Posts by Thani

An artist, catalyst, & dialogist shaped by suffering. Relentless in hope, pursuing the depths of God’s word to awaken joy and intimacy.

Vector-style artwork of a cheerful young man crouched beside an open file box, reading a letter with a captivated expression.

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Reading Someone Else’s Mail

Many believers unintentionally open someone else’s mail in Scripture—claiming promises or commands never addressed to them. The key is learning the difference between primary application (what it meant to the original audience) and secondary application (what we can learn from it). When we read the Bible’s letters as they were sent, God’s voice grows clearer, not smaller.

$Vector-style illustration of a woman speaking toward a light prism that refracts her words into beams of magenta, indigo, and gold light.$

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Words are Bridges

Not every word is a truth-claim. Some, like Paul’s “idol meat,” live in the gray—morally neutral until love decides how to use them. What if pronouns are like that? Not worship, not denial—just language as bridge. Sometimes faithfulness looks less like resistance and more like discernment.

Bold vector-style cartoon of an angry older man with a bald head, magenta mustache, and clenched teeth. White fog puffs behind his head to show confusion and frustration. The artwork uses solid fills of gold, purple, and black with thick outlines in a bold graphic style.

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Forgiveness Without Fog

Forgiveness isn’t forgetting or excusing—or instant reconciliation. Biblically, it’s a clear, repeatable act: name the wrong, release your personal claim to payback, refuse inner and outer retaliation, and entrust judgment to God—again as needed. This frees you to heal while justice and boundaries still stand.

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