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...
