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LAUREN ALLEN


Skeptics, Snobbery, and the Sword of the Gospel
In an age of skepticism, truth is a tool wielded only when convenient for the conscience. The skeptics scoff at those who claim to know...
Apr 174 min read


If All Our Fears Come True
For me, the "what ifs" began from a young age: What if there's a shark in the pool? What if there’s a monster hiding under my bed? Now, I...
Nov 19, 20245 min read


How Psalm 8 Liberates Us from People-Pleasing
When I turn my eyes to the heavens and see the glory of the sun and stars, my gaze is directed to an even more glorious light. I think of...
Sep 6, 20247 min read


Women at Ministry: A Call to Biblical Servanthood
When my husband and I began preparing for marriage, I realized that I was stepping into a role I had no prior experience in, so I made it...
Feb 27, 20245 min read


Learning from Children
Multiple times, I’ve heard a children’s teacher in the church tell parents that she loves her job as she says, “I feel like I learn more...
Feb 6, 20246 min read


Can We Have Assurance of Salvation? Three Tests for the Heart
Over the short course of my Christian life, many times, I’ve been troubled by the question of whether or not I was truly saved. In the...
Jan 23, 20248 min read


Reflections on One Month of Motherhood
It’s been one month since I’ve welcomed my son into the world. Over the span of a few weeks, my life has taken on a major shift. Just...
Jan 16, 20245 min read


Facing Our Inadequacies
“Why can’t I do well in school like my classmates?”. I’ve frustratedly asked myself this question numerous times. While I’ve learned how...
Nov 1, 20237 min read


How Romans 5:1 Speaks to Our Lack of Peace
"Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ” (Rom. 5:1). Many days, these...
Oct 10, 20236 min read


Why Did Jesus Pray for the Cup to Pass?
Knowing the trouble that was to come, a man of sorrow finds for himself a place to pray. Once He reaches the garden He was in search of,...
Oct 3, 20235 min read


A Letter to Those Without Christ
Oh, blind eyes, how I wish you would gaze upon the cross. Because I do not wish you eternal misery, I wish you could see the state of...
Sep 5, 20234 min read


Is My Entertainment a Sin?
I’m a sophomore in high school, it’s midday, and I feel that I have nothing to do, so I put on one of my favorite shows — Criminal Minds....
Aug 29, 20236 min read


How Can I Be Saved From Hell?
How can a person be saved from hell? Does anyone know the answer? The disagreements about salvation seem to imply that the Bible is...
Aug 15, 20236 min read


The Importance of Family Devotions
Before my husband and I entered the marriage covenant, we agreed that we were covenanting to something lifelong. This excited us as we...
Aug 7, 20236 min read


Am I Ready to Serve in the Church?
"Didn’t you repent of this last week? You lost your temper again. How could you ever be useful within the church? Do you think such a...
Jul 17, 20236 min read


I Was a Good Kid Raised in Church. Did I Hate God as a Child?
From the time I was a young child to my adulthood, I was raised in a church setting, spending nearly every Sunday morning and Wednesday...
Jul 8, 20239 min read


Pregnancy Sickness and the Gospel
On Friday, April 23rd, I decided to give a pregnancy test another go. I wasn’t very expectant for the results I wanted as I had googled...
Jun 13, 20235 min read


Is My Repentance Good Enough?
Repentance–for a period of time this word struck an unbiblical terror in my heart that revealed a blurred vision of the cross. While my...
May 29, 20237 min read


Daily Habits for the Christian Life
At this moment, I sit in the living room alone and speak out loud as I type out words on my laptop, and I feel a deep sense of God’s...
May 16, 20236 min read


Why Did Jesus Compare Himself to a Serpent?
There is no creature that terrifies me more than snakes. I’ve had fears of snakes slithering out from under our furniture or coming out...
Apr 23, 20234 min read
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