Paul asked God three times to remove the thorn. Three times God said no. What He gave instead was not an explanation or a timeline. It was a statement of present reality: My grace is sufficient for you. Right now. As it is. The word translated “is sufficient” is present tense and active — not a future promise contingent on circumstances changing, but grace available in the middle of the hard thing, not on the other side of it. Today we look at what *arkei*, *dynamis*, and *teleitai* actually mean, and why God’s power reaching its fullest expression in weakness is not a comfort phrase. It is the shape of the gospel.
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Science & Spirituality | The Song Glass Will Never Know: Why Crystal Costs More
Most people don’t know the difference between glass and crystal. They look similar, come from the same basic materials, and you could set them side by side and not immediately know which is which. But the difference in price? Significant. And the reason is not what most people would guess.
The same is true about people. I have been called too sensitive my whole life. Too deep. Too much. People were never wrong that I am sensitive. They were just wrong about what that means.
Broken, But Not Destroyed: What Every Sacred Text Says About Suffering
There comes a point where suffering isn’t just something you go through—it becomes you. Where life strips away everything you thought you were, everything you thought you had, and leaves you standing in the wreckage, wondering if you were ever real to begin with. And what then? What do you do when you aren’t justContinueContinue reading “Broken, But Not Destroyed: What Every Sacred Text Says About Suffering”
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