by Carolyn Pereira | Jun 22, 2022 | Endurance, Grace and Strength, Quiet and Listening to God
Peace I leave you, My peace I give you; not as the world gives, do I give to you. Do not let your hearts be troubled, nor afraid. – John 14:27 Peace is one of those words that gets tossed around a lot, especially in discernment circles. It’s so simple people...
by Carolyn Pereira | Jun 15, 2022 | Relationship with God
My friend was telling me the other day how, when she asked about the Trinity, her pastor (Non-Denominational Protestant) answered, “Oh, I avoid talking about that because it’s just too complicated!” Both of us were rather aghast. The Trinity might be...
by Carolyn Pereira | Jun 8, 2022 | Grace and Strength, Relationship with God
I almost titled this post, “What’s Religion got to do with it?”, but the other title was better for SEO 🙂 Nevertheless, the question still stands. More and more and more people are dropping by the hour into believing that it it doesn’t have...
by Carolyn Pereira | Jun 1, 2022 | Grace and Strength, Personal Growth, Relationship with God
I was talking to a friend the other day. “What should I do if I just feel blah about God?”, she asked, “I’m just not growing any more – not motivated, not changing – it’s tempting to just give up on God’s even being real at all. Where is the excitement, the...
by Carolyn Pereira | May 25, 2022 | Grace and Strength, Relationship with God
Sources of Grace – Christian Life of Grace Series Continued… In my last post in this series we talked about what Grace really is (and how it has been distorted), and that while it is all around us, much like oxygen, we still need to tap into it ever more...
by Carolyn Pereira | May 18, 2022 | Personal Growth, Spiritual Fitness, When life is Hard
Intro to the New Life of Grace Series! As I write this I am tired, spent from the demands of another long day. I sit down to refuge in the sound and the texture of my .05 G2 as it softly and smoothly scratches its shiny black ink across the page to let some of the...
by Carolyn Pereira | May 11, 2022 | Prioritizing your life, Relationship with God, Self Care
A rule of life? Well, that sounds boring and terrible… and maybe even a bit medieval. Where is the freedom, the spontaneity, the enjoyment? Maybe it’s all well and good for people in monasteries and such (do monasteries still exist?) but how could it possibly benefit...
by Carolyn Pereira | May 4, 2022 | Discernment, Personal Growth, Self Care
Did you know that your single season is the most important season of your life? That how you live it has the potential to set you up for a future of hope, clarity, authenticity, courage, and excellence, or frustration, confusion, difficulty, depression, and hardship...
by Carolyn Pereira | Mar 31, 2022 | Fasting, Personal Growth, Relationship with God, Seasonal Reflections
How to fast without giving up food? Is that even possible? Isn’t fasting by definition, “the foregoing of food” (literally: “to abstain from all or some kinds of food or drink especially as a religious observance” (Oxford Languages)? But ever...
by Carolyn Pereira | Mar 6, 2022 | Fasting, Personal Growth
The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast. – Matthew 9:15 If we are disciples of Jesus, we should be fasting – and not just during Lent, but all the time! Problem is, it is WAY too easy to make excuses and justify...