by kandersen | Jul 13, 2024 | Christian Living
Church kids and ministry workers are a different breed of human. The desire to serve others runs so deeply that often, we don’t recognize our own needs that go unmet in the process. We’re happy to “consider others better than yourselves” (Phillippians 2:3) and “deny...
by kandersen | Jun 28, 2024 | Christian Living
For those discipled in the evangelical church, it’s clear that salvation is by faith alone, through the grace of God. However, our discussions around spiritual growth tend to be fairly works-based. To be fair, James 2:17 does say, “…faith by itself, if it does...
by kandersen | Jun 22, 2024 | Christian Living
What is Spiritual Burnout? I spent my life becoming the perfect Christian. I was a model church member. Saved, baptized, and making disciples. I attended every church service and prayer night. I served in the youth ministry, the worship ministry, and the children’s...
by kandersen | Jun 2, 2024 | Christian Living
Death is inevitable. I learned this at a young age as my grandparents went to the hospital and never came home. I still have a physical photo of the outfit I wore to my first funeral of a grandparent. It was a red patterned dress with a white lace collar and faux...
by kandersen | May 25, 2024 | Christian Living
“Your college friends are the best friends you will ever have.” Who has ever heard a variation of this sentiment? I’ve heard it phrased a million different ways, but ultimately, it communicates the same grim reality that so many experience. The social scene at...
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...
