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3 days ago | christianity.com | Caroline Leaf

We often think of stress as one big thing—a major crisis, a job loss, a diagnosis, a traumatic event. And yes, those moments certainly impact our mental health in powerful ways. But for many of us, burnout doesn’t come from one big explosion. It builds slowly. Quietly. Silently. Like paper cuts. Tiny, sharp, invisible wounds from a hectic schedule. - A tense conversation. - A missed deadline. - Another sleepless night. -Another “I’m fine” when you’re not. These small stressors add up.

6 days ago | christianity.com | Britt Mooney

People don’t talk about Revelation much anymore. A few decades ago, it seemed almost every church and pastor would teach on the end times. They had their theological stance, whether from a denomination or not, and many Christians would passionately argue their positions on the various elements of Revelation and the end times. At the extreme, some ministers would predict the coming destruction and give specific years. Of course, those years passed. Today, we’ve gone to the opposite extreme.

6 days ago | christianity.com | Britt Mooney

God’s redemptive story brings heaven to earth, mixing the supernatural and eternal with the world we live in. The Father speaks his love and shows his glory to real people in real places. Therefore, extra-biblical sources will support the narrative history within Scripture. These sources are few and far between, however. First, until the last couple hundred years, writing was for the educated, a rare thing for most people.

6 days ago | christianity.com | Britt Mooney

Reading the Bible can be a rich and meaningful experience, hearing God’s voice speak to us and teach us as we engage his written Word. Yet the inspired authors penned these letters and books almost two thousand years ago or more. Some details become lost to us in the distance of culture, language, and history. Certain nuances are meaningless to us today unless we do more research. Most (or all) of those details had meaning in their context.

1 week ago | christianity.com | Alicia Searl

As a girl who is prone to anxiety and battles bouts of depression, I understand and can sympathize when the stress rises and turns into a full-blown panic attack. It can be alarming and scary when you begin to feel that inner heat flood from your racing heart, producing sweaty palms, trembling limbs, and a tightness in your chest, making it hard to catch your breath. The last time I had a panic attack, I was forced to ride an elevator in order to visit my uncle in the hospital.