Real Talk: Redeemed Rambles

  Regen Diaries: Reflecting on Week 2–When Healing Stopped Being Surface Level I joined a year-long program called Re:Gen (a space for intentional spiritual renewal—where you slow down, reflect, and allow God to gently restore what’s been worn down by life. It’s about becoming honest, rooted, and transformed through truth, not just behavior change.)  This week of Regen rocked my boat a bit and changed something in me. So I am starting a new series (don’t worry the main series will continue on Wednesdays) called: “Regen Diaries: Healing in Real Time” This won’t be polished. It will be far, far from perfect. But one thing, I will promise you this… It will be honest.  ( I will be sharing excerpts of my journal in these blog post series ) ____________________________________________________________________________ I Thought I Had Already Healed I am currently starting (and only) in week 3 of Regen (mind you this is a year long program), and this is my reflection of week 2 (an...

  Mania can feel powerful. Not just emotionally--but spiritually. -Thoughts feel sharper. -Energy rises. -Ideas connect quickly--almost too quickly. Faith can feel vivid...urgent...alive in a way that feels hard to question. And yet--this is where it gets complicated. because mania is not clarity, its acceleration. When you live with Bipolar I, that acceleration can blur something sacred: the difference between spiritual sensitivity  and neurological intensity. ___________________________________________________________________________________ The Tension No One Talks About In seasons and cycles like this, questions surface quietly: -Was that God...or was that mania? -Did I hear him--or was my mind moving too fast to tell? -Can I trust anything I felt during that time? If you've been if faith space long enough, you've probably felt pull of two extremes: Everything you experienced was divine Nothing you experienced was valid But Scripture doesn't force you either, instead it...

  Re:gen Diaries: The Beginning of Something Honest I didn’t plan on sharing this. If I’m being completely honest, this was something I thought I would keep quiet–something between me and God. Something I would process privately, slowly, without an audience. But the more I step into this…the more I feel it’s not meant to stay hidden. So here we are… Welcome to a new series: Re:Gen Diaries–Healing in Real Time ____________________________________________________________________________ What Re:Gen Actually is I recently started a program called Re: Gen. Before I go any further, I want to explain what that actually means–because I think a lot of people hear about something like this and immediately assume its one thing…when its something much deeper. Re:gen is biblically-based discipleship and recovery program. But not “recovery” in the easy most people think… Its not just for one specific struggle. Its not for addiction. Its not just for people who feel like they’ve hit “rock bottom...