful Ruins 