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Communion Part 1: What Do You Remember?
“Joyfully we join you at your table.” The lyrics to Syke Peterson’s new song, Keep the Feast , caught me off guard and drew me into...

Thea
Dec 22, 202413 min read
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Taking Back Your Voice: Why Survivors Should Tell Their Stories
"Why do you talk about it so much?" I used to hear that question, usually from detractors. "You must be bitter." "Do you know how to...

Thea
Sep 22, 202410 min read
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Preach the Gospel, die, and be forgotten
Last year, I subjected my roommate to watching the extended cut of all three Lord of the Rings movies. At 81 years old, Joan said she had...

Thea
May 30, 20244 min read
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Sabbath - Part Two
The history of Sunday worship and its implications for the church The observance of Sunday worship was a gradual development, starting...

Thea
Apr 21, 20247 min read
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Sabbath - Part One
“Don’t mow your lawn on Sunday. Don’t go grocery shopping on Sunday. Don’t work on Sunday.” I heard it almost every Sunday, predictably....

Thea
Apr 18, 20248 min read
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I Love Douglas Wilson
I grew up in a theology saturated home. My father has a PhD in Biblical Languages and is truly the most brilliant person I have ever met....

Thea
Apr 10, 20246 min read
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Examining Bill Gothard's Teaching on Defrauding from 1 Thes 4:3-8.
We sat in the living room together, having “family worship”. My dad opened his Bible and told us all to open to 1 Thessalonians 4. We...

Thea
Mar 26, 20247 min read
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Healthy in Marriage
Can a healthy marriage exist? You hear so many stories of terrible marriages. Women being physically abused by their husbands, men...
Lysandra Osterkamp
Mar 23, 20246 min read
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Christmas Blues
We have no Christmas lights in our home. No tree. No wreath. My roommate doesn’t feel like Christmas this year. I don’t either. I cried...

Thea
Dec 23, 20233 min read
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Healthy Parenting After IFB
Hi there! So glad you could join me! Let’s chat for a minute… My name is Hannah and I’m a 28 year old mom of Irish twin boys (in case...

Hannah Brown
Dec 18, 20238 min read
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Why Healthy? (For All Of Us Who Are Not)
When you hear healthy, what comes to mind? Vegetables? Yeah, me too. That’s not the kind of healthy I’m referring to, and we need to have...

Thea
Dec 12, 20238 min read
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Midnight Musings
“You are so strong.” I probably hear those words every day. I smile and laugh, or if you are on social media, I’ll respond with a heart...

Thea
Dec 8, 20232 min read
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One Year
It’s been one year. I was standing in a darkened church parking lot, my heart in my throat, as the music director got in between me and...

Thea
Nov 16, 20235 min read
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I Am Going To....???
Nope...not so fast. You gotta read till the end to find out! God has been working in my life the past few months, opening and closing a...

Thea
Oct 4, 20232 min read
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Don't Let Me Go!
In the Chosen, a multi season show about the ministry of Jesus and his disciples, Season Three ends in a strange way. Simon Peter,...

Thea
Sep 29, 20235 min read
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Broken Cisterns, Living Hope
“Your presence and approval is all I need for lasting joy.” This is the second part of J.D. Greear’s Gospel Prayer, from the book Gospel....

Thea
Sep 22, 20233 min read
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Hitler, Best Friends, and Calvary Love
“For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Don’t even the tax collectors do the same?” Jesus’s words sting as I read...

Thea
Aug 21, 20234 min read
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Where Am I Now?
I’m not gonna lie--this week has been a rough one. I’ve never pretended to have it all together for my social media and I’m not about to...

Thea
Aug 6, 20235 min read
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I Saw The Door
“I saw the door, praise God, I saw the door.” This was one of my favorite comments in response to a recent Facebook post on a recovering...

Thea
Jul 29, 20234 min read
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Jesus, Jason Aldean, and Small Town Christianity
Jason Aldean’s song, Try That in a Small Town, is blowing up the internet right now, igniting a huge amount of controversy and garnering...

Thea
Jul 25, 20234 min read
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Communion Part 1: What Do You Remember?
“Joyfully we join you at your table.” The lyrics to Syke Peterson’s new song, Keep the Feast , caught me off guard and drew me into...

Thea
85 views
0 comments


Taking Back Your Voice: Why Survivors Should Tell Their Stories
"Why do you talk about it so much?" I used to hear that question, usually from detractors. "You must be bitter." "Do you know how to...

Thea
100 views
0 comments


Preach the Gospel, die, and be forgotten
Last year, I subjected my roommate to watching the extended cut of all three Lord of the Rings movies. At 81 years old, Joan said she had...

Thea
173 views
1 comment
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