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Every entry, grouped by theme, in the order they were written.
Resilience (46)
- 01Beyond the Breaking Point2 Corinthians 4:8–9
- 02The Day After You Wanted to QuitGalatians 6:9
- 03Built by What You SurvivedRomans 8:28
- 04When the Phone Won't Stop Buzzing2 Timothy 1:7
- 05The Quiet WarriorIsaiah 30:15
- 06Falling ForwardProverbs 24:16
- 07The Strength of PatienceIsaiah 40:31
- 08The Weight You CarryMatthew 11:28–29
- 09The Foundation of FailurePsalm 37:24b
- 10Endurance in the StormMark 4:40–41
- 11The Test of TimeGalatians 6:9
- 12Beyond Self-DoubtRomans 8:38–39
- 13The Quiet Rebuild1 Peter 5:10
- 14The Courage to ListenJames 1:19
- 15Strength in DivisionMicah 6:8
- 16When the World Pushes BackJohn 15:18
- 17The Power of PersistenceHebrews 10:23
- 18Strength in Small StepsPsalm 37:23–24
- 19Adapting to ChangeHebrews 13:8
- 20Standing Firm in Your BeliefsMatthew 5:14
- 21The Gift of ResilienceHebrews 12:1
- 22Resilience Through ConnectionEcclesiastes 4:9–10
- 23The Unseen StrengthMatthew 6:4
- 24Letting Go of What You Can't ControlMatthew 6:34
- 25The Gift of ForgivenessColossians 3:13
- 26Walking Without the MapPhilippians 1:6
- 27After the BetrayalPsalm 55:12–13
- 28Soul Tired1 Kings 19:5
- 29One More Day1 Corinthians 10:13
- 30When You Are the ParentDeuteronomy 6:6–7
- 31When Prayer Feels UnansweredPsalm 13:1, 5
- 32Strength in VulnerabilityJohn 11:35
- 33Be Kind to YourselfMark 12:31
- 34Embracing ImperfectionRomans 5:8
- 35Turning Fear into FuelPsalm 56:3–4
- 36Finding Meaning in Struggle1 Peter 1:6–7
- 37Choosing to PersevereHebrews 12:2
- 38Knowing Whose You ArePsalm 139:13–14
- 39Honoring the Struggle2 Corinthians 4:17
- 40Letting Go of the PastIsaiah 43:18–19
- 41Embracing Your JourneyJeremiah 29:11
- 42Believing in Your Worth1 Corinthians 6:20
- 43The Long ViewPsalm 90:12
- 44Accepting Impermanence1 Peter 1:24–25
- 45When Grief VisitsJohn 11:35
- 46I Am, Even When Nothing Else IsGalatians 2:20
Hope (46)
- 01The Promise of MorningLamentations 3:22–23
- 02Hope That Doesn't DisappointRomans 5:5
- 03Light in the Long TunnelPsalm 27:13–14
- 04The Anchor Below the WavesHebrews 6:19–20
- 05New Beginnings After You Thought It Was OverIsaiah 43:19
- 06When the Diagnosis ComesPsalm 23:4
- 07Hope That Has a Name1 Timothy 1:1
- 08Small Victories CountZechariah 4:10
- 09Hope When the World Feels CruelPsalm 121:1–2
- 10The Reason We Don't Give Up2 Corinthians 4:16
- 11Hope for the ProdigalLuke 15:20
- 12When Spring Doesn't ComeHabakkuk 3:17–18
- 13Hope of Being FoundLuke 15:4
- 14Hope in the Waiting RoomPsalm 27:14
- 15Hope When Your Body Betrays You2 Corinthians 5:1
- 16The Future He SeesJeremiah 29:11
- 17Hope When the News Won't StopPsalm 46:1–2
- 18The Last WordRevelation 21:4–5
- 19Hope When You Are the Reason It Broke1 John 1:9
- 20The Steady PromiseNumbers 23:19
- 21Hope That Outlives the Funeral1 Thessalonians 4:13–14
- 22When You Can't See Five FeetPsalm 119:105
- 23Hope That Has Already Won1 Corinthians 15:54–55, 57
- 24The Hope of Being KnownPsalm 139:1–2
- 25Hope Is a DisciplineRomans 12:12
- 26Hope When the Answer Is No2 Corinthians 12:8–9
- 27Hope for the Marriage You Thought Was DoneHosea 2:14
- 28Hope When You've Been Alone a Long TimeIsaiah 54:5
