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Thank you for visiting my blog, where I share essays and videos aimed at strengthening our faith, love, and hope in Jesus. In addition to being Jessica’s raving fan, I am a pastor, teacher, author, thinker, encourager, and a health and fitness enthusiast.

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HappinessJoyPerspective

Joy has an address

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Everyone wants joy, even if we call it by different names. Some pursue success. Others chase comfort, security, achievement, or recognition. Beneath those specific pursuits, however, lies a common longing: we all want a life that feels meaningful, beautiful, and alive. Stated differently, we are all looking for joy. That…
RestorationVision

Back to the Future

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Sometimes we need to go back to move forward. When Mary Magdalene and the other women arrived at Jesus’ empty tomb on resurrection morning, an angel gave them an unexpected message: “He is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see Him.” (Matthew 28:7) At first glance, those…
CharacterManhood

Epstein...the Manosphere...and Better Men

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One of the greatest needs of our world today, perhaps THE greatest, is better men. Truly good men lift the world around them. They remove fear, empower women, create safety for children, and make society better. Good men rescue, heal, serve, and run toward danger for the sake of others…
CharacterCulturehope

What We Grip Grips Back

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Whatever we possess will eventually possess us. Whatever we hold onto long enough will eventually grip us back. This is true with harmful things like negativity, pessimism, or greed. If we hold those things too long, we will become known as negative, gloomy, or envious people. Negative, gloomy, or envious…