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When Life Hurts: Where pain and growth meet

two hands reaching for each other

Bridges Not Walls

August 31, 2025

Ephesians 4:1–3, 25–32

Conflict doesn’t have to divide. When we choose humility, honesty, and grace, we become bridge-builders—restoring what’s broken and learning how to love again.

river through green grass

Trusting Life’s Turns

August 24, 2025

Genesis 12:1–4

Transitions are sacred invitations. When we trust God with the turns life takes, we find courage not only to let go—but to grow forward.

old wooden door with light peaking through

Loved Past Labels

August 17, 2025

Genesis 3:8–10

Shame tells us we’re not enough. But Jesus meets us in the hiding places and calls us beloved—freeing us to live beyond the labels we’ve carried too long.

a butterfly out of their cocoon

Breaking Old Patterns

August 9, 2025

Romans 7:15–25

Freedom begins with honesty. When we stop hiding our struggles and begin surrendering them to grace, God breaks what binds us and opens the way forward.

small plant and a hand dropping water on it

Grief Becomes Garden

August 3, 2025

John 11:28–36

Grief is sacred ground. When we let ourselves feel loss fully, we may discover God is quietly planting something new in the soil of our sorrow.

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