by RaeLynn DeAngelis | Jul 16, 2018 | Body Image, Christian Living, Daily Encouragement, Discover Truth, Eating Disorders, Embrace Freedom, Find Hope, Grace, Hope, Relationship with God, Spiritual Growth
By Kimberly Davidson In the Old Testament, the prophet, Joel, tells a tale of utter destruction. Joel 1:4 states, “After the cutter-locusts finish eating your crops, the swarmer-locusts will take what’s left! After them will come the hopper-locusts! And then the...
by RaeLynn DeAngelis | Jun 25, 2018 | Body Image, Christian Living, Daily Encouragement, Discover Truth, Embrace Freedom, Grace, Relationships, Renewing the Mind, Spiritual Growth, Spiritual Warfare, Steps to Freedom, True Identity
By Kelsey Klepper It seems to be so much easier for me to be kind to others and to show more compassion towards complete strangers than to myself. Okay, except maybe when my toddler has been pushing me all day, then it’s difficult for me to consistently find my...
by RaeLynn DeAngelis | Apr 16, 2018 | Body Image, Daily Encouragement, Discover Truth, Eating Disorders, Embrace Freedom, Find Hope, Forgiveness, Grace, Hope, Overcoming Depression, Relationship with God, Renewing the Mind, Spiritual Warfare, Steps to Freedom, Stories of Recovery, True Identity
By Kimberly Davidson My senior year was coming to a close. In our sorority, the junior class had a tradition of roasting the senior class with a “special gift.” I feared what toxic tribute waited for me. My gift was a box of laxatives. Mortified, my face turned...
by RaeLynn DeAngelis | Apr 2, 2018 | Body Image, Daily Encouragement, Discover Truth, Find Hope, Grace, Hope, Relationship with God, Relationships, Renewing the Mind, Spiritual Growth, True Identity
By Rae Lynn DeAngelis “As a prisoner of the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received” (Ephesians 4:1) Perhaps you’ve heard L’Oreal’s advertising slogan, “Because You’re Worth It.” What a great marketing catchphrase, and...
by RaeLynn DeAngelis | Mar 19, 2018 | Discover Truth, Find Hope, Grace, Overcoming Depression, Relationship with God, Relationships, Renewing the Mind, Steps to Freedom, True Identity
By Kimberly Davidson One night I (Kimberly) met up with a guy friend at a bar. As usual, I’d begun my journey to getting plastered. He took me to a small party at some dude’s apartment where we continued to booze it up. I was led into a bedroom by one of the guys....
by RaeLynn DeAngelis | Mar 12, 2018 | Body Image, Discover Truth, Eating Disorders, Embrace Freedom, Find Hope, Forgiveness, Grace, Hope, Relationship with God, Relationships, Renewing the Mind, Spiritual Growth, Spiritual Warfare
By Alison Feinauer So I came home and had a cookie. They were sitting on my counter for a few days, and I kept saying no. But then, on a tiring Thursday afternoon, they caught me at my weakest. So I said, “just one.” But then I had another, and then...