by Denise Pass | Nov 1, 2025
“You have big legs.” Best compliment ever. Thanks so much. So I responded in like manner. “So do you.” I’m not proud of that moment, lol. But I have spent most of my life learning how to process such comments even when I was 105 pounds,...
by Denise Pass | Mar 25, 2025
While shame may have been something the culture has cast upon us, we ultimately get to decide shame’s presence in our lives. And it begins in our minds. A central aspect of shame is focusing on self and then secondarily a focus on our lack. We are not enough; we...
by Denise Pass | Sep 11, 2019
Philippians 3:13-14 “Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.” The...
by Denise Pass | Sep 4, 2019
Isaiah 41:10 ESV “Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.” Could the women from biblical times speak to our fear today? It is possible to rise above the...
by Denise Pass | Aug 28, 2019
James 4:10 “Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up in honor.” The answer to shame is not found in pride, but humility. The only reason we are free from shame is the grace and faithfulness of God. Shame tries to point us back to who we were before...
