For many of us who have survived hardship, abuse, or loss, faith wasn’t something we were taught to perform.It became something we had to find.
Category: Healing Journeys
✨ How Do I Reject the Parts of Faith That Oppressed Me, While Retaining What Healed Me?
There comes a point when a woman looks at the faith she inherited and realizes:some parts held her down,and other parts held her together. That’s
When Empathy Is Misused
Reflection:There’s a growing message in the world that says we must extend empathy—even to those who openly despise us, speak harm against us, or plan
✝️ The Church Must Stop Being an Apologist for Abuse
Reflection There comes a time when silence becomes sin.When our comfort, our reputation, or our loyalty to institutions begins to outweigh our loyalty to God’s
🌅 “How We Found Him Doesn’t Matter—Only That We Did”
Many of us didn’t find God in a cathedral or under a choir robe.We found Him in the wreckage.In the sleepless nights, in the hospital
When Anxiety Becomes a Crisis: Finding Steady Ground When Everything Feels Unsteady
There are moments when anxiety isn’t just a background hum—it’s a full-blown crisis. Your thoughts race faster than you can catch them. Your body feels
When Grieving Mothers Are Punished: Why Survivors and Pregnant Women Are Afraid to Ask for Help Now
According to KTRE/KLTV and the Angelina County Sheriff’s Office, Tamisha Cheyniece Drake, 33, of Lufkin, Texas, was arrested after deputies say she dug up the
When Purity Culture Fails to Protect: Faith Lessons from Courtney Stodden’s Story
Parenting is so challenging. I am not indicting “purity culture”. I’ve seen people emerge from it whole, healthy, and joy-filled. But because it involves people,
Devotional: The God Who Is a Refuge for the Oppressed
There are seasons of suffering that come through the ordinary hardships of life, and then there are wounds inflicted by the hands of another person.
✝️ “What If Christianity Did Come Through Harm-Doers?”
They told us that Christianity came from white slave owners people to enslaved Black people. And maybe it did.But what they forget is—God has never