by Denise Pass | Dec 15, 2025
Waiting can quietly become a breeding ground for shame. When prayers linger unanswered…when others seem to move forward, and hope feels fragile… Shame whispers that waiting must mean something is wrong with us. But Scripture tells us otherwise. Waiting is not...
by Denise Pass | Dec 15, 2025
When waiting is hard, and let’s be honest, when isn’t waiting hard? But tracing Jesus through our waiting reveals we are not waiting in vain. The key thing to remember as we trace Jesus’ presence across the pages of Scripture and the moments of our...
by Denise Pass | Dec 8, 2025
Waiting is never easy. Especially when the thing we’re waiting for is good, holy, longed for, prayed for… and still not here. In those stretches of silence, shame often slips in quietly — whispering that our waiting must somehow be our fault. Shame Accuses “You should...
by Denise Pass | Dec 8, 2025
As I’ve been writing Thick Skin, Soft Heart this month, I’ve been struck by something profound: The message of Scripture is not merely information—it’s formation. It shapes the heart, builds resilience,and softens what hardship tries to harden. And it reveals Christ...
by Denise Pass | Nov 30, 2025
From the very beginning of Scripture, shame entered the human story long before any of us took our first breath. In Eden, Adam and Eve hid. Covered themselves. Avoided God’s presence. And spoke blame out of brokenness. Shame’s first instinct was to hide from God—and...
