After immersing itself in the culture wars, it seems Disney might now be doing a bit of an about-face.

The children’s entertainment giant has cut a transgender storyline from “Win or Lose,” a Pixar animated series slated to premiere in February, according to The Hollywood Reporter (THR).

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The show, which was reportedly set to initially premiere Dec. 6, centers on a co-ed middle school softball team, which makes this news even more noteworthy, as the debate over girls’ sports heats up.

A spokesperson for Disney, which owns Pixar, confirmed the news to THR—and appealed to parental rights as the reason for the surprising decision.

“When it comes to animated content for a younger audience, we recognize that many parents would prefer to discuss certain subjects with their children on their own terms and timeline,” the statement read.

The character is reportedly still in the show, though some lines uttered about gender identity will no longer appear. It’s a decision said to have been made several months ago, according to THR.

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Alleigh Marré, executive director of American Parents Coalition, said in a statement to CBN News that this is a step in the right direction.

“Many organizations are realizing that pushing gender ideology on kids is not only irresponsible but it comes at the expense of parental support and buy-in for the brand writ large,” she said. “While there is still much work to be done in promoting appropriate streaming and media options for kids, parents should take heart that their voices are being heard.”

Marré continued, “Parents should always be [in] the driver’s seat for how and when personal and sensitive topics are introduced and discussed.”

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After immersing itself in the culture wars, it seems Disney might now be doing a bit of an about-face.

The children’s entertainment giant has cut a transgender storyline from “Win or Lose,” a Pixar animated series slated to premiere in February, according to The Hollywood Reporter (THR).

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The show, which was reportedly set to initially premiere Dec. 6, centers on a co-ed middle school softball team, which makes this news even more noteworthy, as the debate over girls’ sports heats up.

A spokesperson for Disney, which owns Pixar, confirmed the news to THR—and appealed to parental rights as the reason for the surprising decision.

“When it comes to animated content for a younger audience, we recognize that many parents would prefer to discuss certain subjects with their children on their own terms and timeline,” the statement read.

The character is reportedly still in the show, though some lines uttered about gender identity will no longer appear. It’s a decision said to have been made several months ago, according to THR.

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Alleigh Marré, executive director of American Parents Coalition, said in a statement to CBN News that this is a step in the right direction.

“Many organizations are realizing that pushing gender ideology on kids is not only irresponsible but it comes at the expense of parental support and buy-in for the brand writ large,” she said. “While there is still much work to be done in promoting appropriate streaming and media options for kids, parents should take heart that their voices are being heard.”

Marré continued, “Parents should always be [in] the driver’s seat for how and when personal and sensitive topics are introduced and discussed.”

To read the full story, visit our content partners at Faithwire.

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What do you do when your pain feels more overwhelming than your faith? What do you do when what you prayed for doesn’t just go unanswered, but instead, the unthinkable happens? What happens when you see others receive God’s breakthrough, and you have only disappointment?

In our disappointments lies the choice either to fall away or continue to follow Jesus. I have heard these phrases over the years: “If God was good, then …” or “If God was real, then …” We have attached His goodness and, even worse, His existence to our senses of fulfillment. This means our disappointments become indicators that He must not be real. We have sometimes linked our happiness and everything working out for us to God’s character. And conversely, we have attributed our pain to His actions. We have even associated our struggles with fellow believers as being the Father’s fault.

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Disappointment is by far an underestimated tool in the devil’s hand. He uses it as a blinding light to point us away from God. Disappointment, meant to lead us into conversations with God, is a wedge that works its way into the middle of our relationship with God. In our disappointments we often turn to friends, podcasts or therapists to try to make sense of things only God can resolve.

Situations like deaths and sicknesses become our ammunition either to fall away from or to follow more fervently after Jesus. These events, if not seen through the lens of faith and endurance, will create a view of God as destructive as leaving the faith. Your faith is a home in which you will rest, knowing your redemption, but its foundation is your views and beliefs. This is why we are to worship the one who made us in His image, not the God we made in ours.

