The Wholehearted Blog

What I've Learned from the Persecuted Church

In my journey of exploring the testimonies of believers from around the world, I've been struck by how differently they engage with the Bible compared to my own habits. They...

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Desire is Not Required

I’m learning to make my time with Him more about Him and how He wants to speak to me and less about my preferences and feelings. I’m learning to not...

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Diligence

You don’t need to read through an entire book of the Bible or pray for 30 minutes straight in order to have a worthwhile quiet time. Just come, friends. Be...

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My Quiet Time Seasons

It’s been over eighteen years since that first attempt at a quiet time. I sit at a sunny dining table, a globe away from my Asian childhood home. An hour...

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The Fruit of Long Faithfulness

Sometimes I thought I couldn’t bear another moment of the sanctification that came from seeing my sin and weakness exposed day after day through mothering. However: I couldn’t shake the...

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Apathy

Bring me low It’s there where I’m best

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Sleepwalking through Life

Knowing my susceptibility to “sleepwalking” has been my primary motivation for my quiet time this season. When I neglect to spend time with Jesus, my days easily get lost, my...

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Two Major Motivations for Regular Quiet Time

At this point in the year, perhaps you’re starting to lose the motivation to keep your New Year’s resolutions. Maybe your goal for 2023 of having regular quiet time doesn’t...

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No More New Year’s Resolutions for Me!

Rather than making resolutions I can’t keep, I’ve learned to set goals that line up with the word of God. The Bible is full of guidelines for how we’re to...

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