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Dating & Marriage: How to Prepare
The interesting thing about the demographic of people that engage with Authentic Faith is that you are all in very different areas of...
mallorycarbenia
Jun 612 min read
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Dating & Marriage: Purity
Growing up in the church, I had heard the word “purity” countless times, yet I feel like it was a topic that was tiptoed around. I didn’t...
mallorycarbenia
May 239 min read
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Dating & Marriage: Role of the Husband
Growing up, I heard plenty about the role of a wife in a Godly marriage. Between growing up in church and being surrounded by many women...
mallorycarbenia
May 98 min read
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Dating & Marriage: Role of the Wife
It’s always funny how topics that I had planned on writing about end up popping into my life without me expecting it, and this is no...
mallorycarbenia
Apr 259 min read
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Dating & Marriage: Purpose
There is a lot to cover when it comes to Biblical marriage and dating, and I honestly struggled a bit to decide where to start. After...
mallorycarbenia
Apr 119 min read
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Dating & Marriage: Introduction
This is a series that I have been thinking about doing a lot lately, and I am really excited to finally be jumping into it. As you can...
mallorycarbenia
Mar 285 min read
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The Importance of Fellowship
I have this vivid memory from last fall: my friend and I were sitting on the top of my car, watching the sunset from the top of a hill,...
mallorycarbenia
Mar 148 min read
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Why Mindset Matters
For those of you who went to school with me before I graduated, you are probably way too familiar with the term “growth mindset”. For...
mallorycarbenia
Feb 285 min read
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How to be Intentional
I’ve noticed in the last few years that the word “intentional” is a real buzzword in Christian community. I see it used mostly in the...
mallorycarbenia
Feb 145 min read
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Comparison
I’m sure that you have all heard the phrase “comparison is the thief of joy”. This is often seen as an over-repeated cliche, but this is...
mallorycarbenia
Jan 314 min read
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What To Do When You Don’t Feel Close to God
Ever since I started this blog two and a half years ago, I’ve been keeping a list of all of the different ideas that I’ve wanted to talk...
mallorycarbenia
Jan 174 min read
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Authentic Life Update: New Seasons
It’s been a while since I’ve done one of these, but there is so much to talk about! I’ve been writing all about camp since August, and I...
mallorycarbenia
Jan 36 min read
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Stories: Fighting the Flesh
When I originally started this series, back in August, I didn’t imagine that it would carry all the way into Christmas, but the more I...
mallorycarbenia
Dec 20, 20244 min read
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Stories: Learning Your Worth
Every Wednesday night at camp this summer, each cabin had a bonfire after that night’s chapel. We always had so much fun making s'mores,...
mallorycarbenia
Dec 6, 20244 min read
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Stories: How Curiosity Grows Faith
One thing that I learned all throughout this last summer is that kids are always more capable than you think they are. Especially here in...
mallorycarbenia
Nov 22, 20245 min read
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Stories: Seeing the Hearts of Others
Wow, I can’t believe it’s already November! Camp ended about three months ago, and it is so wild to think about what has changed in this...
mallorycarbenia
Nov 8, 20245 min read
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Stories: Intentional Moments
Some of my most fond memories from camp are the intentional moments that I have had with my campers. Although campers love all of the fun...
mallorycarbenia
Oct 25, 20245 min read
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Stories: The Importance of Connection
Wow, I can’t believe it is already October! Camp already feels like a past life, yet I still have so many vivid memories: laughing in the...
mallorycarbenia
Oct 11, 20246 min read
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Stories: Seeing Fruit
One of the hardest parts about being a camp counselor is the fact that you only have a week to be able to impact your campers. During...
mallorycarbenia
Sep 27, 20245 min read
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Stories: The Purpose of a Testimony
Looking back, this story that I am about to share was one of the most impactful moments I had this summer. Even though the story itself...
mallorycarbenia
Sep 13, 20246 min read
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