- 29Hope After You Fell in PublicPsalm 51:10–12
- 30When Nothing Has ChangedHabakkuk 2:3
- 31Hope Is ProtestRomans 4:18
- 32The Hope You Inherited2 Timothy 1:5
- 33Hope Is RememberingLamentations 3:21–22
- 34Hope in the WildernessHosea 2:14
- 35The Bigger StoryEphesians 2:10
- 36When Your Child Has WanderedLuke 15:20
- 37Hope When Justice Hasn't ComeIsaiah 30:18
- 38Hope When Your Faith Feels SmallMatthew 17:20
- 39Hope in the RebuildNehemiah 2:17
- 40Hope on War FootingEphesians 6:16–17
- 41Hope When You Feel ForgottenGenesis 16:13
- 42Hope for Someone Who Is DyingJohn 11:25–26
- 43When You Can't Find the WordsRomans 8:26
- 44Hope in Mid-LifePsalm 92:12–14
- 45The Unfinished WorkPhilippians 1:6
- 46Hope That Doesn't Need to Be LoudIsaiah 30:15
Gratitude (36)
- 01The Discipline of Thanks1 Thessalonians 5:18
- 02When You Don't Feel GratefulPsalm 118:24
- 03Counting Three Things TonightPsalm 103:2
- 04Gratitude for the Small PeoplePhilippians 1:3–4
- 05Thankful in the Storm1 Thessalonians 5:16–18
- 06The Thanks That Travels BackwardEphesians 1:16
- 07When You Catch Yourself ComplainingPhilippians 2:14–15
- 08Receiving ComplimentsJames 1:17
- 09Gratitude as Anti-Comparison2 Corinthians 10:12
- 10The Body You HavePsalm 139:14
- 11Gratitude for Hard PeopleProverbs 27:17
- 12Saying Thanks Out LoudLuke 17:15–16
- 13Gratitude Is WorshipHebrews 13:15
- 14Gratitude in the MundanePsalm 92:1–2
- 15Thanks for the Hard People (in Retrospect)Romans 8:28
- 16When Gratitude HealsProverbs 17:22
- 17The Provision That Almost Wasn'tPhilippians 4:19
- 18Real Thanks Isn't Denial2 Corinthians 6:10
- 19Thanksgiving Without an AudienceMatthew 6:6
- 20Gratitude as DefianceEphesians 5:19–20
- 21Thank God for the Boring DayPsalm 84:10
- 22Gratitude as MemoryJoshua 4:6–7
- 23Thanks for the Family You Came From2 Timothy 1:5
- 24Thanks for the SpouseProverbs 18:22
- 25Thanks for the ChildrenPsalm 127:3
- 26Thanks for the ParentsExodus 20:12
- 27Thanks for the StrangersHebrews 13:2
- 28Thanks for the Hard Years You SurvivedPsalm 56:8
- 29Gratitude as the Antidote to EntitlementRomans 1:21
- 30Thanks for Provision You Didn't NoticeJames 1:17
- 31Thanks for the No That Saved You2 Corinthians 12:9
- 32When Gratitude Wakes You UpPsalm 92:1–2
- 33Thanks for the Gospel2 Corinthians 9:15
- 34The Great ThanksgivingLuke 22:19
- 35When Gratitude Becomes a HabitHebrews 10:24
- 36The Final ThanksgivingRevelation 7:12
Love (36)
- 01Loved First1 John 4:19
- 02Loving the People You Don't LikeJohn 13:34
- 03When Love Costs You SomethingJohn 15:13
- 04The Love That Doesn't Demand1 Corinthians 13:4–5
- 05Loving Your EnemyMatthew 5:44
- 06Loving Your Spouse on a Hard DayEphesians 5:25
- 07Loving the Stranger at Your DoorHebrews 13:2
- 08Loving Without an AgendaRomans 12:9
- 09When Love Looks Like DisciplineHebrews 12:6
- 10Loving Yourself Without Worshipping YourselfMark 12:31
- 11Love That StaysRomans 8:38–39
- 12Love That Goes LookingLuke 19:10
- 13When Love Is Quiet1 Thessalonians 4:11–12
- 14Loving the Image of God in Someone You Disagree WithGenesis 1:27
- 15Loving from a Full CupJohn 1:16
- 16When You Love Someone Who Won't ChangeGalatians 6:9
- 17Love That Forgives Without ForgettingEphesians 4:32
- 18Loving Across the Generation GapLuke 1:50
- 19Loving the Hard-to-Reach FriendProverbs 17:17
