Articles
Writing on faith, marriage, grief, and staying with God when it gets hard.
September 2026
Can’t Sleep Because Your Mind Won’t Stop? A Christian Night-Time Practice
Three in the morning is a terrible time to solve a problem—and often the time your mind most wants to try. A pastor explains why problems grow in the dark, what God did for an exhausted prophet, and a short Christian practice for nights when your mind will not switch off.
September 2026
How to Make a Decision When You Are Waiting for Certainty
She had been considering the same decision for fourteen months but could state the answer in one sentence. A pastor explains five things people wait for after discernment is finished, what Proverbs 3:5–6 promises, and ten questions that turn an overwhelming decision into one you can make.
September 2026
How to Pray When Prayer Feels Like More Worry
“I think I am praying,” she said, “but it feels like worrying with my eyes closed.” A pastor explains why some prayers leave us more anxious, what Psalm 62 holds together, and a six-movement prayer that gives mental circling somewhere to go.
September 2026
Renewing Your Mind Is Not the Same as Positive Thinking
She had been told not to “speak negatively” over her husband’s failing business, so she stopped examining the accounts. A pastor reads Romans 12:2 in context, identifies four things renewal is not, and shows what a renewed mind can sound like when the news is bad.
September 2026
What “Take Every Thought Captive” Means in Context
A young man tried to take every thought captive and ended up fighting his own mind all day. A pastor examines 2 Corinthians 10:5 in context and offers a six-movement response that does not require wrestling every thought to the ground.
September 2026
“Just One More Sign”: When Seeking God’s Will Becomes Anxiety
She prayed, consulted her pastor, asked her small group and four friends, and then asked God twice more for a clearer answer. The offer expired before she decided. A pastor explains the difference between discernment and confirmation-seeking, what James 1:5 promises, and the question that can bring the search to an end.
September 2026
Why You Keep Replaying the Past—and How to Stop
You confessed it. You apologised. You were forgiven. Yet most nights, you are still back at the kitchen table. A pastor explains the difference between rumination and repentance, what Paul meant by “forgetting what lies behind,” and four responses the past may require.
September 2026
Catastrophising: How to Stop Your Mind from Predicting Disaster
A one-line email, a delayed reply, a new symptom—and within an hour, your mind has lived through the worst. A pastor explains how catastrophising works, how Jesus’ teaching about tomorrow applies, and four questions that can interrupt the chain.
September 2026
Is Anxiety a Sin? What the Bible Actually Says
“Do not be anxious” is in the Bible. So is a frightened David in Gath. A pastor explains four things Christians confuse when they call their anxiety a sin—and what Paul actually tells anxious people to do.
September 2026
How to Stop Overthinking as a Christian (Without Being Told to “Just Pray More”)
Not all thinking is overthinking. A pastor offers five questions for distinguishing healthy reflection from mental circling—and explains what to do when thinking has finished its work.
September 2026
Christian Dating and Money: Financial Red Flags to Notice Before Engagement.
"What do they earn?" is the wrong question. How a person spends, carries debt, gives, and talks about money reveals far more than the amount. What to notice while dating, what to know before exclusivity and before engagement, and the financial warning signs — and scams — Christians are especially vulnerable to.
September 2026
10 Green Flags in a Christian Dating Relationship
Red flags get the attention, but what does a healthy Christian relationship actually look like? Ten quiet signs that are easy to miss if you're waiting for fireworks — and six things that look like green flags but don't establish character on their own.
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