Christian Life Archives - Grace Church https://discovergrace.com/category/christian-life/ Let us help you take your next step. Mon, 20 Nov 2023 19:24:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://discovergrace.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/cropped-Grace-brandmark-1-32x32.png Christian Life Archives - Grace Church https://discovergrace.com/category/christian-life/ 32 32 Leading Your Kids Through Suffering https://discovergrace.com/leading-your-kids-through-suffering/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=leading-your-kids-through-suffering https://discovergrace.com/leading-your-kids-through-suffering/#comments Wed, 31 May 2023 17:03:51 +0000 https://discovergrace.com/?p=109618   The only way through, is through.  I’m told a brave woman once spoke those words – a woman who lost her spouse to suicide, and eventually, lost her own...

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]]> https://discovergrace.com/leading-your-kids-through-suffering/feed/ 2 A Letter from the Land of Apology:  Finding Freedom as a Woman in Leadership https://discovergrace.com/a-letter-from-the-land-of-apology-finding-freedom-as-a-woman-in-leadership/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-letter-from-the-land-of-apology-finding-freedom-as-a-woman-in-leadership https://discovergrace.com/a-letter-from-the-land-of-apology-finding-freedom-as-a-woman-in-leadership/#respond Wed, 31 May 2023 17:00:22 +0000 https://discovergrace.com/?p=109615 Every girl I’ve ever met owns a small plot in the Land of Apology. I’m sorry that I’m too much. I’m sorry that I’m too little.  Forgive me that I...

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]]> https://discovergrace.com/a-letter-from-the-land-of-apology-finding-freedom-as-a-woman-in-leadership/feed/ 0 The Truth About Imposter Syndrome https://discovergrace.com/the-truth-about-imposter-syndrome/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-truth-about-imposter-syndrome https://discovergrace.com/the-truth-about-imposter-syndrome/#respond Wed, 31 May 2023 16:59:49 +0000 https://discovergrace.com/?p=109612 I feel like an imposter. Not always, but sometimes. And definitely not at the most ideal times. I’m a Comms Director with a background in nursing. In communications, I lack...

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]]> https://discovergrace.com/the-truth-about-imposter-syndrome/feed/ 0 What Gen Z Fears … and Why They’re Ready to Lead Anyway https://discovergrace.com/what-gen-z-fears-and-why-theyre-ready-to-lead-anyway/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-gen-z-fears-and-why-theyre-ready-to-lead-anyway https://discovergrace.com/what-gen-z-fears-and-why-theyre-ready-to-lead-anyway/#respond Wed, 31 May 2023 16:53:19 +0000 https://discovergrace.com/?p=109605 “All you people: Trust in him at all times! Pour out your hearts before him! God is our refuge! Selah.” Psalm 62:8 Although it may seem like a simple scripture,...

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]]> https://discovergrace.com/what-gen-z-fears-and-why-theyre-ready-to-lead-anyway/feed/ 0 Finding Hope https://discovergrace.com/finding-hope/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=finding-hope https://discovergrace.com/finding-hope/#respond Thu, 13 Apr 2023 17:33:32 +0000 https://discovergrace.com/?p=109197 It was a tumultuous time when people did whatever they wanted. Basic needs like food were not even accessible. People were leaving the familiarity of home simply to survive. One...

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]]> https://discovergrace.com/finding-hope/feed/ 0 The Myth of the Ideal Woman https://discovergrace.com/the-myth-of-the-ideal-woman/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-myth-of-the-ideal-woman https://discovergrace.com/the-myth-of-the-ideal-woman/#comments Thu, 13 Apr 2023 17:31:49 +0000 https://discovergrace.com/?p=109195 There’s something amazing about a little girl who’s too young to understand gender stereotypes. She’s fearlessly free. When one of my daughters was four, she brought home the worst school...

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]]> https://discovergrace.com/the-myth-of-the-ideal-woman/feed/ 2 God of the Mundane https://discovergrace.com/god-of-the-mundane/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=god-of-the-mundane https://discovergrace.com/god-of-the-mundane/#respond Thu, 13 Apr 2023 17:29:30 +0000 https://discovergrace.com/?p=109192 Over the past few years I’ve cheered as many friends start new businesses, join ministries, or change careers now that their families are grown. Their new endeavors have spurred me...

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]]> https://discovergrace.com/god-of-the-mundane/feed/ 0 Have Circumstances Changed Your Name? https://discovergrace.com/have-circumstances-changed-your-name/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=have-circumstances-changed-your-name https://discovergrace.com/have-circumstances-changed-your-name/#respond Thu, 13 Apr 2023 17:25:18 +0000 https://discovergrace.com/?p=109188 Growing up in Florida, I spent a lot of time around water, especially in the heat of summer. For several years, I went to a summer day camp called H20...

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]]> https://discovergrace.com/have-circumstances-changed-your-name/feed/ 0 The Holy Hope of Mother’s Day https://discovergrace.com/the-holy-hope-of-mothers-day-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-holy-hope-of-mothers-day-2 https://discovergrace.com/the-holy-hope-of-mothers-day-2/#respond Thu, 13 Apr 2023 17:24:45 +0000 https://discovergrace.com/?p=109210 Mother’s Day. There have hardly been two more inadequate words in history. How does “Mother” sum up all the grief-joy-doubt-love-work of this calling? How can a “Day” hold a million...

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]]> https://discovergrace.com/the-holy-hope-of-mothers-day-2/feed/ 0 A Disciple’s Guide to Risk-Taking https://discovergrace.com/a-disciples-guide-to-risk-taking/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-disciples-guide-to-risk-taking https://discovergrace.com/a-disciples-guide-to-risk-taking/#respond Thu, 13 Apr 2023 17:21:52 +0000 https://discovergrace.com/?p=109185 The YouTube video almost made me sick.  I was watching Felix Bumgardner set what, at the time, was the highest skydive in history.  A balloon carried him 24 miles into...

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