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![Why Should I Choose a Word of the Year… [in 2024]](https://rachelwrains.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/47107FF7-42B3-4A6E-9818-FDBB276C8A28.png)
“The seeds of death are at work in us, but LOVE is stronger than death. Your death and mine are our final passage, our exodus to the full realization of our identity as God’s beloved children and to full communion with the God of Love. Jesus walked the path ahead of us to choose the…
![Surrendering to God… [Word of the Year 2023]](https://rachelwrains.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/05A9A94E-B97B-4419-B8CF-6A150667B78F.jpeg)
To be honest, my word of the year scares me–quite literally! It feels way too large, untidy, and full of the unknown. I’m not sure where its going… And maybe that is exactly the point!? I’m not supposed to know. I caught a nasty cold the Sunday after thanksgiving–and it never went away! While still…
![How to LOVE the Unlovable… [and #AcceptTheLoveChallenge]](https://rachelwrains.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/image.png)
LOVING the unlovable is never easy, my friend!? But God calls us to do just that… We are called to love as God does with extraordinary grace and unfathomable love. The kind of immeasurable love Jesus displayed on the cross. And the kind of love God unfurled when He sent his son to die—for sinners…
![[How to Avoid] Being a Karen…](https://rachelwrains.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/89CC6F18-1AC8-4F99-BAF6-279E2B531F63.jpeg)
We’ve all been there right!? At one time or another in our lives, we created [or contributed to] a nasty scene of sorts. Therefore, creating a messy testimonial of our love for a loving Savior. My inner Karen is most often irritated by the indignity or injustice of a situation. So much so, I have…