“Fall or follow” is a phrase that came up in a discussion I had about handling disappointments as a Christian. I have witnessed many believers whose faith was shipwrecked because they didn’t know how to process disappointment. The Bible says that nothing can separate us from the love of God, but it never says we can’t willfully walk away from Him (Rom. 8:38–39). I believe more people leave the faith because of disappointment than we realize. If anybody knew of mistreatment from religious leaders, it was our Savior, Jesus. Sadly, many have chosen not to follow Him anymore because of their own brokenness and that of others. We are now at a pivotal time when we will either fall or follow.

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Our default reactions when we face disappointments or letdowns—or when we think we heard God but our experiences don’t align with what we think we heard—are often to ignore what happened or to throw a lot of Christian jargon at the situation instead of really facing the realities of our experience. I am primarily referring to those whose disappointment results from the sensation that God has let them down based on the promises found in His Word. Here are some examples of the types of disappointment I am not referring to:

— You prayed for God to have you marry an actor, and it didn’t happen.

— You asked God to prove Himself by telling Him to knock down a picture from the wall, and that didn’t happen.

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This Christmas season, Jeremiah Johnson issued a stark warning to Christians through a recent YouTube message. Drawing from a prophetic dream he said he received, Johnson highlights the spiritual dangers many face during the holidays, particularly those struggling with unhealed trauma and unresolved hurts.

Johnson’s dream, which he referred to as urgent and timely, centered on what he described as “Jezebel’s dungeon,” a metaphorical representation of manipulation, control and emotional bondage. He warns of three specific groups of people that he saw in the dream, each vulnerable in distinct ways:

1. Those Facing Trials and Questions About God
   Johnson explains, “There were people who had gone through severe trial in 2024 or the years 2023, 2022 … death, disease, disaster. … It’s actually the questions and the pain through the trials.” He notes how these experiences often lead to spiritual doubt and disillusionment, leaving individuals vulnerable to deeper wounds and isolation.
2. Those With Unhealed Trauma
   “The enemy always needs a door in order to afflict the righteous,” Johnson says. He emphasizes that unhealed wounds, often rooted in abuse or unresolved bitterness, provide an entry point for demonic influence. “A lot of times demons afflict us through abuse … they have to find a way to get in.” This group, he warns, often attracts others with similar unhealed trauma, creating cycles of dysfunction.
3. Those Vulnerable to Trickery and Deception
   According to Johnson, unresolved hurts can lead to spiritual blindness, making people susceptible to deception. “There’s trickery, there’s a spirit of deception that people are operating in and even falling prey to,” he explains. He cautions Christians to be discerning about the voices they listen to, particularly on social media, where unhealed individuals may share content rooted in bitterness rather than biblical truth.

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In response to these challenges, Johnson urges believers to proactively seek healing and wholeness. “Be on guard about what you’re liking and sharing and commenting on social media,” he advises. “Is what they’re sharing truth, or is it just triggering something that’s inside of me that God wants to heal?” He also calls for accountability and professional support, stating, “There has never been a greater need in the body of Christ for professional counselors. We need deliverance ministers, we need inner healing.”

The holidays, Johnson explains, often amplify unresolved emotions, leading to what he describes as “the swirl”—a chaotic mix of dysfunction and offense. “You can’t let the sin around you produce sin in you,” he cautions, encouraging listeners to focus on their own healing and avoid being drawn into others’ turmoil.

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The holidays, often fraught with depression and tension for many, present an opportunity for self-reflection and restoration. As Christians, we must take such warnings seriously while remembering the Bible’s admonition: “Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world” (1 John 4:1). Above all, we look to Jesus as the ultimate healer of our wounds and restorer of our souls.

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After Monday’s tragic shooting at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin, many in that community are coming together in prayer and worship as they seek comfort in the Lord.

On Tuesday, City Church of Madison livestreamed a service in which church members and faculty prayed after those events left three dead, including the shooter. Six others were wounded.

One moment stuck out during the service when athletic director, teacher and coach Mike Thies told the audience that in grappling with Monday, “There are no words, but thankfully God has words for us.”

Thies quoted Isaiah 40 and Psalm 46.

Several passages resonate in such a trying time, as not just Abundant Life and City Church, but many Christians across the nation look for an explanation as to why Monday’s events unfolded.

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Isaiah 40: 21-23 says, “Do you not know? Do you not hear? Has it not been told you from the beginning? Have you not understood from the foundations of the earth? It is he who sits above the circle of the earth, and its inhabitants are like grasshoppers; who stretches out the heavens like a curtain and spreads them like a tent to dwell in; who brings princes to nothing, and makes the rulers of the earth as emptiness.”

