by Tiffany Bluhm | Mar 21, 2018 | Heart and Soul
Some time ago, I scrolled through my social media feed and stumbled upon a video of a woman in court accepting her fate as the judge read a list detailing her unpaid parking tickets. Tears streamed down the convicted woman’s face as the judge asked questions...
by Tiffany Bluhm | Mar 9, 2018 | Heart and Soul
In my own life, I have grappled for the truth but unintentionally settled for a lie and shame. I struggled to believe I was lovable in my most vulnerable moment: infancy. If I wasn’t worthy of keeping, surely I wasn’t worthy of loving. This lie of my life kept me from...
by Tiffany Bluhm | Feb 25, 2018 | Heart and Soul
Shame seems to be hard-wired in all of us. At times it appears as though we can’t escape shame, and it gets the best of us. It attempts to dictate who we are and what we’re worth. It mares the soul. We often see others through our shame, and it’s our shame that has a...
by Tiffany Bluhm | Feb 15, 2018 | Heart and Soul
Do you ever whisper to yourself, “I just want to be loved?” I certainly have. In our deepest selves—where we are fragile, vulnerable, and tender—we all hope someone will pursue us just as we are. Not fancy or cleaned up; not prim and proper. Just us. In...
by Tiffany Bluhm | Feb 9, 2018 | Heart and Soul
Jesus isn’t the originator of shame. He’s the answer to it. He isn’t a distant deity unacquainted with our disgrace but the embodiment of love, mercy, and grace. Never a harsh and unloving Father disgusted with our pain, God sent His Son to offer the great exchange of...
