by Denise Pass | Jan 26, 2026
Well, y’all, it has definitely been an incredible couple of weeks. I missed blogging last week as I was focused on finishing my book, Thick Skin, Soft Heart: Healing Our Broken Relationships with the Mind of Christ. And this weekend, as the snow kept us all at home…...
by Denise Pass | Jan 12, 2026
Last week we began this year by grounding ourselves in identity—who we are in Christ, not what we accomplish. This week, we take that identity into one of the most tender spaces of our lives: our relationships. So much of our emotional exhaustion comes from trying to...
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 | 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...
