Hurt and betrayal are experiences that we come to expect the longer we live in a fallen world. As we grow older, we develop mechanisms that we use to shield us from the sting of pain that is inevitably a part of life experiences. Amature acrobats of sorts, we develop techniques commonly and unscientifically known as "rolling with the punches".Read more

Dear Brother and Sister,

Please come back! We miss you!

Forgive us our trespasses. We understand that no apology can turn back time and change what has happened to hurt you so deeply that you felt you had to run away. We want you to know that you do not need to carry the hurt and pain any longer. We cannot promise that we will be any better than we were before, but Jesus is our healer and reconciler. He is teaching and disciplining us. We want you to find His comfort and peace. Read more

To Whom It May Concern

This is for all of those that either are having a hard time in life
with things that they are holding on too, so tightly that it hurts, be
it a possession or a person but most likely it’s a person. This is also
for those that are letting others hold on to you so tightly but don’t
want to give a chance to see what may happen. Either way everyone is
being stupid by the choice that we all make.

Those who know others are holding on the hopes of getting somethingRead more

I am a professional Saxophone player who has been at times used and cast aside by church leaders. There have been several times when I believed God was moving me on from a particular church or even a worship team and when I made this known suddenly I was somehow rebelling against authority or committing some sort of sin. Read more

As I begin this letter, I am realizing this call to write is actually part of my own healing process. You see, I nearly left my church over the pain caused by a sister in Christ. This actually happened to me twice in my own church. The recent months, including this moment, have led me to a place of reconciliation within my soul. This letter appears as a way God wants me to move another step closer to this place of reconciliation.Read more