by kandersen | Dec 25, 2025 | Christian Living
Every December, we do something quietly defiant. The days grow shorter. The air turns sharp. The world goes dark earlier than we’d like. And instead of surrendering to it, we light candles. We string lights across rooftops and windows. We build fires. We gather close....
by kandersen | Oct 28, 2025 | Christian Living, Spiritual Burnout
Burnout can sneak in even when your heart is fully surrendered to God. This was a surprise to me. I used to think that burnout meant I was doing things all wrong, but it turns out you can be doing a lot of things right and still need to recalibrate. This year, I...
by kandersen | Sep 24, 2025 | Christian Living
Psalms of Lament: A Complete List and How to Use Them in Prayer I still remember the first time I learned about lament psalms like Psalm 13. “How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever?” Those words didn’t sound like the polished, cheerful prayers I’d grown up...
by kandersen | Jul 30, 2025 | Christian Living
Two weeks into college, my body finally broke. Trauma I’d been suppressing for years was bubbling to the surface in a way I couldn’t ignore. I was suddenly overcome with mental and physical symptoms I’d never encountered before — rapid heartbeat, cold sweats, fast...
by kandersen | May 6, 2025 | Christian Living
If you’re like me, you’ve probably heard this verse countless times: “The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked. Who can know it?” — Jeremiah 17:9 (KJV) It’s one of those verses that gets quoted often—especially in circles that deeply value...
by kandersen | Apr 1, 2025 | Christian Thought Contributions
As a young child, I took April Fool’s Day very seriously. Despite having a strict 9pm bedtime, I would set my alarm clock for midnight so I had the opportunity to wake up after the whole household was asleep and set up my many pranks. Every year, I plotted. I schemed...
by kandersen | Dec 2, 2024 | Christian Living
The Christmas season is a time to slow down, reflect, and prepare our hearts for the celebration of Jesus’ birth. But with the busyness of the holidays, it’s easy to rush past the deeper meaning of Advent. What if this year, you could truly savor the season? By...
by kandersen | Nov 10, 2024 | Spiritual Burnout
Struggling with Burnout? Take the Free Quiz and Discover the Burnout Recovery Guide A week or so ago, I did something that completely reframed how I approach burnout. I carved a jack-o’-lantern. Lately, I’ve been in full-on crunch mode, pouring hours into...
by kandersen | Sep 20, 2024 | Christian Thought Contributions
Since I began sharing my story of religious burnout and religious trauma on social media, I’ve been met with comment after comment of others resonating and sharing their own experiences. People enter the comment section of my videos in pain and isolation, wondering if...
by kandersen | Aug 3, 2024 | Christian Living
Have you ever encountered ministry burnout or compassion fatigue? I have. Ministry was always an objective of mine, so as I started looking at colleges to attend after high school, I had a clear top choice: Moody Bible Institute — the university internationally known...
