In the darkest, most evil, hopeless, places, that's where Your love shines brightest, Jesus.

I recently, experienced this, first-hand, with a traumatic event that happened to a loved one. There was so much evil, trauma and offense. My mind kept being flooded by disturbing visions, bringing me to...

Since, my sophomore year in high school I felt an inner pain that I wanted to escape. The pain stemmed from unresolved childhood issues, having an alcoholic father. I didn’t know what to do with it, all I knew is that it felt suffocating at times.

On top of that, I felt an external...

As a person of faith, I’d pray, “Jesus, help me to stop emotionally eating and giving into cravings.”

It wouldn’t be long after that prayer, I’d be in the pantry eating spoons of Nutella or a bag of chips.

Quickly, I’d feel flooded with guilt, “...