Stephanie H Cochrane

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Instagram is where I share my regular life as a spiritually curious Christian, plus pics of my kids being adorable.

If I say I love you, but I only say or do what I assume will make you happy, my love is weak and shallow. It doesn't reach all the way to the depths of who you are.

If I tell you all the right information, but my honesty is brutal and cruel, I might

September has been heavy on survival mode for me (I'm relied HEAVILY on that fourth prayer in the list). If that's you too, I'm sorry. I hope these will help 💛

#paradoxwithoutpanic #honestprayer #honestfaith #survivalmode #reconstructingfaith #wit

Well hello there! It's been a minute since I've done a #fridayintroductions post. I'm Steph 💛

I'm a Christian who asks lots of questions and carries lots of baggage, writing for Christians who have lots of questions and carry lots of baggage. If a

There's a more confident and free faith on the other side of our doubts, if we can name and correct our misunderstandings.
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#paradoxwithoutpanic #discipleship #christianformation #reconstructingfaith #spiritualformation #withgod #honestfaith #hon

Yall just go ahead and pray this prayer over me today. Tonsillectomy recovery as an adult is no joke 😅

#paradoxwithoutpanic

Whether we intend to or not, Christians will eventually compete with, exclude, and hurt each other. But deciding who is and is not acceptable to God has never been our responsibility. Even when we act like gatekeepers, it’s not our gate 💛

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Prayer isn’t primarily a tool for efficient communication. God doesn’t need me to upload a report on my life so that He can download a blessing. He's better than the internet. He wants connection. He wants closeness. God wants to be with

I write a monthly newsletter called The Paradox Paper, which celebrates the paradox of every day life. It goes out on the last Friday of the month. Here's what the August edition included:

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