by kandersen | May 10, 2024 | Christian Living
We are our own worst critics. The problem is, the times when you need grace the most are the times you’re least likely to give it. How often have you leaned into your tendency to beat yourself up for a mistake, tried to push through your exhaustion, or gone full speed...
by kandersen | May 4, 2024 | Christian Living
Failure scares us. It holds us back. It keeps us small. We fear it, avoid it, and dodge it by any means necessary. And when we can’t avoid it, we internalize it. Failure is as potent as poison, and it burns like fire. It’s very difficult to look it in the eyes without...
by kandersen | Apr 5, 2024 | Christian Living
Many of us think in extremes: failure or success, done or not done, committed or uncommitted, lazy or productive. We judge our own task management by these same extremes. And when we fail to meet the standards of our harsh inner critic, we feel like we have failed. ...
by kandersen | Mar 30, 2024 | Christian Living
“Friday’s here, but Sunday’s coming!” I can always count on a myriad of my Christian friends to post a sentiment like this on Facebook or Instagram each Good Friday. It’s a beautiful sentiment, and there’s a reason it makes us want to nod in agreement and respond with...
by kandersen | Mar 23, 2024 | Christian Living
Palm Sunday is upon us. For many, it marks the week before Easter. Some churches celebrate Palm Sunday with their own special traditions, and others simply throw in an extra Hosannah song into worship. But whatever your level of observance, you may not know the...
by kandersen | Mar 15, 2024 | Christian Living
Almost a year ago, I got the call. We’ve all either gotten that call or dread the day when we will. I was enjoying a lazy Sunday afternoon and unloading groceries from my car when my phone rang. I expected a pleasant, meandering conversation to hear all the latest...
by kandersen | Mar 2, 2024 | Christian Living
I still remember the first time I decided to try giving something up for Lent. Since I was from an entirely different church tradition, it felt awkward and unnatural. Being a college student, I was also at the age when many of my peers would spend their spring breaks...
by kandersen | Feb 23, 2024 | Christian Living, Christian Thought Contributions
The world we live in is designed to make us act like rabid wolves. But this endless feral insatiability is wrapped in a pretty bow of shopping bags and Instagram ads. Though our drives and desires are incessantly bombarded with irresistible offers that change our...
by kandersen | Feb 9, 2024 | Christian Living
Years ago, I was looking through my old MP3 player (not even an iPod, just a generic MP3 player), and I stumbled upon a voice recording I accidentally took on February 14th. I know this voice recording was an accident because it was many hours long, and when I pressed...
by kandersen | Feb 2, 2024 | Christian Living
Every day, we fight our own inner monologues, wondering if we’ve done a good job at work, if we’ve given enough to our loved ones, or if our anxious insecurities might be true. But at the end of the day, most of us just want someone to look us in the eyes and tell us...
