by Michelle Wuesthoff | Sep 17, 2019 | community, family, God's love, judgement, orphan heart, perspective, relationships
God Doesn’t “Take You Back” into His Family After You’ve Gone Astray I got all fired up today after coming across a well-meaning Christian video about Justin Bieber. To be honest, I know very little about Justin Bieber, so this has absolutely... by Michelle | Apr 4, 2018 | brave, community, courage, encouragement, freedom, judgement, relationships
Facebook Friends and “Secret Sins” Yesterday, to ease my guilt and get a few laughs, I put up a confession on my Facebook page. It read, True confession: I threw away a bunch of Easter candy in the trash so I wouldn’t eat it. Then later I took it back out... by Michelle | Mar 28, 2018 | community, encouragement, judgement, love, relationships
I Used to Hate Women I used to hate women. I honestly did. Well, hate is a pretty strong word. But it does encompass other strong emotions, like fear, intimidation, and distrust. I was always uncomfortable around them. I felt unsafe. Invisible—and at times, exposed.... by Michelle | Mar 14, 2018 | community, judgement, shame, transformation, wholeness
Thanks so much to all of you who read, shared, commented on, and encouraged me about last week’s post. While mental illness isn’t the easiest thing in the world to talk about, it’s so important. For one thing, it’s more prevalent than... by Michelle | Jan 24, 2018 | courage, judgement, sin, truth, victory
When Leaders Abuse, Your Response Matters The subject at hand has been churning inside me at an ever-increasing speed and intensity. Every day brings to light another prominent leader who has done or said egregious things with little apparent remorse. One has to... by Michelle | Dec 20, 2017 | courage, judgement, perspective, sin, truth, victory
Can We Handle the Truth? A fire is burning in me, and I have to say that it’s an angry sort of fire. Outrage. Righteous indignation. Absolute horror and disgust at not only what has surfaced in the news lately, but the response to it by many fellow Christians. In the...