Not this summer.
Not this body. Not this soul.
Not ever again.

I decided, this is the one where I had to get my mind ready to stop hiding,
my heart ready to receive joy,
and my soul ready to take up holy space.

And yes, I am making better choices—
but not because I am ashamed of her.
Because I love her.
Because I want to feel strong, live long,
and show up with energy for the people I adore.

But I’m just not willing to feel like I am having to get “ready” to impress anyone.

I’m getting free.
Free from shame.
Free from unrealistic expectations.
Free to be present in every photo, every pool day, every moment of this wild, holy life.

I won’t silence my laughter for a flattering angle.
I won’t trade peace for perfection.
Stretch marks, soft curves, tan lines or not, this body has weathered storms and bloomed anyway.

She deserves love now.
Not 10 pounds from now.
Not one size smaller.
But now.

So yes, I will be in the photos.
Yes, I will raise my arms and laugh like heaven is near. He is.
Because this season, we’re not chasing perfection.

We’re walking in peace.
Practicing presence.
Showing up—fully, freely, and finally me.

But can I tell you something tender? I used to hide my legs.
But then we moved to Charleston, South Carolina.
where the humidity lays hands on you like a revival, and eventually, I surrendered.

I used to stay covered at the pool, not out of modesty, but out of shame.
Towels and cover-ups were a girl’s best friend.
I thought every whisper was about me.
And somehow, that my legs disqualified me from joy.

But healing doesn’t always look like a new body.
Sometimes, it looks like a new posture.
A bolder step.
A holy refusal to disappear.

These legs?
They’ve walked me through valleys I didn’t think I’d survive.
Carried babies, heartbreak, healing, and hope.
They may not be small. I may still walk with a limp.
But I do not walk in shame anymore.

The joy is loud.
And Jesus gets the glory.
This is not the season of shrinking.

Not the season of hiding.
Not the season of hustling to be worthy.
This is the season of knowing we are seen.

Of walking free.
Of choosing joy, on purpose.

Why am I telling you this vulnerable truth?

Because I refuse to stand by silent while the enemy whispers shame over our sacred skin.

If any of this resonates with you, let your spirit free. In peace. In joy. In holy defiance of every lie that said you had to hide.

And this season?
We’re not holding back.
We’ve got kingdom work to do.

“Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom” (2 Corinthians 3:17).

For deeper reflection, listen to 2 Corinthians 3 today!

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“Do not gloat over me, my enemies! For though I fall, I will rise again. Though I sit in darkness, the Lord will be my light” (Micah 7:8).

I bless the enemies who buried me.
I bless their toil and efficiency
in driving me down and out
of what I thought was mine—
who made me find strength within myself
I didn’t think I’d find.

I bless the critics who said I couldn’t,
shouldn’t, and wouldn’t.
I bless those who cuffed me to the soil
with their crooked works,
who plotted around the clock
to give me their darkness—
and who made me find the Hero
of my own life,
like I never had before—
when I was left alone and battered
to find Him-
and only Him.

I bless the jaded ones among us
who never did believe me—
who said I wasn’t who I was,
who said I wasn’t sick or grieved.
I bless them all
and their gossiping tongues
for stripping me of my fear of man
and plunging me into the dirt
with nothing to sow but my faith and words.

And, oh it hurt like Hell burns!
But I survived!

Because I blessed my God, the Gardner,
who made me a seed—
who let them bury me,
who let me break apart
in the dark humus of aftermath.
Who let my roots shoot and grow down deep
into something new
I could not conceive.
who let me bloom—
who let me become something more
than I could be
on my own
or even dream.

So, I bless this quiet—
this silent, safe space I have found myself in,
healing and growing and living, again.

Oh seed!
Oh, suspended life!
Oh, me!

They have gone now.
And you are safe to grow.

Adapted from Exalted Ground: Poems of Praise & Lament for the Living by Kimberly Phinney © 2025 The Way Back Books. Used with permission.

For deeper reflection, listen to Micah 7 today!

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There’s only one problem: excuses undermine God’s plan for us. They defy the truth that God is able to deliver us despite our difficulties.

