Category: Insightful
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🔔 I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day — The Sound of a Nation Divided
“I heard the bells on Christmas day, Their old familiar carols play, And wild and sweet the words repeat Of peace on earth, good will to men.” -Henry Wadsworth Longfellow There’s something haunting about those words — written in a time when the world had grown weary of bloodshed. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow penned them amid…
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🔔 I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day — A Thanksgiving Reflection
As the holidays draw near, I feel a stirring deep within my soul — not merely for the glow of Christmas lights or the aroma of pumpkin pie wafting from the oven, but for something far more profound. Gratitude. Reflection. Hope. And perhaps, a quiet call for peace in a world once again at odds…
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The Frozen Abyss: When Treachery Meets Truth
As we near the end of Dante’s Inferno, we arrive at the most chilling and terrifying place of all—the Ninth Circle of Hell, reserved for the treacherous. It is here, in the frozen lake of Cocytus, that Dante comes face to face with the very image of despair: Satan, bound and frozen in ice, flapping…
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Life or Death: The Choice That Defines You
Let’s be honest — the world’s loud right now. It screams at you from every direction: “Do what makes you happy.” “Live your truth.” “There is no right or wrong.” But what if I told you that “your truth” could be the very thing leading you to destruction? Sin doesn’t show up in chains —…
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The Great Waterfall of Blood and Fire
As we continue our journey through the realms of Hell, I want to briefly revisit the seventh circle before we plunge into what lies beyond—the horrifying depths of the eighth, the circle of fraud and deception. Both Dante Alighieri and my husband, Dexter, bore witness to this descent in their separate yet eerily parallel experiences.…
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When I Stopped Celebrating Halloween — and Found Freedom
As a child, I thought Halloween was harmless fun — a night to dress up, eat candy, and laugh with friends. I never suspected that behind all the laughter lurked something dark, something that would leave an imprint on my soul for years to come. Every single time I participated, it was the same story:…
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The River of Blood
Circle Seven of Hell is by far the most violent and brutal—a place that haunted Dexter long after his vision ended. Of all the realms he witnessed, this one etched itself deepest into his soul, leaving behind fragments of terror that took years for him to recount. His memories of that place came in pieces—like…
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Deliverance & Authority in Christ: When God Brought Me Out
There was a time in my life when I truly hit rock bottom — when the walls of pain and exhaustion closed in so tight that I could hardly breathe. I had just lost my sister to a drug overdose, and my heart was already shattered. At the same time, I was caring for my…
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The Fall of Leaders and the Faithless
As we journey deeper into these testimonies of Hell, the truth becomes unmistakable — Hell is not reserved solely for those the world calls “wicked.” It is not merely the dwelling place of murderers, tyrants, and atheists. Hell has many chambers, many circles, and countless souls within its grasp. Some of the most tragic among…
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Weapons of the Spirit: Finding Freedom from Darkness
There are battles that reason can’t win. Wars that no amount of willpower can conquer. When the enemy sinks his claws into a life through addiction, trauma, or witchcraft, you can’t talk your way out of it — you have to pray your way through it. You have to fight with spiritual weapons, because flesh…
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