The passage reminds us who is really in control.

Although we are brought down by tragic worldly events, a higher power looks down on us and those forces we grapple with seem small in comparison to him.

Thies continued reading through Isaiah 40, including verse 28, “Have you not known? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He does not faint or grow weary; his understanding is unsearchable.”

This is also a particularly powerful passage in these circumstances.

We can surely forget when gripped with so much fear that there are forces mightier than us that still stand strong when we feel hopeless and saddened.

As he read through Psalm 46, he recited verses 1-3, which say, “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth gives way, though the mountains be moved into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam, though the mountains tremble at its swelling.”

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This community—and all Christians—surely feel troubled after what unfolded earlier in the week, but this passage again communicates who is ultimately in control, even when horrific tragedy strikes.

Both passages in full communicate what Thies and the rest of us feel is hard to understand as Christians.

We can only ask, “How this could happen?”

Students and teachers alike eagerly looked forward to spending time with their families over Christmas, but instead, two are dead—three, counting the shooter—with half a dozen more injured.

In times like this, we cling to God and His message, as that provides the ultimate strength to see us through.

This article originally appeared on The Western Journal and is reposted with permission.

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The months of November through January are known as those when people experience the highest levels of depression. This type of depression has gained the term “holiday blues” because it often occurs during the holiday season. Here are four life-changing strategies, drawing on both clinical insights and biblical wisdom, to help you stay ahead of and overcome the holiday blues.

1. Maintain a routine. I use the term “routine” somewhat loosely because I understand that holidays bring their own slew of hectic schedules: from children being off school to having to go out of town to visit family or host family, which brings on its own type of stress. So often we remain on the defensive side of the holiday season, meaning we just take issues as they come rather than remaining on the offensive, as in, looking ahead on our calendar and saying to ourselves, “OK, regardless of what’s going on over the next month or two, I’m going to make sure that I go to bed within one hour of my usual bedtime.”

While I realize you can’t always go to bed at 10 p.m. if that’s your usual bedtime if you have family over or if you’re up baking or wrapping presents, let me say this. It’s not getting out of routine for one day that may cause a ripple effect of subconscious stress, but rather when you do it on the first day followed by the next day and so on.

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Promise yourself that regardless of what’s going on throughout the holidays, if you and your spouse, for example, have date nights on Thursdays, stick to that commitment as best as you can. If you miss a Thursday, that’s fine, but get back on track the next week. Remember, we are creatures of habit. When you switch up your routine little by little, if during the winter blues months and the stress of the busy season you give up date nights, then you miss out on your sleep routine, you likely begin to create a domino effect that eventually increases a stress hormone called cortisol, which leads to anxiety and depression.

The best way to defeat the odds of winter blues is to write down three things that will make sure you continue to maintain your routine during the holidays and stick to them. For me, those three things are: First, my time with the Lord. So, if I set my schedule to wake up earlier to spend time with the Lord, then that will force me to maintain a consistent sleep schedule, so, No. 2, I must go to bed within one hour of my usual bedtime no matter how badly I want to finish that movie I started. And No. 3 for me is making sure I hang out with one loved one, whether that’s a friend or a family member, during the holiday season just to catch up regardless of how busy I am because of something I normally do throughout the week. What are your three?

2. Set healthy boundaries. I know so many people who say yes impulsively, sign up for extra activities or extra service opportunities out of guilt when their plate is already overflowing. Before Christmas gets here, and before you begin putting things on your calendar for the upcoming year and signing yourself up, committing yourself for the next year, I encourage you to take a step back and commit to praying for three days about whatever decision you need to make. The decision is still going to be there for you to make, but what you won’t have to do is sign up, commit yourself, feel overwhelmed for committing yourself or overcommitting yourself, and then feel guilty for having to back out and/or feeling overwhelmed for not backing out.

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So, to skip that whole cycle to start with and overcome your chances of falling into the holiday blues because of overcommitment, take three days and ask the Lord, regardless of how “Christian” the activity or the act may seem, “Lord, is this something you want me to partake in? If so, please give me peace about it. If not, please help me to let it go.” Psalm 32:8 (NIV) says, “I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my loving eye on you.”

