by Denise Pass | Oct 3, 2026
“My husband loves Westerns (cue eye roll). He still doesn’t understand why Sense and Sensibility and Pride and Prejudice are superior to his shoot-’em-up classics. But since I’m trying to be sensitive (see what I did there?), I’ll borrow a Western example. In...
by Denise Pass | Sep 26, 2026
You were doing fine until you saw the announcement. And your name was not on it. Again. You genuinely want to be happy for them. But somehow their good news made you feel worse about yourself. What began as comparison turned into an identity crisis as you enveloped...
by Denise Pass | Sep 26, 2026
Have you ever prayed for something and then watched God seemingly give it to someone else? If we are not careful, we can interpret that loss as God’s lack of care for us. But another person’s blessing is not evidence of God’s neglect. We can celebrate what God...
by Denise Pass | Sep 20, 2026
Self-protection often grows from a quiet belief: If I let someone hurt me again, I should have known better. That’s where shame can enter the picture. After betrayal, rejection, manipulation, or disappointment, we don’t just grieve what someone else did....
by Denise Pass | Sep 20, 2026
Do you ever feel unsafe? Like no one has your back? Living in a fallen world with a 100% death rate (except for Elijah and Enoch) and a lot of evil going on in our world can make any of us feel a little unsettled. Sometimes, even though we can say we trust God, we can...