I am ashamed to admit that I have caused church hurt. As someone who consistently prioritized the mission of getting the message of Christ out to larger audiences of youth, I often moved past others at a breakneck pace. My pace resulted in many careless words spoken at the expense of the very people I led—and I failed to see it. The department I served enjoyed success, but I often attributed our internal issues to warfare, which wasn’t completely accurate.

It wasn’t until I stepped down from leadership at the prompting of the Holy Spirit that I finally slowed down enough to see where my priorities were misaligned. The external pressures I felt caused me to view people as if they were expendable. As a result, I failed to take responsibility for the areas where I should have assumed servanthood.

I tell you this because God has lovingly restored the relationships with those I once led. Although our relationships have shifted with new seasons of life, additional ministry opportunities only became possible when I stopped making excuses and started accepting responsibility.

Worship is a gift because it helps us recognize that God can redeem anything. It serves as a practice that renews our minds. After all, we are not our mistakes. That one simple truth helps us find the freedom to believe God’s Word when our emotions say differently. It even leads us to stop making excuses about our part in the matter.

So how do we make restitution? We repent. Worship should produce more than lip service—it should lead to an abrupt change in direction. Nevertheless, it will also require us to incorporate other accountability measures that we adhere to faithfully.

Repentance is often reinforced through the spiritual practice of confession so that we remain committed to the new direction. Regardless of how we feel about confessing, we’ll find that the more we practice it, the more conviction we experience—and the opposite is true as well. If we stop confessing our areas of weakness and our opportunities for greater accountability, compromise will creep in closer than we realize.

Through David’s life, we see this principle illustrated again and again. One of the most important things we learn from David is that God called him a man after His own heart long before David ever made a mistake. And not once did God regret giving David the kingdom as He Saul (1 Samuel 13:14).

We are prone to think this was because David was perfect, but nothing could be further from the truth. For instance, in 1 Samuel 22, David recognized that he had allowed Abiathar to escape and didn’t offer excuses—instead, he accepted responsibility. He admitted that he had seen Doeg the Edomite spying on him that day, and he probably prioritized escaping above the very people he was meant to protect.

Worship invites us to accept responsibility and repent of our mistakes. It is powerful because it consistently leads us to prioritize God’s voice and put everything in perspective.

When we focus on Him, repentance frees us to receive His direction anew.

Adapted from Selah: A Study of 1 & 2 Samuel by Liv Dooley, published by TBKS Christian Resources, © 2023. All rights reserved. Used with permission.

For deeper reflection, listen to 1 Samuel 22 today!

“I think you have all the ingredients here to start a great club,” he began. “But here’s where I see a problem. We don’t start with freshman girls; they don’t hold the clout in the school ecosystem to get it started on the right foot. Do you know any other families that have older students?”

God bless him. He had a winning formula and didn’t want to deviate from it. But my dad wouldn’t hear of it. “Just wait a minute,” he said, his voice rising. “Don’t ever underestimate my freshman daughter.”

That story in my life is more than three decades old, and my dad has long since passed, but I can still tell you what I was wearing and where I was standing when I heard those words. They landed in a tender place, where I’ve guarded them ever since. “Timely advice is lovely, like golden apples in a silver basket” (Proverbs 25:11). When someone affirms you with spiritual authority, it moves you.

Jesus recognized the dignity of women, too. In situations that, by ritual law, demanded judgment, like the woman caught in adultery (John 8:3–11), He saw her as deserving compassion.

After Jesus was touched and anointed by a woman who was known as a sinner, we hear the expected reaction from Simon, His host. This prominent religious leader said, “If this man were a prophet, He would know what kind of woman is touching Him. She’s a sinner!” (Luke 7:39).

Jesus told the woman her sins were forgiven but then also used her actions—and the love that prompted them—to teach His offended host.

Jesus’ question to him was pointed. “Do you see this woman?” (Luke 7:44).

We can only guess why Simon was afraid. Why are some people afraid of women? What is it about our mystery? Our beauty? Our Eve-reputation of having wily ways? I’m not sure what was happening with Simon, but it’s often fear that leads to judgment.

