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Learning to Untangle the Noise
By Toni Crawford Have you ever heard someone say they’re disentangling their faith? When I first heard that phrase from a Christian I follow on social media, I thought, Huh? Is she giving up on Christianity?When I hear about people turning away from the faith, it saddens me. I pray they eventually return before the Lord…
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The Secret of Contentment
By Toni Crawford I was scrolling through YouTube when I came across a pastor ministering. He touched on several topics, but one thing he said that really stood out to me was contentment. According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, contentment is a deep, quiet sense of being enough, allowing us to appreciate our current circumstances without…
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Sleep Paralysis or Spiritual Attack? My Experience
By Toni Crawford One day—or maybe it was one night, I can’t remember—it was so long ago. I was lying on my mom’s bed, and she was right next to me, watching a show or a movie. I was either trying to fall asleep or just waking up when suddenly I felt a heaviness, as…
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Skirts Don’t Make You Saved
By: Toni Crawford “She wears pants — she’s not a Christian.” That’s the mindset I used to have a long time ago. I was raised in a Pentecostal church. I’m not downplaying it — I’m simply sharing my story. In my home church, we believed women should only wear skirts. So whenever I saw a…
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Called to Marriage? Prepare God’s Way, Not the World’s Way
By: Toni Crawford Dear Singles, If you believe God, our Heavenly Father, has called you to marriage, please make sure your focus isn’t just on how he or she looks, how much money they make, or even their church attendance. Church attendance, you ask? Yes — let me explain. Many people go to church. And…