- 20Love and BoundariesLuke 17:3
- 21Loving the Person You Used to BePsalm 103:12–14
- 22When Love Means Letting Them GoMatthew 10:14
- 23The Love That Sees You TiredJohn 4:6
- 24Loving the CoworkerColossians 3:23
- 25When Love Asks for Patience You Don't Have1 Corinthians 13:4
- 26Love Without PerformanceMatthew 6:3–4
- 27Loving the Person Who Cannot Love You Back1 John 4:10
- 28The Love of God for Your BodyEphesians 2:10
- 29Loving God BackJohn 14:15
- 30When Your Love Has Been Used Against YouMatthew 10:16
- 31The Love That Builds SlowlyHebrews 10:24–25
- 32Loving the Single ParentJames 1:27
- 33Love That Gets SpecificJohn 1:14
- 34When Love Means a Hard NoProverbs 27:6
- 35The Love That Outlasts DeathRomans 8:38–39
- 36Loving in the Last YearsPsalm 90:12
Courage (36)
- 01The First Act of CouragePsalm 56:3–4
- 02Saying the Hard SentenceEcclesiastes 3:1, 7
- 03When You Have to Go FirstIsaiah 6:8
- 04Standing When You're OutnumberedDaniel 6:10
- 05The Courage to Show Up Imperfect2 Corinthians 12:9
- 06When Courage Looks Like LeavingMatthew 10:14
- 07The Courage to Believe You Heard RightIsaiah 30:21
- 08Courage to WaitPsalm 27:14
- 09Following the Quiet Voice1 Kings 19:12–13
- 10When You're the Only Christian in the RoomRomans 1:16
- 11The Courage to Try AgainProverbs 24:16
- 12When Faith Costs ReputationMatthew 5:11–12
- 13Standing in Front of PowerDaniel 3:17–18
- 14The Courage to Say No to a Good ThingMark 8:36
- 15Letting the Truth OutJohn 8:32
- 16Courage to Receive HelpGalatians 6:2
- 17When You Have to Disappoint SomeoneGalatians 1:10
- 18Standing Up for Someone ElseProverbs 31:8–9
- 19The Courage to Pray Out LoudMatthew 18:20
- 20Courage to Set the BoundaryMatthew 5:37
- 21When Doing Right Means Going LastMark 10:31
- 22The Courage to Confess1 John 1:9
- 23Going to Bed AnywayPsalm 4:8
- 24When Courage Is QuietIsaiah 30:15
- 25Stepping Off the BoatMatthew 14:28–29
- 26Telling Your StoryJohn 9:25
- 27Courage Under Suspicion1 Corinthians 4:5
- 28The Courage to Begin AgainPhilippians 1:6
- 29Joy as DefiancePhilippians 4:4
- 30The Courage to Change Your MindActs 3:19
- 31Asking for the Big ThingMatthew 7:7
- 32When No One Else Believes YetHebrews 11:1
- 33Telling Your Children the TruthProverbs 22:6
- 34Courage in the DarkPsalm 23:4
- 35Letting Go of ControlProverbs 3:5–6
- 36Receiving Hard WordsProverbs 15:32
Reflection (36)
- 01The Examined LifePsalm 139:23–24
- 02What Today Was ForPsalm 118:24
- 03The Patterns You Keep RepeatingLuke 17:3
- 04When You Recognize the LoopJohn 8:32
- 05Why You Did What You Did1 Samuel 16:7
- 06The Question You're AvoidingPsalm 62:5
- 07Sabbath as ReflectionExodus 20:8–10
- 08Looking Back Without Living TherePhilippians 3:13–14
- 09The Voice You Listen ToJohn 10:27
- 10The Inventory You Don't Want to TakePhilippians 2:12
- 11Where the Year Actually WentPsalm 90:12
- 12The Conversation Behind Your ConversationsHebrews 4:12
- 13Reading Your Own Heart HonestlyJeremiah 17:9–10
- 14The Idols You Didn't Notice1 John 5:21
- 15When Reflection HurtsPsalm 51:6
- 16Borrowed LightMatthew 5:14, 16
- 17The Examined DayPsalm 139:23–24
- 18The Discipline of JournalingHabakkuk 2:2
- 19When Quiet Reveals What Activity HidPsalm 62:5
- 20Anniversary DaysPsalm 56:8