Friend, if hosting extended family members at your house will create extra conflict between you and your spouse, then maybe hosting them is not a good idea. If signing up for extra church activities throughout the year will leave you with undue stress, then my question to you is “Are you trying to carry a load that Jesus didn’t ask you to carry?” Matthew 11:30 says: “My yoke is easy and my burden is light.” That’s not to say that the Christian life is easy, but God will never ask you to misplace the priorities He has already given you. As His child, your priorities are: your time with Him, first; your ministry at home, second; and then the rest as He instructs you.

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The months of November through January are known as those when people experience the highest levels of depression. This type of depression has gained the term “holiday blues.” That is because it often occurs during the holiday season. Here are four powerful strategies, drawing on both clinical insights and biblical wisdom, to help you stay ahead of and overcome the holiday blues.

1. Maintain a routine. I use the term “routine” somewhat loosely because I understand that holidays bring their own slew of hectic schedules: from children being off school if you’re a parent, to having to go out of town to visit family or host family, which brings on its own type of stress. So often we remain on the defensive side of the holiday season, meaning we just take issues as they come rather than remaining on the offensive, as in, looking ahead on our calendar and saying to ourselves, “OK, regardless of what’s going on over the next month or two, I’m going to make sure that I go to bed within one hour of my usual bedtime.”

While it is understandable that you can’t always go to bed at 10 p.m. if that’s your usual bedtime if you have family over or if you’re up baking or wrapping presents, let me preface with this. It’s not getting out of routine for one day that may cause a ripple effect of subconscious stress, but rather when you do it on the first day followed by the next day and so forth.

Promise yourself that regardless of what’s going on throughout the holidays, if you and your spouse, for example, have date nights on Thursdays, stick to those date nights as best as you can. If you miss a Thursday, that’s fine, but get back on track the next week. Remember, we are creatures of habit. When you switch up your routine little by little, if during the winter blues months and the stress of the busy season you give up date nights, then you miss out on your sleep routine, you likely begin to create a domino effect that eventually increases a stress hormone called cortisol, leading to anxiety and depression.

The best way to defeat the odds of winter blues is to write down three things that will make sure you continue to maintain your routine during the holidays and stick to them. For me, those three things are: First, my time with the Lord. So, if I set my schedule to wake up earlier to spend time with the Lord, then that’s going to force me to maintain a consistent sleep schedule, so, No. 2, I must go to bed within one hour of my usual bedtime no matter how badly I want to finish that movie I started. And No. 3 for me is making sure I hang out with one loved one, whether that’s a friend or a family member, during the holiday season just to catch up regardless of how busy I am because of something I normally do throughout the week. What are your three?

2. Set healthy boundaries. I know so many people who say yes impulsively, sign up for extra activities or extra service opportunities out of guilt when their plate is already overflowing. Before Christmas gets here, and before you begin putting things on your calendar for the upcoming year and signing yourself up, committing yourself for the next year, I’d like to encourage you to take a step back and commit to praying for three days about whatever decision you need to make. The reality is, the decision is still going to be there for you to make, but what you won’t have to do is sign up, commit yourself, feel overwhelmed for committing yourself or overcommitting yourself, and then feel guilty for having to back out and/or feeling overwhelmed for not backing out.

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So, to skip that whole cycle to begin with and overcome your chances of falling into the holiday blues because of overcommitment, take three days and ask the Lord, regardless of how “Christian” the activity or the act may seem, “Lord, is this something you want me to partake in? If so, please give me peace about it. If not, please help me to let go of it.” Psalm 32:8 (NIV) says, “I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my loving eye on you.”

Friend, if hosting extended family members at your house is going to create extra conflict between you and your spouse, then maybe hosting them is not a good idea. If signing up for extra church activities throughout the year will cause you undue stress, then my question to you is “Are you trying to carry a load that Jesus didn’t ask you to carry?” Matthew 11:30 says: “My yoke is easy and my burden is light.” That’s not to say that the Christian life is easy, but God will never ask you to misplace the priorities He has already given you. As His child, your priorities are: your time with Him, first; your ministry at home, second; and then the rest as He instructs you.

