by ParticularlyCALLED | Oct 21, 2025 | Calling, Intimacy, Trauma and Healing Wounds |
A long time ago I wrote an article about friendship with God being the answer to our loneliness. It was a beautiful piece about all the practical ways God fills all aches of our hearts (ie. not just a cliche). However, the perspective was more from a place of...
by ParticularlyCALLED | Sep 4, 2025 | Personal Growth, Prioritizing your life, Spiritual Disciplines, Spiritual Growth
Did you know that the secret to growth in the Spiritual Life lies in the structure of our ordinary days? For some, settling in to ordinary routines after a Summer of whimsical “spontaneity” may seem challenging, but for many it is a happy respite from...
by ParticularlyCALLED | Jul 10, 2025 | Intimacy, Spiritual Growth, Trauma and Healing Wounds
Here’s a thought: What if sin isn’t bad because it is evil, but rather evil because it is bad? What does that even mean? Most of us think, my sin isn’t that bad because it’s not hurting anyone. For example, gluttony, intemperance, wasting time,...
by ParticularlyCALLED | Feb 20, 2025 | Calling, Intimacy, Seasonal Reflections
Lent is coming up quickly. It’s so easy to “give up chocolate” or take the cursory but meaningless, “I’ll be nicer”, approach to Lent (now that “Don’t just give up chocolate for Lent” has become popularized). Maybe...
by ParticularlyCALLED | Sep 19, 2024 | Prayer
Do you know how to pray for someone? Should we be praying for each other? Do our prayers matter? Why do our prayers so often go “unanswered”? Is there a way to make our prayers more effective? What if the answers to these pressing questions are much...