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My 10 Favorite Books of 2025
I usually wait until the year is completely over to write my list of favorite books, but honestly, with the busy holiday season upon us, I probably won’t get around to reading another before the end of the year anyway, so here we are. Books stretch me, teach me, challenge me, comfort me—and occasionally leave…
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What My Car Taught Me About Faith
When My Identity Got Wrapped Around a Steering Wheel I never expected a car to unravel me – but that’s exactly what happened. This weekend, I traded in my GLS – a car I’d owned for 6 years. It was the sensible thing to do. It was getting old and it had 165,000 miles on…
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Known in Context: The Gift of Old Friends
The other night I laughed so hard I thought the cops might actually show up to investigate. My best friend from high school and I were sitting in our little Airbnb cottage in Franklin, Tennessee, reminiscing about the old days. At one point, I reminded her of a secret crush I had back in our…
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Holding On to the Unshakeable
Last week at church, our pastor asked us a question I can’t stop thinking about: Are you holding on to shakable things—or to the unshakeable God? Whew. That one went straight to my heart. I grew up in church and along the way, I adopted this belief:If I did the right things… if I followed…
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Whispers and Witnesses
I once read that if you repeat a lie 12 times, you’ll start to believe it, even if no proof is ever given. We’re not wired to constantly verify what we hear—we’re wired to belong. And sometimes, that means we accept a narrative simply because it’s being told by someone with a microphone or someone…
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The One Eyed Fighter
I love MMA. I know, I know—it seems weird. I’m not exactly your typical MMA fan. My day-to-day life is pretty calm, structured, and, well… not full of punches to the face. But maybe that’s why I love it so much. It’s raw. It’s visceral. It’s adrenaline, grit, and sheer human will. And something about…
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Pondering Significance
Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about significance. It’s been occupying a lot of my brain space and JR and I have been chatting about it at home. We’ve both reached that point in life where, realistically, the number of days behind us is probably greater than the number of days ahead. That realization makes…
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The Banana Cream Betrayal: A Love Story (With a Side of Order Envy)
We ate at the drive-in. It was good. Afterwards, we decided to get ice cream. A perfect ending to a summer evening, right? I asked JR what he was going to get, and he replied, “Probably a chocolate shake.” Okay, solid choice. Predictable. Safe. I wasn’t interested in that, but knowing what he was getting…
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Or Can They?
After I wrote my last blog about how maybe we’re putting too much hope in the government to carry out what Jesus actually asked us to do… I’ll be honest. I started second-guessing myself. Because the problems we face are massive. Poverty. Injustice. Hunger. Health care. Housing. Immigration. Education. You name it—there’s a crisis tied…
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Following Jesus Doesn’t Require Congress
My faith is a big part of who I am. I was raised in the church—my dad was a pastor—and for a long time, I didn’t question what I believed. But eventually I started asking harder questions—not so much about God, but about the church, Christian culture, and how much of my belief system was…
Richelle Hofer 