by roylbaldwin | Jun 11, 2025 | Blog
“I’m tired of being me,And I don’t like what I see,I’m not who I appear to beSo I start off every day,Down on my knees I will pray,For a change in any wayBut as the day goes by,I live through another lie,If it’s any wonder why…Am I ever...
by roylbaldwin | Jun 10, 2025 | Blog, HELD SERIES
“You were taught… to put off your old self… to be renewed in the spirit of your minds…”—Ephesians 4:22–23 If Part One helped name the thoughts shaped by trauma, shame, and survival…Then this is where the healing begins to hold. Not because you try harder to fix...
by roylbaldwin | Jun 9, 2025 | Blog
“Be transformed by the renewing of your mind…” (Romans 12:2) Paul makes it sound simple.But what is he really referring to? What does it actually mean to have your mind renewed—especially when trauma, anxiety, or grief have rewired your thoughts for survival, not...
by roylbaldwin | Jun 3, 2025 | Blog, HELD SERIES
Reflections from the Parable of the Sower Matthew 13:1–23 “A sower went out to sow…”—Jesus I’ve known this parable most of my adult life.It’s familiar—maybe too familiar.But lately, I’ve realized something: I may be familiar with the story…but I’ve been largely...
by roylbaldwin | May 31, 2025 | Blog
I’ve come to know grace in two forms: the kind that comforts, and the kind that refines. The second one’s harder to talk about. They say “idle hands are the devil’s workshop.” I used to think that was just a grumpy old proverb someone’s grandma made up to keep kids...
by roylbaldwin | May 28, 2025 | Blog, HELD SERIES
“Be careful that you do not forget the Lord, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.”—Deuteronomy 6:12 (NIV) Reflection:The Israelites had seen the sea split, water gush from rocks, and bread fall from the sky. They’d witnessed walls crumble from...
