Love Is Ugly

  • Author//Finisher

    Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set…

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  • By His Wounds

    I know it’s a little late in the day on Easter Sunday to be posting this, but I feel compelled to do so, so I’ll make this quick. Maybe this is for you. I believe it’s easy to struggle with identity, and I think that struggling is unfortunately just a part of life. I find…

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  • Goodness

    “‭‭How good you are—how kind! Teach me your commands.“ Psalm‬ ‭119:68‬ ‭GNTD‬‬ Sometimes, I look too deep into the bad or negative things that happen in my day to day life. I am super hard on myself. I will replay a situation over and over in my head, and disect it and tweak it to…

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  • Carry On Kid

    Today was not my best day. I left work feeling drained, defeated, and in pain (both emotionally and physically.) I got in my truck, opened my spotify hardcore playlist, and headed down the road. The first song was the last 20 seconds of a song I was listening to this morning. Then… a song called…

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  • Where Do I Start?

    Hey there! My name is Stephen Carpenter. I’ve been blogging off and on for the past 15 years or so. I enjoy putting my thoughts out there and hearing how some people relate to them or disagree with them. My hope is that this blog will encourage as well as challenge those who read it.…

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