Jesus rose above all that and regularly conversed with women. Martha and Mary are two examples. Mary is described as one who “sat at the Lord’s feet, listening to what He taught” (Luke 10:39).

To sit at the feet of a rabbi meant the person was His student. When men and women minister together, it’s as the kingdom was designed. The default button of the earth is to rule or control the other. But in another moment, Jesus stretched out His hand toward His disciples and said, “Look, these are My mother and My brothers. Anyone who does the will of My Father in heaven is My brother and sister and mother” (Matthew 12:49-50).

His use of both masculine and feminine words indicates some of His disciples were women.

Or consider that He first revealed Himself as resurrected to women. It’s not that He revealed Himself to women over men or instead of men. It’s that He included women in the most important moment in history: He is risen.

Following Jesus’ example, we can be inclusive without being divisive. We can be biblically sound and not political.

Jesus revealed Himself first to women, and we know He did nothing by accident. The same Jesus who saw and honored women then sees us today, fully known, deeply loved, and called to carry His story into our world.

Adapted from Warrior of Eden © 2024 Beth Guckenberger. Used by permission of David C Cook. May not be further reproduced. All rights reserved.

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The story of the Bible can be summarized in one phrase: The story of God redeeming his people for His glory.

When you look at the Bible as one big narrative, made up of smaller stories, you’ll see it is all about God saving His people.

In a perfect three-act story structure, the subject is God, the problem is our sin that has corrupted our relationship with a holy God, and the story arc is of God rescuing and ransoming us back to Himself.

Did you catch that? The Bible isn’t primarily about us.

We aren’t the main characters. It’s the story of God redeeming His people for His glory. Is it for us? Definitely, but it’s not primarily about us.

We are not the main characters of the story, so why do we open God’s Word looking for ourselves?

Maybe you can’t decide whether to take a new job or not. So you open the Bible and read Jeremiah 29:11, “For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.” But reading that verse only frustrates you because God isn’t spelling out His plans for you more clearly.

Or you’re on the fence about dating a guy you recently met, so you turn to 1 Corinthians 16:14, “And do everything with love.” But that only makes you wonder whether you’re supposed to have a friendship or a romantic relationship with the guy.

Some of us may be wondering, “Why didn’t God spend more time laying out who I’m supposed to date, what major I should choose in college, and where I should live?”

But this is because we have been fed the lie (through culture) that everything we do, including reading the Bible, should be about us.

Yet if I open the Bible and immediately look for myself in it, is that really worship? If I go to the Bible looking for answers only during times of personal crisis, is that showing faith-filled dependence on God, or is it treating Him like He’s a magic genie?

Going to the Bible, only looking for solutions to our problems, is taking the Bible that displays the story of God redeeming his people for His glory and manipulating it to be our own story.

Again: It’s for you, but it’s not about you; it’s about Him!

And, ironically enough, if we read those passages in context and look at what the Bible actually says, it will end up affecting who we date, what major we choose, and where we should live.

But it will also do so much more.

Reading the Bible and seeing how it really is all about God makes our interpretation and application so much more powerful.

Taken from No More Boring Bible Study: Why Taking Scripture Seriously Is Easier and More Exciting Than You Think by Faith Womack. Copyright 2025 by Zondervan. Used by permission of Zondervan, www.zondervan.com.

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My self-protective tendencies not only kept others out but also kept me from becoming acquainted with the person who hid behind my “I’m fine,” and happy smiles. The slave patterns entrenched in my thinking simmered beneath the surface of my awareness, causing me to feel unfree without understanding the deeper root.

As I read about the Israelites’ journey through their wilderness route in the book of Exodus, I began to understand that their journey wasn’t just about reaching Canaan. Rather, this journey was one of God exposing them to themselves. Their trek through seemingly endless stretches of sand resonates with a deeper purpose of God.

He continually gave them glimpses of the slave mentality embedded in their thinking, revealing to them the shame, fear, and inner bondage still embedded within. This was the work of Love, fiercely intent on their healing and freedom.

God invited me into a similar process during the tail end of my time in residential treatment. But in those first few weeks of therapy, I was too exhausted and emotionally raw. God’s response? Eat, drink, sleep. “…or the journey ahead will be too much for you” (1 Kings 19:7). God’s whisper to the prophet Elijah soothed my own frayed soul. Desiring my stillness before Him first, God slowed me to rhythms of rest that eventually calmed my internal frantic.

