by Denise Pass | Jan 19, 2025
What a picture it would be if people placed crowns of honor on one another, encouraging what was considered praiseworthy about each other. Instead of minimizing one another or competing for our own glory, we would want the other person to shine. This is what Christ...
by Denise Pass | Jan 12, 2025
Ok who’s with me? No shame here in the new year! It has a nice ring to it! Shame robs us of peace, causing us to hyper focus on a false perception of ourselves. We don’t want to waste time on that, do we? Here are some ways to eradicate shame in the new...
by Denise Pass | Dec 29, 2024
We’ve all likely heard the phrase, “Shame On You” at some point in our lives. We might try to shrug it off, but it leaves a residue on our souls that needs to be dealt with. Listen and watch the video above to learn what shame is, what it does, how it happens, why we...
by Denise Pass | Dec 23, 2024
Getting up from my pew, a woman grabbed my arm and handed me a book on the sly, “The Confident Woman.” It was around the year 2000 and I did not realize how much I needed that book. Nor did I realize the devastating storm that was about to wreck my world...
by Denise Pass | Nov 27, 2024
Holidays… I think you already know where I am going with this. But just in case… Holidays can be a big invitation for shame…if we let them be! We can feel the need to perform but not receive the acceptance we long for. This can be everything from the...
by Denise Pass | Nov 18, 2024
Giving up is sometimes thought of as shameful. The walk of shame is usually a part of this surrender. But what if surrender is our strongest position? There is no shame in surrender when we surrender to the LORD. Surrender means we rely on God’s strength, not...
