by Denise Pass | Jan 4, 2026
Happy New Year! I started off my exercise regimen this year by dropping a 7-pound weight on my pinky toe. Stellar move. But. I. Kept. Moving. Faithfulness is not perfection. It is just keeping showing up and doing the next best right thing. I don’t know what is...
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 22, 2025
As we trace Jesus through Scripture, we arrive at one of the most astonishing truths of our faith: God took on flesh. God taking on flesh is not only declared in the Gospels—it is traced through them. Each Gospel writer tells Jesus’ story with intention. Matthew...
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...