Only when I sat, quieted before Him, did God begin to expose the slave patterns in me to extract them from me.

You see, no one intentionally chooses a slave mentality. Most of us slip into the mindset slowly and then become progressively entangled in it. The Enemy’s conditioning of our minds is a slow and subtle process that is almost impossible to detect in the moment. By the time we sense we are stuck and something feels deeply off inside us, the opportunity to simply step away from the Enemy’s conditioning is long past.

When does the enemy’s mind-conditioning process begin? Typically, in our first experiences with the razor-sharp edges of pain. Maybe a callous remark? An absent parent? Abuse? Loss? Betrayal?

As children, we are wounded when the inevitable brokenness in our world cuts at our hearts. No one is exempt. Few of us know what to do. Who wouldn’t reach for protective cover to prevent our vulnerable selves from being wounded again?

In our weakest moments, the enemy urges us to avoid future vulnerability at all costs.

He offers us ways to cope in our cruel world. He tells us we must hide. To stay safe, we heap on layers of falseness. To survive, we hide behind filters and fakeness. To prevent pain from unraveling us ever again, we evolve and adapt into inauthentic versions of ourselves.

This is when . . .

• The people-pleaser learns to find approval in staying small and always saying yes.
• The performer learns to find acceptance in staying big and promoting a winsome image.
• The perfectionist learns that producing perfection leaves no margin for failure.
• The helper learns that “being needed” numbs her own need for affection and affirmation.
• The comedian learns to settle for the shallow love that lingers behind others’ laughter

My heart needed to be exposed, both to me and to God, in order for reconditioning to happen. God began to show me that these layers had to be peeled back, my hardened patterns cracked open, for a deep and restorative reconditioning. I had to open myself up to Jesus, ask Him to bring self-awareness, and allow Him to reveal areas where I’d unintentionally fallen for the enemy’s schemes.

Why would any of us submit to a process this painful when we’ve oriented our whole lives around escaping pain? But broken and surrendered wills are God’s birthing place for new things. The darkness that had promised me safety now enslaved me.

The key to standing up to darkness is stepping into the light, allowing God to root out the darkness in us in order to free us to live in the truth of who we are in Christ.

As we shed self-protection and offer up our swords of defense to God, He wields a different kind of sword—the Sword of the Spirit.

This Sword cuts through tough and hardened layers, bringing exposure. The enemy’s power over us weakens as God’s truth penetrates our hearts, diffusing lies and infusing truth until we can finally live free in God’s truth.

Adapted from Stop Saying I’m Fine by Taylor Murray © 2022 Leafwood Publishers. Used with permission.

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The Israelites were no different. No sooner had God rescued them from Egypt than they got distracted by their hardships. They wandered the desert for 40 years before they were ready to enter their new home.

You see, we want to get to our destination as quickly as possible, but God cares about the journey.

Maybe you’ve never wandered a literal desert before, but you can likely relate to feeling stuck in a barren land, facing what feels like insurmountable odds.

I felt that way during the season of life when I was looking for a job. I had become a stay-at-home mom by accident. We had moved to a new city just as I found out I was pregnant, and, well, unfortunately, most businesses were not keen on hiring a pregnant lady.

We moved again during my second pregnancy, and at that point, it seemed easier to stay at home with my babies than work somewhere outside the home.

After a while, finances were tight! I knew I needed to find a job where I could contribute financially, but all I heard were rejections or silence. I wondered why God had forgotten me and my family. I worked a lot of odd jobs with seemingly no direction and no prospects for growth. Our debt grew, and my husband and I felt despair. How would we get out of this? How would we provide for a young family?

In John 16, Jesus said, “Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows.” It sounds bleak, doesn’t it? But let’s read the verse in full: “I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world” (John 16:33).

Sometimes when we go through difficult times, we allow our circumstances to distract us from who God is and what God has promised. In the Israelites’ time of trouble, they chose grumbling. Fortunately for them—and for us—our God is not changed by our thoughts, feelings, or behaviors. He is faithful even when we are faithless. “God remains faithful, for he cannot deny who he is” (2 Timothy 2:13).

