Anna Bachinsky
“Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me.” …and there goes one of the most popular and well-known lies of all time. The truth is no matter how much we pretend that words don’t hurt, no matter how hard we try to forget words that people spoke against us, no […] Read more…
There’s few things worst in this world then being stood up by someone you care about. Then being rejected or ignored by someone you love. Then esteeming someone as a very important person in your life when you are the least important in theirs. And it always leaves you feeling one thing: sad. Sad that […] Read more…
Ugly. Not talented. Alone. Useless. Fat. Hopeless. Unwanted. Dumb. Not good enough. These are just a few of many labels that people are given. Labels the world gives them, labels people give them, and sadly…labels that they often give themselves. I’m sure one point in life we’ve all felt inadequate, unwanted, or just not good […] Read more…
We live in a world that is all about the numbers. And the higher the number, the better it is for you. Whether it’s the amount you have in your bank account. How many followers you have on twitter. Or how many people know your name. It’s easy to get caught up and start caring […] Read more…
Sometimes I wonder what Christians would look like if they stopped reciting the scriptures they have memorized in their head and start living by them, literally. If instead of spouting out words when they seem to fit the occasion, we turn those words into action. Because often times I see so many discouraged, purposeless, fearful, […] Read more…
There’s a fad going around in the average teenager’s world on facebook that really got to me last year. Although it’s new to the facebook world… it has existed long before facebook. What is it exactly? It’s the constant desire of people (beginning in their young years) to have the approval and validation of others. […] Read more…
We sing about how we’ll follow Jesus to the ends of the earth… But we have a hard time following Him across the street to our own neighbors… We sing that we surrender all… But we have a hard time surrendering ten minutes of our precious sleep time in the morning to spend with Him… […] Read more…
Jesus gave up glory and honor in heaven to come down to a world that would despise Him and crucify Him for our sake. And we have a hard time giving Him five dollars from our paycheck or five minutes of our day. Jesus washed the feet of the man that would soon betray Him. […] Read more…
Is God still good… When you keep on knocking but the doors never open? When prayers seem unanswered? When darkness is all you see? When life leaves you with never-ending disappointments? When you get out of one valley to find yourself in another one? When nights are met with fresh new tears and days are […] Read more…