christianity

This week marks 24 years since I accepted Jesus Christ as my Savior. When I was twelve years old, my family moved to Georgia to help take care of my grandfather. During that time, we began attending my grandparents’ church. One Sunday, during a combined youth class, the youth pastor asked a simple question: “If…

Pain is a teacher, but those who guide or cause it shape our understanding of it. Pain can be part of healing—like the ache from a long run or childbirth—or something we hide from, fearing its lessons. Without the Lord, pain can overwhelm, driving us to destructive escapes. But with Him, pain becomes temporary—refining, not…