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3. Watch how you speak to yourself. We talk to ourselves more than we talk to anyone. In times of stress when we’re trying to get things done or things aren’t going our way, it can be too easy to go down a spiral and turn our negativity inward. Just as you would guard your heart against anyone who would be emotionally toxic to you, it’s important to pay close attention and watch how you speak to yourself and ask yourself: Is the devil using me as my own mouthpiece to put myself down?

What I found so often is especially around the holidays, or after the holidays, when we have gathered around family members who may have exchanged hurtful words with us before or during the holiday time, if we don’t take the time to process through that hurt, we may stew on the words they said to us long enough that they become part of our own inner monologue, and that’s not healthy.

You see, you may not be able to control what other people say to you or the backhanded compliments you may receive from Aunt Melba or the comments such as “You’re not married yet?” from well-intended or maybe not so well-intended loved ones, causing you to cringe every time you see them. You may not be able to help the way your in-law tries to overstep your parenting or the way your family constantly compares you to your sibling, or maybe even how your husband is treated in comparison to your sister’s.

So rather than entering the environment feeling vulnerable, anxious and coming out filled with inner turmoil, I encourage you to pray. Ask the Lord to guard your heart by the Holy Spirit. Ask Him to give you His peace that surpasses understanding and to protect you throughout the holiday season and beyond. Pray that God will give you discernment in the spirit so that you can tell when the enemy is whispering lies in your ears so as to not receive them. Invest time in God’s Word, which goes back to point No. 1: Make sure that as you protect whatever level of routine you have, that it includes spending time reading about who God says you are.

Over the next few weeks, I encourage you to look up and meditate on these three verses, which talk about who you are God’s love for you:

a) Psalm 103:12 says, “as far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us.” This means it doesn’t matter how many sins came into your relationship with God with, no matter how many mistakes loved ones keep reminding you of, God, who has the ultimate authority over heaven and earth, shows that in Jesus, He has forgiven you; and therefore, you are forgiven.

b) Romans 8:38-39 says, “For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Nothing you’re going through right now would indicate that God has stopped loving you. Nothing and no one has the power to separate you from God’s love that He shows you in Christ. No struggle you are enduring right now has the power to separate you from God’s love for you. In times of struggle, you may feel that God is absent from you, but remember, no power in hell is that powerful. Even if you don’t feel Him with you in the midst of your struggle, remind yourself “God has not left me” because His Word says “He will never leave you nor forsake you” (Deut. 3:16b).

c) John 15:5 says: “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.” As the new year begins and in the coming months, just remember that there is nothing this world can offer you that can substitute for the peace and joy you can have in Jesus. Trying to maintain joy and peace without staying connected to Jesus is like watering a branch that’s fallen on the sidewalk, hoping it will come back to life. It won’t work. Instead, stay rooted in God’s Word and get to know Him and what He says about you. If this means reading a version of the Bible that’s easier for you to understand, then so be it. Appropriating the truth of God’s Word over your life is how you win the war against a toxic inner monologue.

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4. Reframe isolation. One of the greatest contributors to holiday blues is when we experience periods of isolation. This is especially true if the year has brought on loss of loved ones or we feel estranged from family members. I come across many patients who are estranged from their adult children, and during this time, they feel like they’re grieving the loss of their family over and over to the point where they dread the holidays and don’t look forward to the coming year.

In order to stay ahead of this feeling, let’s identify what’s causing it. Is it a lie you’re believing from the enemy of your soul? Study these four lies people often believe when facing isolation and how to address each one in order to reframe them properly.

— “God is punishing me.” Although as believers, we may bear natural consequences of our actions, in Christ, Jesus took our punishment on the cross (Isa. 53:5), and therefore God doesn’t sit there and say: “because you did this I’m going to punish you this way.” That’s not how God works. God’s Word says His mercies are new for you each and every morning (Lam. 3:22-23). Which means if you messed up today, you can run to your Father (Heb. 4:16), ask Him to forgive you and to help you to walk in His ways and know with full confidence that He has forgiven you (1 John 1: 9).

