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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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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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When Doing ‘Everything Right’ Still Breaks Your Heart!
By: Toni Crawford I met him through one of my brothers. He was attractive, working, a Christian—and not to mention about five or six years older than me. I’m grateful that my brother spoke highly of me, and that it sparked his interest. But as I got to know him through talking and dating over…
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Through His Eyes: Healing From the Lies of Bullying!
By: Toni Crawford I recall being bullied throughout my entire school experience, from elementary school to high school. My hairstyles weren’t approved, my clothes weren’t approved, and my looks definitely weren’t approved either. I was very slim for a long time, and my body didn’t develop as quickly as other girls’. As a result, I…