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...
by RaeLynn DeAngelis | Nov 13, 2017 | Christian Living, Daily Encouragement, Discover Truth, Forgiveness, Relationships, Spiritual Growth
By Rae Lynn DeAngelis The enemy works hard to magnify our character flaws and uses everyday life experience to distort our perception of self and others. Sometimes his corrupt influence has far reaching implications. So far, in fact, that our sense of reality becomes...
by RaeLynn DeAngelis | Oct 23, 2017 | Daily Encouragement, Discover Truth, Embrace Freedom, Grace, Hope, Overcoming Depression, Relationship with God, Relationships, Renewing the Mind, Seeking Direction, Spiritual Growth, Stories of Recovery
By Tricia Cross I hope this brings encouragement to someone who is struggling with life today; I know it did for me. In my quiet time I studied “resilience.” Here is the definition: The power or ability to return to the original form, position, etc., after...
by RaeLynn DeAngelis | Aug 21, 2017 | Body Image, Daily Encouragement, Discover Truth, Relationships, Renewing the Mind, Spiritual Growth, True Identity
By Rae Lynn DeAngelis As a child I spent hours playing a card game called War. The goal was to eventually win all the cards in your opponent’s deck by laying down the highest card in each round. Every once in a while, the players laid down the same exact card,...
by RaeLynn DeAngelis | Jun 19, 2017 | Christian Living, Daily Encouragement, Finding Purpose, Hope, Relationship with God, Relationships, Seeking Direction, Spiritual Growth
By Rae Lynn DeAngelis Early one morning while I was getting ready for Bible study, I felt a strong conviction to do something that (at the time) seemed a bit crazy. The thought came out of nowhere, but I definitely sensed the impulse was coming from the Holy Spirit....
by RaeLynn DeAngelis | Jun 5, 2017 | Body Image, Christian Living, Discover Truth, Eating Disorders, Embrace Freedom, Hope, Relationships, Renewing the Mind, Spiritual Growth
By Rae Lynn DeAngelis “Pay careful attention, then, to how you live, not as unwise people but as wise.” (Ephesians 5:15) It was a Sunday evening in May and my husband and I just arrived back home the funeral of a cherished family member. Although he was a cousin by...