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Passion Is a Puppy
Passion is a difficult one. I understand the struggle, and I'm by no means past it. But if your passion is in the puppy years, like mine,
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nikiflorica
Aug 13, 20203 min read
Life is Joy—And What To Do About It
Earlier this week, I blogged about the inevitable reality that life is pain, and that we have only two options in that regard: to suffer,...
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nikiflorica
Aug 10, 20203 min read
Life is Pain—And What to Do About It
The past couple years have been hard for me. I'm sure they've been hard for you, too. We're all going through something, hiding it behind "o
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nikiflorica
Aug 5, 20202 min read
The First of Many Wonders
The past few months have taught me a lot about myself—for one thing, that I spend way, way too much time in my own head. Novel-writing is...
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nikiflorica
Jul 7, 20202 min read
Self-Hatred: That Dark Indulgence
To indulge, by definition, is to "allow oneself to enjoy the pleasure of" something. And it really can be anything. We tend to think of...
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nikiflorica
Jul 1, 20203 min read
Here in the Land of the Living
We already know that getting through this life with our faith intact means eternal life, joy, and ecstasy in heaven. But God doesn't just da
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Jun 23, 20203 min read
The Importance of Peace: Why Do We Need It?
Peace comes from Christ. It's not something we can manufacture for ourselves, though we still must be proactive and cooperative with God's w
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nikiflorica
Jun 1, 20202 min read
Sealed in His Name
There is something so nostalgic about snail mail. A couple days ago, I received a card in the mail from a friend, and it just infused my...
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May 18, 20203 min read
Tattered Scraps of Truth
Jesus ... can take the tattered scraps of truth we brought to that flopped conversation, and use them to plant a seed in that person ...
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Apr 28, 20202 min read
Shout It, Sing It, Weep It If You Have To
It's one thing to be convicted and motivated by a devotion. It's quite another to seize that conviction and follow through when the...
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nikiflorica
Apr 16, 20202 min read
The Worst Three Days
In the past, I've been pretty quick to judge the disciples for their lack of faith throughout the gospels. I mean, as Christians of...
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Mar 18, 20202 min read
A Lantern Clear and Ready
This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine—how often have I sung those words in Sunday School over the years? Almost every day, I...
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nikiflorica
Feb 27, 20202 min read
True Romance
Like it or not, our society is saturated with the concept of romance. In February especially, we tend to be bombarded with commercialized...
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Feb 13, 20202 min read
My Peace I Give Unto You
The world outside my window this morning was blanketed in peace—gentle snow falling in heavy, silent flakes, a crisp white drapery over...
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Jan 28, 20202 min read
Addicted to Kingdom Work
The King James Bible can be challenging to interpret at times, but I've often found that the wording in this translation can reach out...
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Jan 20, 20202 min read
Thesis from Jesus
Exam week. Crunch time. An onslaught of assignments and summatives crammed into the same stressful, high-intensity seven days. Among...
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nikiflorica
Jan 7, 20201 min read
Nana
This has been a holiday of goodbyes, and most painful of all was the unforeseen farewell to my great-grandmother, Nana, two days after...
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nikiflorica
Dec 21, 20192 min read
The Night Hope Was Born
In sifting through ideas for today's snowy Saturday Spotlight, I couldn't seem to decide on one that befit the theme of the season. With...
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Dec 17, 20192 min read
Come and See Jesus!
At the start of the semester, a friend of mine took the initiative to resurrect a Christian club at our high school from a group that had...
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Nov 14, 20192 min read
I Confess!
In my Writer's Craft course, we've recently plunged into the poignant, elaborate, and at times frustratingly abstract realm of poetry. It...
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