I’ll admit I didn’t have a lot of faith in the season I described above. I felt angry and abandoned. I took my eyes off Jesus and set them squarely on our pile of bills and my unused seminary degree, collecting dust in a closet. But little by little, God began to show Himself faithful. His provision didn’t always look like I wanted (I eventually found a part-time job as an accountant—it was a small freight company, and let me tell you—this writer does not do math), but God did provide.

God had far more for our family—even if I didn’t know what it was yet. The same is true for you. If you’re still breathing, God’s not done. There’s more ahead for you.

I can’t help but believe that the greatest temptation the Israelites faced and succumbed to was making themselves the center of the story. We want to place ourselves at the center of the story with main character energy—our pain, our hearts, our desires, our plans.

But it is God who is at the center and it is we who orbit around Him. He created us and made us in His image, not the other way around.

Just as God used the wilderness to transform Israel, God can use the wilderness to transform you into someone who can focus on God—on God’s goodness, holiness, and faithfulness.

Satan may use the wilderness to distract us. But for those of us who persevere, God uses the wilderness to help us grow spiritually strong—not as a punishment, but as a refinement. As a way to shed distractions and focus intently on God and the person He is forming us to be.

We can even rejoice in our afflictions because through these trials we are made mature in our faith.

In your wilderness, remember Hebrews 4:16 says, “Let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive his mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it most.” We can be our full and honest selves before God. We come as we are, but we come remembering who He is. God is faithful. God is wise. God has a plan. God is our hope.

We can now walk through the wilderness expectantly, knowing God will act.

Adapted from A Way in the Wilderness by Kristel Acevedo. ©2025 by Kristel Acevedo. Used by permission of InterVarsity Press. www.ivypress.com.

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But let’s ditch the comparison game.

Your home, with all its quirks and imperfections, is a unique and welcoming space.

I don’t really struggle with my wardrobe on my own. That is, until Instagram starts showing me endless posts of trendy women in stylish outfits, all telling me where to buy their clothes. Suddenly, my closet feels inadequate. The thing is, if I didn’t follow certain accounts, Instagram wouldn’t have the power to make me feel this way. So I’ve had to mute or unfollow a few accounts and try to shift my algorithm, hoping to stop the constant reminders of clothes I don’t actually need.

What do you see on Instagram? If you are inundated with accounts that show you what food to make, how to dress your table, or how to decorate your home so that you feel inadequate to invite people in, maybe it’s time to take a look at what you are served or what you follow and how you can change that.

Hospitality is not about impressing others.

It’s about encouraging and edifying each other in truth and love. It’s about creating a space where people feel safe to be themselves, where laughter and tears are shared, where lasting memories are made, and where Jesus wants to show up and love His people.

By inviting people into your home to sit around your table, you are inviting people to experience Jesus in a deeper and more intimate way.

Here are a few things you can try as you begin to consider ways to focus on connection instead of perfection.

1. Curate your feed. Take time to review the accounts you follow on social media. Unfollow or mute those that contribute to feelings of inadequacy or comparison. Instead, seek out accounts that inspire you, promote authenticity, encourage you to open your home just as it is, and point you back toward Jesus.

2. Practice open-hearted invitations. Make it a point to invite different people into your home regularly, whether they’re neighbors, coworkers, or members of your church. By reaching out and getting to know people outside your inner circle, you increase the number of people you impact and begin to expand the ways in which you relate and share experiences with them.

3. Host storytelling sessions. Host a storytelling night with friends where everyone can share personal stories. You might choose a theme—like travel adventures, childhood anecdotes, or the sketchiest restaurant that you’d visit again—or keep it open-ended. Be flexible with where the stories take you. Fostering conversation this way creates an intimate atmosphere that honors vulnerability and authenticity over aesthetics. This type of gathering not only deepens your relationship with others but also creates a memorable evening filled with laughter. Not to mention, this is a great way to connect with people.

Hospitality isn’t about putting on a show for others; it’s about uplifting and supporting each other with your whole authentic self. I find this a bit freeing, I don’t have it all together, and that’s okay!