- 21What You're Actually Afraid Of1 John 4:18
- 22The Story You Tell About YourselfPsalm 139:14
- 23When Reflection Becomes PrayerPsalm 104:34 (KJV)
- 24Listening for What He Already SaidDeuteronomy 8:2
- 25Reflection on the AngerEphesians 4:26
- 26Reflection on the JoyJames 1:17
- 27The Test of SolitudeLuke 5:16
- 28When You Realize You Were WrongProverbs 12:15
- 29Reflection in CommunityProverbs 15:22
- 30Conviction vs. CondemnationRomans 8:1
- 31What You Loved Today1 Corinthians 13:13
- 32Reading Your Body's Signals1 Corinthians 6:19–20
- 33When You're Afraid of His VerdictPsalm 103:13–14
- 34The Question Beneath the QuestionProverbs 3:5
- 35The Mirror Scripture HoldsJames 1:22–24
- 36Letting What He Showed You Become a PlanJames 1:22
Healing (36)
- 01The First Day You DecidedMatthew 11:28
- 02Healing on God's TimelineEcclesiastes 3:1, 4
- 03The Wound That Won't Close2 Corinthians 12:9
- 04What the Scar MeansJohn 20:27
- 05Letting It HurtMatthew 5:4
- 06The Body Keeps Score1 Corinthians 6:19–20
- 07The Father WoundRomans 8:15
- 08The Mother WoundIsaiah 66:13
- 09When the Church Hurt YouMatthew 23:13
- 10After the AbusePsalm 147:3
- 11The Wounds You CausedJames 5:16
- 12Healing the Self You HateRomans 8:1
- 13When the Healer Is Slow2 Corinthians 12:9
- 14Healing in CommunityJames 5:16
- 15Forgiveness as HealingEphesians 4:32
- 16When You Stop Wearing the WoundIsaiah 43:19
- 17Healing What Was Stolen From YouJoel 2:25
- 18After the Loss of a ChildIsaiah 53:3
- 19Healing the BodyJeremiah 17:14
- 20Healing from ShamePsalm 34:5
- 21The Numbness of Long GriefPsalm 23:3
- 22Healing from Comparison2 Corinthians 10:12
- 23Healing the Family LineExodus 20:5–6
- 24The Healed Helping the Healing2 Corinthians 1:3–4
- 25Healing the Heart That Won't Trust AgainPsalm 31:22
- 26Healing the Marriage Wounds You BroughtLuke 7:47
- 27When Family Becomes EstrangedRomans 12:18
- 28Healing After DivorcePsalm 147:3
- 29Healing the Anger You BuriedEphesians 4:26–27
- 30When the Bitterness Made You HardEzekiel 36:26
- 31Healing in the Hidden PlaceMatthew 6:6
- 32Healing the Parent You WereMalachi 4:5–6
- 33Healing After FailureRomans 8:28
- 34When the Healing Reveals More WoundPsalm 139:23–24
- 35The Long Slow MercyLamentations 3:22–23
- 36The Day You Realized You HealedPsalm 103:2–3
Wisdom (36)
- 01The Beginning of WisdomProverbs 9:10
- 02When Wise People Are QuietProverbs 17:28
- 03The Cost of Cheap AdviceProverbs 19:20
- 04Learning from Your Own MistakesProverbs 26:11
- 05When Knowledge Is Not Wisdom1 Corinthians 8:1–2
- 06Wisdom That Asks for HelpJames 1:5
- 07The Wisdom of ListeningJames 1:19
- 08The Wisdom of Old PeopleJob 12:12
- 09When You Feel Pressured to Decide NowProverbs 10:8
- 10Choosing Your BattlesProverbs 20:3
- 11The Wisdom of \"I Don't Know\"1 Corinthians 8:2
- 12When Two Good Choices CompeteProverbs 3:6
- 13The Wisdom of Money1 Timothy 6:10
- 14Choosing Your Words at the Right VolumeProverbs 15:1
- 15When Wisdom Looks Like a Walk Around the BlockColossians 4:6
- 16The Wisdom of Sleeping On ItPsalm 4:8
- 17Reading the Room Without Manipulating It1 Corinthians 1:25
- 18The Wisdom of the Long GameHabakkuk 2:3
- 19When You Are the Most Experienced Person2 Timothy 2:2
- 20The Wisdom That Doesn't Show OffJames 3:13
- 21Knowing What to Carry and What to LeaveGalatians 6:2, 5
