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Exploring Halloween: Pagan Roots and Christian Choices
The author discusses the evolving perception of Halloween among Christians, addressing controversies regarding its pagan origins. They argue that many Christian holidays, including Christmas and Easter, also have pagan roots. The author supports the idea that Christians can celebrate Halloween joyfully, emphasizing personal choice and the importance of community engagement during the holiday. Read more
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The Power of Patience: Embracing the Journey
The article emphasizes the importance of patience as a spiritual virtue, contrasting today’s demand for immediacy with the value of waiting in life. It highlights biblical examples of patience and trust, encouraging readers to cultivate these traits through faith and recognizing the lessons learned during the waiting periods. Good things take time. Read more
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Finding Your Happy Place for Inner Peace
The content emphasizes the importance of finding a “happy place” to achieve inner peace, which varies for each individual. It discusses how true peace is rooted in goodness and can positively influence others. The author encourages pursuing peace through personal activities, relationships with Jesus, and becoming a peacemaker in the world. Read more
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The Fruit of the Spirit: Experiencing Joy
The content emphasizes the distinction between joy and happiness, highlighting joy as a constant fruit of the Spirit derived from worshiping God. It argues that true joy exists regardless of life’s circumstances, urging individuals to engage in worship to experience this joy fully. Ultimately, joy from God remains regardless of hardships. Read more
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Fruits of the Spirit: Cultivating Love
The passage emphasizes the true nature of love as taught in Christianity, contrasting it with casual worldly interpretations. It outlines a three-step process to embody Christ’s love: simplify love through sacrifice, prioritize love for God’s creations over materialism, and extend love universally, even to enemies. By cultivating this love, one can bear the Spirit’s fruits… Read more
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Combating Misinformation with Love and Understanding
By Briana Bass, Christian Romance Author, Devotional Writer & Certified Professional Coach About a year ago, the Associated Press (AP) released a news story that included an image later discovered to be generated by Artificial Intelligence (AI). The AP issued a retraction, but the image had already spread across the world. If journalists can be… Read more
Welcome to Proverbs and Pearls!
Life as a young Christian woman can be hard. Sometimes it feels like you don’t fit in with the rest of the world.
My friend, that’s the whole point! Following Jesus is supposed to be countercultural. It’s supposed to be radical. Most of all, it’s supposed to be full of love.
No matter where you come from or where you are on your faith journey, I hope you will leave here knowing you are loved beyond measure by the One who created you to be your authentic, beautiful self!
Briana Bass 