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I was at Crunch, in the second rep of my bicep curls, and without warning, I nearly dropped the weights. "I just want to...
ForgivenessI was standing in the foyer of a massive megachurch, watching everyone else do what I couldn't figure out how to do. Peo...
LonelinessWhen Facebook first arrived at my college, I remember the rush to set up a profile so everyone could know who I was, wha...
Identity in ChristAfter resigning from a ministry job as a whistleblower, I suddenly realized I was unemployed. We anticipated that our in...
Anxiety & WorryI remember staring at my phone, willing myself to pick it up, but my arm felt like lead. I needed to raise support to ke...
Hard TimesMy friend and I met up in Bellingrath Chapel at Rhodes College, where we'd agreed to pray together for an hour. The sile...
PrayerI was twenty-four, running through a park near Waynoka Avenue in Memphis. Mile two, maybe three. The cold air burned my...
GraceA fresh paper planner smells like anxiety. It's the feeling that if you can just organize the boxes right, you can final...
RestI told myself I'd stop reading about the Russian invasion of Ukraine and get back to work, but that was at least an hour...
FearI gave up sleeping and grabbed my iPhone. 2:47 a.m. The morning couldn't come soon enough, even if I was dreading going...
Anxiety & WorryBefore I turned 30, I broke out with shingles. My body was telling me something my pride couldn't admit: I was doing too...
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