by kandersen | Jul 30, 2025 | Christian Living
Two weeks into college, my body finally broke. Trauma I’d been suppressing for years was bubbling to the surface in a way I couldn’t ignore. I was suddenly overcome with mental and physical symptoms I’d never encountered before — rapid heartbeat, cold sweats, fast...
by kandersen | May 6, 2025 | Christian Living
If you’re like me, you’ve probably heard this verse countless times: “The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked. Who can know it?” — Jeremiah 17:9 (KJV) It’s one of those verses that gets quoted often—especially in circles that deeply value...
by kandersen | Dec 2, 2024 | Christian Living
The Christmas season is a time to slow down, reflect, and prepare our hearts for the celebration of Jesus’ birth. But with the busyness of the holidays, it’s easy to rush past the deeper meaning of Advent. What if this year, you could truly savor the season? By...
by kandersen | Nov 10, 2024 | Spiritual Burnout
Struggling with Burnout? Take the Free Quiz and Discover the Burnout Recovery Guide A week or so ago, I did something that completely reframed how I approach burnout. I carved a jack-o’-lantern. Lately, I’ve been in full-on crunch mode, pouring hours into...
by kandersen | Aug 3, 2024 | Christian Living
Have you ever encountered ministry burnout or compassion fatigue? I have. Ministry was always an objective of mine, so as I started looking at colleges to attend after high school, I had a clear top choice: Moody Bible Institute — the university internationally known...
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...
