Category: Triumph Over Trials

Invitation to Participate

I remember the first time I shared the gospel with someone. I was at a summer project in Florida with my campus ministry where we participated in beach evangelism every Monday. As a nineteen-year-old who wasn’t very far along in her own journey with Jesus, the thought of sharing the

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Imperishable Beauty

  I have just recently turned thirty. While that might not be very old to some, I will admit I feel it came on quite fast. With an increase in age, there are new things that now take up my thoughts. I have recognised I have a keen awareness of

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An Example to Follow

“It’s not my fault.” This phrase has filled my mind on many occasions when I have felt unfairly accused or criticized. The injustice of the situation overwhelms me with grief, and I want to scream.  Sometimes we do everything right, but life goes terribly wrong. Our motives are questioned. Our

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The Full Stature of Christ

  One of my teachers always says, “Christianity is practice.” This means the more you do what the Bible says, the more its truth begins to take hold and change your heart so that you can regularly live it out, especially when faced with challenges.  The Apostle Peter here is

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Ingredients of the Christian Faith

As a former elementary educator, I always loved being able to teach my students about plant growth. The children would be so excited to see how with just a few things like a seed, soil, water, and sunlight, a beautiful plant would grow. It felt almost like magic to them.

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Choosing Love

  Some say love is a feeling, but I believe it’s a choice. It’s choosing to love, even if and when we don’t feel like it. I never fully comprehended this kind of love until I walked through divorce. The kind of Christ-like love that chooses not to retaliate or

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Home with Christ

Near the end of 2023, I began thinking and praying about what my word of the year for 2024 would be, or the word that I would pray would mark the upcoming year. God brought a simple word to mind: home. Home? God, what do you want me to know

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The Best is Yet to Come

Friend, living in the brokenness and sin of our world is hard. I know there are days when our hearts long for heaven, and our minds need rest. Rest from the “what ifs,” rest from the fears, and rest from the unknown. Learning to navigate through seasons of uncertainty, change,

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Introduction to Triumph Over Trials: 1 & 2 Peter

Who Was Peter? Peter was a passionate and devoted disciple, an “eyewitness of the sufferings of Christ.” Once a simple fisherman, Peter became a key leader in the early Christian church. He is often referred to as the “rock” on which Jesus built His church (Matthew 16:18). Peter did life

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