— “God is mad at me.” This is often the result of us projecting how others have treated us onto God. People will fail you day in and day out, but God is faithful to you. In fact, God is so committed to you that in Christ, He put his Holy Spirit within you to keep you from self-destructing. John 14:26-28 refers to the Holy Spirit as “the Counselor” and “the Comforter.” If you need comforting, seek His presence. His Word says if you seek Him with all your heart, “you will find me” (Jer. 29:13b).

— “God has left me.” Many of us fall into this pattern of thinking in times of struggle because we feel that the reason we’re struggling is because God, who is all-sovereign, has left us. My friend, remember that your relationship with Jesus is not contingent on the absence of struggle, but rather the faithfulness of your heavenly Father, who promises to never leave you nor forsake you. Whenever you’re tempted to believe God has left you, remember that if He is allowing a struggle in your life, even when it doesn’t feel good, He will bring something good out of it. Your enemy, the devil, doesn’t have the final say. God does! This is not our home; heaven is our home. And as awful as what you’re going through may be, trust that one day, because of Jesus, you’re going to be rejoicing in everlasting glory where there are no tears, no scars and no pain. This is all because you have a Savior who decided to come down in human form to die on your behalf so that you could have a relationship with Him forever. If that’s not love, I don’t know what is!

— “I’m worthless.” don’t let the enemy put a damper on your witness by convincing you that your life has no meaning. During holiday blues, especially in times when you want to just withdraw, remind yourself that there are times when God will set people apart for Himself to use them for His glory. So rather than closing yourself off, ask the Lord to give you an opportunity to use bits and pieces of your testimony to share with someone who needs to hear it. Matthew 9:35-38 talks about how there are plenty of people hungry to hear what God has done in someone’s life. I implore you to use this time God has given you free of distraction to wake up ready for Him to present you with opportunity. There are plenty of people who need to hear those bits and pieces of what God has done in your life. You don’t need to give a grand speech; all you need to do is be willing to be a vessel for His kingdom, and when God works through you, you feel joy that nothing in this world and no one in this world can give you. All you have to do is be a willing vessel and watch how God uses you to inspire others in a way you never thought possible.

Celebrate the Joyful Season

As the holidays approach, get ahead of the holiday blues by maintaining a few key items in your routine that you’ll continue to do, set healthy boundaries around your life to make sure you’re taking care of yourself and watch your internal monologue. Finally, remember to pray for opportunities to use your story for His glory!

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Kenza Haddock, LPCS, BCPC, is a licensed counselor supervisor and clinical trauma specialist with expertise in treating complex mental health conditions through both clinical and biblical methods. A former Muslim, she has been featured in numerous news outlets regarding the intersection of Christianity and mental health counseling. Haddock and her husband own Oceanic Counseling Group, LLC, in South Carolina. Her new book, “The Three Enemies of Your Mental Health,” is available now at .

Jesus left us with the task of taking the Good News of His life, death and Resurrection to the entire world. Now, we are seeing that this commission may have made it to an unlikely destination, much sooner on the historic timeline than we previously knew.

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Evidence of Christianity’s spread north of Italy was recently publicized, according to Fox News. This key find made by archaeologists is now being hailed as one of the world’s “most important testimonies of early Christianity.”

The find was an engraving on silver foil, which is now being called The Frankfurt silver inscription, which was made public by the Frankfurt Archaeological Museum. There are eighteen lines written in Latin on the silver inscription, and it originates between A.D. 230 and 260. The discovery of the inscription happened in 2018, and it was found in a silver amulet.

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The museum claims that the inscription was found in a grave from the third century located in Hesse, Germany. It reads, “In the name of Saint Titus, holy, holy, holy! In the name of Jesus Christ, God’s Son!” It also calls for the amulet to care for “the man who gives to the will of the Lord Jesus Christ, God’s Son,” and “The heavenly, the earthly and the underground and every tongue confess…”

What makes this find so unique is that the text only references Christianity, with no mentions of Judaism or paganism. Previously, faith mixtures were known as the main practice until about the fifth century. The author’s use of Latin instead of Hebrew or Greek also makes this find remarkable.

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A rare stone tablet inscribed with the Ten Commandments will be sold at an auction in New York Wednesday. 

Sotheby’s auction house anticipates that the tablet, which dates back to A.D. 300 to 800 and is carved in Paleo-Hebrew, will be auctioned for $1 million to $2 million.

