Tag: Christian living
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The Cost of Keeping
In Sasspoint Village, spring didn’t just show up. It brought things into the open. Closets were opened. Drawers were emptied. Corners that had been overlooked suddenly mattered. Naomi stood in the middle of her home, a large box in front of her labeled: KEEPTRASHDONATE Simple categories. Clear choices. She folded a sweater, paused for a…
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Refuse the Surface
Bible closed at night.Dust rests on Talyn’s nightstand.City lights flicker. Sasspoint hums outside.Schedules press against her time.The Word waits in still. Not lack of desire—just noise dressed up as purpose.Days move without depth. One morning, Talynsits without inspiration—just tired of thin days. Black blouse, quiet strength.Ankara brushes the floor.She opens the Book. Not for one…
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The Grace Budget
In Sasspoint Village, people managed things well. Time. Image. Commitments. And for some—quietly, without ever saying it out loud—even grace. Caleb was known for being dependable. If something needed to be done, he did it. If someone needed help, he showed up. He didn’t like leaving people stranded or situations unresolved. To him, that wasn’t…
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Staged Holiness
Staged Holiness There is a holiness that knows its angles. It waits for late afternoon —for the kind of light that forgives everything,for the amber hush that makes dust look sacred. The Bible is openednot necessarily read,but opened —spine softened just enoughto suggest familiarity. A highlighter rests diagonally,as though it has recently passed through revelation.The…