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Seeking Wholeness: Moving Beyond the Abortion Debate

Vanessa Stricker

Sep 16, 20215 min read

Seeking Wholeness: Moving Beyond the Abortion Debate

I remember as a child standing on the side of the road, holding up a sign in silent protest against abortion. I don’t remember what the...

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Vanessa Stricker

Sep 1, 20211 min read

How to Begin Again

How to begin again When so much time has passed? What used to feel so natural Now feels distant and unknown. When I’ve missed so many...

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Vanessa Stricker

May 14, 20212 min read

Enough

It’s so easy to fall into the lie of scarcity. We see it in both big and small ways as we strive for more time, money, resources, and...

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Vanessa Stricker

Apr 2, 20211 min read

What Kind of God Does That?

You took on a body, made yourself susceptible to pain. You felt every lash, every thorn digging into your scalp, each crash of the hammer...

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Vanessa Stricker

Mar 22, 20212 min read

Give Me Eyes To See

El Roi. You are the God who sees. You see the beauty that you intricately wove into each person. You see the pain, whether it’s boiling...

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Vanessa Stricker

Mar 2, 20212 min read

Permission to Be Human

You’re allowed to be human. A friend spoke those words to me, and it was as if the knot in my stomach that had been wound so tight...

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Vanessa Stricker

Jan 25, 20213 min read

The Power of Words

Words have power. Words that are articulated and those that are left unspoken. The ones that we long to hear and those that we’re afraid...

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Vanessa Stricker

Jan 19, 20211 min read

Peace in the Chaos

Creator and Sustainer You are the calm in the storm You are peace in the chaos Whether the storm is raging outside Or swirling in my mind...

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Vanessa Stricker

Jan 5, 20214 min read

Staying Afloat When the Oceans Rage

It’s been a turbulent year. We continue to flounder in the midst of this raging ocean, doing our best to keep our heads above water. The...

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Vanessa Stricker

Dec 24, 20203 min read

The Birth of a Savior

I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is...

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