by Denise Pass | Jan 12, 2026
Most of us don’t realize how much shame shows up in our relationships. It doesn’t usually sound harsh. It sounds responsible. And it sounds polite. It sounds like, “I just don’t want to upset anyone.” But underneath that desire to keep everyone happy is often a deeper...
by Denise Pass | Jan 4, 2026
January has a way of quietly turning into a scoreboard. When January feels like a test, rely on your true identity. New goals. New habits. New expectations. New pressure to prove we’re improving. And shame loves this season. It whispers that this year must be...
by Denise Pass | Dec 22, 2025
At the root of shame is a painful awareness: We are flawed. We fall short. Break things. And disappoint others and ourselves. We carry weakness in our bodies, emotions, histories, and choices. And shame seizes on that truth, twisting it into a lie: “Your humanity is...
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 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 | 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...
