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Authentic Life Update: Overthinking and Trusting God
I’m going to take a quick break from the “Fruits of the Spirit” series to give you all an authentic update on my life. When I started...
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Oct 21, 20227 min read
Fruits of the Spirit: Patience
I don’t even know where to start writing about patience, because I feel like I am the least qualified person on the planet to be talking...
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Oct 7, 20229 min read
Fruits of the Spirit: Peace
It is wonderful to see how perfect God’s timing is, because a few weeks before I began writing this post, I was given opportunities to...
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Sep 23, 20228 min read
Fruits of the Spirit: Joy!
I’m really excited about this, because joy is one of my favorite fruits of the Spirit. The more that I’ve gotten to understand what joy...
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Sep 9, 20226 min read
Starting the School Year off Right + Trusting God with your Fears
I don’t know about you guys, but this summer ended way too fast! I was having a blast making my own routines and spending time with the...
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Aug 26, 20226 min read
Fruits of the Spirit: Love
When you think of Christianity, what are the first few words that pop into your mind? For me, love is one of them. The Bible is full of...
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Aug 13, 20226 min read
Fruits of the Spirit: Introduction
So, I am going to be trying something new here on the blog: this is the introductory post for my first ever series! This is going to be a...
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Aug 5, 20225 min read
Having a Servant's Heart
When I was younger, my family would have a garage sale every year in our driveway to get rid of all the clothes we grew out of. My...
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Jul 15, 20227 min read
Staying Close to God After the “Camp High”
I don’t know about you guys, but my favorite part of summer every year is CHURCH CAMP! I absolutely love meeting new people, doing crazy...
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Jun 24, 20228 min read
How to Live for an “Audience of One”
I’m not sure how many of you have heard this before, but a few months ago, I learned about the phrase “AO1”, which means “Audience of...
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Jun 10, 20227 min read
Why Being Grateful Goes Beyond Circumstances
Imagine this: you are a Christian, living at the same time as Jesus, and you are locked up because of your faith. Even though your...
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Jun 3, 20228 min read
How to Glorify God in the Summertime
Well, everybody, summer is finally here! If you guys are anything like me, you’ve been waiting for summer since the last one ended, and...
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May 28, 20226 min read
7 Things My Sophomore Year Taught Me
As I’m writing this, my sophomore year of high school is coming to a close. I don’t know how, because it still feels like I walked into...
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May 21, 20229 min read
What Does the Bible Say About Good Friends?
While trying to decide what to write for my very first official post (yay!) I quickly drew a blank. In my mind, there are a million...
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May 13, 20228 min read


Introduction - Welcome to My Corner of the Universe!
Welcome to Authentic Faith! This is just a quick glance into what this blog is going to look like...hope to see you guys back soon!
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Apr 29, 20223 min read
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