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 | Nov 10, 2024
Waiting can induce a lot of shame. Waiting to lose weight. Or waiting for a job we really need. Even waiting for health problems or relationship problems to resolve. And the hope that we might bear a child…the list can go on and on. Waiting is hard to do....
by Denise Pass | Apr 24, 2020
Anyone love to wait? Probably not so much, right? But while we live in the already but not yet—while we wait for Christ’s return, God is accomplishing His purposes and His promises will be fulfilled. 7-Fold One-Year Bible Reading Plan Day #115: Jer. 31-36...