God isn’t asking me to, but instead He’s asking that my door stay open. Because when I invite people into my home and gather around my table, I’m giving them the chance to connect with Jesus in a more personal way.

So are you ready to drop the perfectionism and swing open your door? Let’s celebrate the beauty of imperfect hospitality.

“Cheerfully share your home with those who need a meal or a place to stay” 1 Peter 4:9.

Adapted from Let The Biscuits Burn by Abby Kuykendall. Copyright © 2025 by Abby Kuykendall. Used by permission of Thomas Nelson.

Connect with God today in 1 Peter 4!

What’s another way I could explain it?
Was like out of the thorns in the ground
A flower sprung out of containment
Nothing could hold Him down

Man of sorrows
He bore our grief
And went to the gallows
To purchase our release

And have you ever wanted to hit back
After someone hits you first?
A typical system is set up like that
But with Him it reversed

Cuz every wrong we could ever commit
Came crushing down on His head
The sentence was served by the innocent
The guilty went free instead

Man of sorrows
He bore our grief
And went to the gallows
To purchase our release
He gave His life
That we would live
Was chained for our freedom
And finish it, He did

And if you were looking for celebrities
Or for the beautiful few
You would have missed Him entirely
shrugged Him off, it’s the truth

So listen in and hear what God has done
The arm of the Lord is revealed
Through Him the many are righteous ones
By His wounds we are healed.

Man of Sorrows: Isaiah 53

Excerpted lyrics from “Man of Sorrows” by Melanie Penn and Ben Shive, from the album The Rising, used with permission. © 2025 Equally Well Music, LLC. All rights reserved.

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I remember the summer I was seventeen—old enough to have a driver’s license and a job; young enough to have no serious expenses or responsibilities. My friends and I spent those months before senior year on the lakes (Michigan has more than 11,000 of them!), creating scavenger hunts around town, swimming in the downtown fountain, and buying half-price Chinese food at closing time. They were glory days for sure.

We love how things were. Sometimes we even love how things are. And, boy, does time have a way of softening our memories.

When things are good, we want them to stay that way forever. And when things are bad, we long for the good old days.

But here’s the thing: If I had stayed seventeen forever, I would have missed out on having a seventeen-year-old of my own—a child I now indeed have. He’s tall enough to give me big bear hugs, he drives his sister to school, and he meets his friends for a burrito almost every day before lacrosse practice because his metabolism demands five square meals a day. These may be his glory days, but they somehow feel like mine all over again, too.

If we insist now that these are the best days of our life, we end up doubting that God has new, good things for us still ahead.

We also end up forgetting that with God, our good old days are always ahead of us.

In the book of Ezra, the returning exiles recalled the glory days of Jerusalem, some with firsthand memories. God’s presence was with them in the temple, the city was protected, and the favor of the Lord was on them and against their enemies.

As they returned to the city, they found themselves caught in the tension of looking backwards to what used to be—even relearning the law they had forgotten—while believing God would carry them into a new future.

There’s a wonderful moment when they reestablish Passover and confess their sin. But that would also mean continuing to trust God with their future as they walked forward in obedience.

Not unlike the Israelites in Ezra, you and I have the opportunity to look back to relearn and remember what God has done. It is always wise and faith-building to recall all the Lord has done, and remember His “wonderful deeds of long ago” (Psalm 77:11). But after that, don’t keep gazing into the past.

Turn around, believing God’s presence and provision will follow you into the future. Keep your eyes up—at the yet-unfulfilled promises God has made in His Word.

For God’s people in Ezra, that meant looking forward toward Christ. For we who are in Christ, this means we look forward to His work in the Church throughout the globe, and His promise that He is making all things new.

God has “good old days” and new things ahead for us. Onward and upward!

“With praise and thanks, they sang this song to the Lord:
“He is so good!
His faithful love for Israel endures forever!”
Then all the people gave a great shout,
praising the Lord because
the foundation of the Lord’s Temple had been laid”
Ezra 3:11.

Excerpt from The Bible Is For You, edited by Raechel Myers and Amanda Williams.

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