- 22Saying \"I Was Wrong\"Proverbs 28:13
- 23The Wisdom of MarginEcclesiastes 3:1
- 24When Wise Counsel DisagreesProverbs 11:14
- 25The Wisdom of Boring FaithfulnessMatthew 25:23
- 26Knowing When to QuitEcclesiastes 3:1, 6
- 27When Wisdom Is InconvenientJames 4:17
- 28The Wisdom of the TongueJames 3:5–6
- 29When You Don't Like the Wise AnswerMicah 6:8
- 30The Wisdom of FailureEcclesiastes 7:20
- 31The Wisdom That Stays CuriousProverbs 9:9
- 32The Wisdom of Knowing Your LimitsRomans 12:3
- 33When Your Wisdom Hurts Someone You LoveProverbs 27:6
- 34The Wisdom That Doesn't Need to WinProverbs 20:3
- 35When Wisdom Means Disagreeing With Your TribeGalatians 1:10
- 36The Wisdom That Comes From AboveJames 3:17
Mindfulness (31)
- 01This Hour Is YoursPsalm 118:24
- 02The Tyranny of the Next ThingMatthew 6:34
- 03Where Your Attention GoesPhilippians 4:8
- 04When Your Mind Won't StopIsaiah 26:3
- 05The Breath You Did Not MakeGenesis 2:7
- 06Eating With God in the Room1 Corinthians 10:31
- 07When Distraction Becomes a HabitLuke 10:40
- 08The Phone DownPsalm 46:10
- 09Walking as a Spiritual PracticeGenesis 5:24
- 10When You Catch Yourself Worrying About TomorrowMatthew 6:34
- 11The Bread of TodayMatthew 6:11
- 12One Thing at a TimeLuke 10:40–42
- 13When Stillness Feels Impossible1 Kings 19:11
- 14The Peace That Isn't QuietPhilippians 4:7
- 15The Body in the PewIsaiah 29:13
- 16Single-TaskingEcclesiastes 9:10
- 17When You Notice You've Been NumbEphesians 5:14
- 18The Discipline of LookingPsalm 19:1
- 19Hearing the Birds AgainMatthew 6:26
- 20The Now That Belongs to GodPsalm 23:4
- 21Holy in the OrdinaryActs 17:28
- 22When You Wake Up AnxiousPsalm 143:8
- 23Driving Without the MusicPsalm 46:10
- 24Putting Down the Argument You're RehearsingMatthew 6:34
- 25Today as Gift, Not ObligationPsalm 118:24
- 26When Boredom Is InformationPsalm 46:10
- 27Slow ReadingPsalm 1:1–2
- 28When You Catch Yourself Performing2 Corinthians 2:17
- 29The Body You're In1 Corinthians 6:19
- 30Notice the Goodness Before You Need ItPsalm 103:2
- 31Living This One Day WellPsalm 90:12
Purpose (26)
- 01Made For SomethingEphesians 2:10
- 02The Gift You Almost BuriedMatthew 25:24–25
- 03When Purpose Is Smaller Than You ThoughtLuke 16:10 (NIV)
- 04Calling Versus Job1 Corinthians 7:24
- 05When You're Pre-PurposeActs 13:36
- 06Purpose Through ServiceMark 10:45
- 07When Your Purpose Costs YouMatthew 10:38
- 08The Long ApprenticeshipLuke 2:52
- 09When Purpose Doesn't Come With ApplauseMatthew 25:21
- 10Aligning the Day to the Aim1 Corinthians 15:58
- 11When the Plan ChangesProverbs 16:9
- 12Your Purpose Is Not Your PerformanceRomans 8:1
- 13Carrying Purpose Through Suffering1 Peter 2:21
- 14Discovering Purpose in the Ordinary1 Samuel 16:7
- 15When Purpose Feels LostPsalm 138:8
- 16The Purpose of the Quiet YearsMatthew 7:16 (NIV)
- 17Purpose That Outlasts YouEphesians 2:10
- 18When You Are Not the HeroJohn 3:30
- 19Purpose in the Body1 Corinthians 12:12
- 20When Purpose Is Survival1 Peter 5:7
- 21Bringing Purpose to WorkColossians 3:23–24
- 22When Your Purpose Includes a Person1 Corinthians 13:7
- 23Beginning Without Knowing the EndHebrews 11:8
- 24Purpose in Old AgePsalm 92:14
- 25Stewarding Your DaysEphesians 5:15–16
- 26The Final AimMatthew 22:37–40