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“This remarkable tablet is not only a vastly important historic artifact, but a tangible link to the beliefs that helped shape Western civilization,” explained Richard Austin, Sotheby’s Global Head of Books & Manuscripts. “To encounter this shared piece of cultural heritage is to journey through millennia and connect with cultures and faiths told through one of humanity’s earliest and most enduring moral codes.” 

The marble slab is the oldest known tablet inscribed with the Ten Commandments. It weighs 115 pounds and stands two feet tall. The stone tablet was discovered in 1913 during railroad excavations along the southern coast of Israel. Initially, it was not recognized as a historically significant artifact.

“The significance of the discovery went unrecognized for many decades, and for 30 years it served as a paving stone at the entrance to a local home, with the inscription facing upwards and exposed to foot traffic,” Sotheby’s states on their website. 

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“Fortunately, the text is all still legible, but it is most worn in the middle where people walked across it,” Selby Kiffer, the international senior specialist for books and manuscripts at Sotheby’s, told the New York Times.

In 1943, the tablet was sold to Jacob Kaplan, a scholar who recognized its value and importance to a “Samaritan Decalogue.”

What makes this tablet truly unique is the 20 lines of text incised on it that follow the Ten Commandments found in the book of Exodus. But apparently, due to its connection to the Samaritans, the engravings aren’t a perfect match to Scripture.

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Let me expose one of the enemy’s most devious and effective strategies to drain the power from our lives. After causing us to look back in regret, he then partners with our own consciences to condemn us. In this way he uses our God-given internal compasses against us. Our consciences are designed to keep us in God’s will, but the enemy twists the signals they are sending and interprets them as condemning us.

His Perfect Design and Purpose

God graciously endowed every human being with an internal guidance system called the conscience. It’s an internal security system that sounds the alarm whenever we step out of the love walk and harbor deadly emotions such as bitterness, lust, envy, anger and any other sinful attitude or behavior. Our consciences blare at us to quit the offending behavior and jump back into the river of God’s love. As John the apostle put it, “our heart condemns us” (1 John 3:20). If we don’t repent of the wrong we are doing, we begin to feel shame, blame and guilt instead of love, peace, joy and so on. Our hearts condemn us because our consciences are trying to rescue us from the tormentors. Love and condemnation do not work together. One has to go; the other will reign supreme.

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This is why Paul wrote so often about the conscience. One time he was giving his testimony, and “looking earnestly at the council, [he] said, ‘Men and brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day’” (Acts 23:1, emphasis added). On another occasion he said, “I myself always strive to have a conscience without offense toward God and men” (Acts 24:16, emphasis added). In his letter to the Romans, he said even people who have not yet heard the gospel have experienced a level of God-given awareness of the principles of righteousness, “their conscience also bearing witness, and between themselves their thoughts accusing or else excusing them” (Rom. 2:15, emphasis added).

He wrote about being subject to ruling authorities “for conscience’ sake” and about brothers and sisters in the Lord who have a “weak conscience” (Rom. 13:5, 1 Cor. 8:12). He wrote of having a “good conscience,” a “pure conscience” (1 Tim. 1:5, 3:9), and even said, “But we have renounced the hidden things of shame, not walking in craftiness nor handling the word of God deceitfully, but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God” (2 Cor. 4:2, emphasis added). It is possible to “sear” our consciences and to “cleanse” them (1 Tim. 4:2, Heb. 9:14). It is possible to have an “evil” conscience—that is, one made accustomed to wrongdoing (Heb. 10:22). Peter wrote of the nobility of believers suffering unjustly, “For this is commendable, if because of conscience toward God one endures grief, suffering wrongfully” (1 Pet. 2:19, emphasis added).

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The work of our consciences is good, but when the enemy is able to warp what our consciences are telling us, turning them from a righteous warning to a merciless judgment, he employs God’s own weapon against our minds and bodies. This quickly turns to self-hatred, which erodes the health of even committed Christians.

A study in “Psychological Reports” looked at the effect of self-directed compassion on the relationship between bitterness and depression. More than 300 participants completed a questionnaire that assessed their forgiveness, the level of grace and love they held toward themselves and their levels of depressive symptoms. Results showed that the more compassion and forgiveness we hold toward ourselves, the less depression we experience and the easier we find it to forgive others.

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