by Denise Pass | Oct 11, 2026
There are some conversations I would rather clean a toilet than have.There. I said it. Finding the courage to have hard conversations is akin to a form of punishment. We live in an increasingly polarized society that divides us more than it unites us but we must fight...
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
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
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...
by Denise Pass | Sep 13, 2026
Have you ever watched a potter work with clay? Or have you ever tried to make pottery? Admittedly, I am truly NOT good at crafts or artwork, so my pottery wasn’t much to behold, but it taught me something. The clay spins while the potter’s hands press,...
by Denise Pass | Sep 7, 2026
Roots have a funny way of exposing themselves when least expected. In our driveway, there is a massive root from a tree that decided it was time to break through the asphalt in all its glory. Yeah, not so pretty. This got me thinking about other ugly roots that seem...