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At some point, someone handed you a box. Maybe it was a label -- "too loud," "too colorful", "too emotional," "too different." Maybe this box housed an expectation -- what you should study, who you should marry, what your ministry should look like. Or maybe it was a fear that constructed sides of the box -- fear of failure, fear of judgment, fear of standing alone. Whatever the reason may be... somewhere along the way, you decided to climb inside that box and made yourself sm

You’ve probably felt it before — that pull toward something you can’t fully explain. A calling that doesn’t fit neatly into a job title. An assignment from God that makes people tilt their heads and ask, “Why would you do that?” Welcome to the peculiar life. In 1 Peter 2:9, the Bible calls us “a peculiar people” — not strange for the sake of strange, but set apart for a purpose. Chosen. Treasured. Claimed by God Himself. But how do you know if you’re actually walking in that

Graduation season can often carry a mix of emotions. One moment, there is excitement, celebration, senior pictures, prom, trips, and countdowns to the stage, and the next there are quiet thoughts about the unknown. After nearly 13 years of schooling from Pre-K through 12th grade, scholars have become accustomed to structure, routines, and a system that has largely guided their next steps. Now they are stepping into a new chapter where decisions about college, trade school, en

"But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a PECULIAR people; that ye should show forth the praises of Him who hath called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.." [1 Peter 2: 9 KJV]. There comes a moment in life when you realize that blending in was never the goal. From adolescence to adulthood, many of us spend years trying to fit into spaces, expectations, and opinions that were never designed for who we truly are. But what if the very thi