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My name is Ashley Cuevas. I was born in California, but when I was two years old, my family moved to Mexico. My family is Roman Catholic, and from a young age, they took me to church. I completed all the sacraments and believed I was a good person simply because I had done those things. As I grew older, however, I began to feel uncomfortable and no longer wanted to attend church. I grew up in a very toxic environment where there were arguments and shouting every day. I began

Apostle Paul gives us a remarkably balanced framework for thinking about ministers and the divisions that often arise around them. In 1 Corinthians 3, he reminds the church that teachers are nothing in themselves. They plant, they water, but only God gives the growth. This destroys leader-worship. Teachers are instruments in God’s field, not the source of life, and the church has no grounds for boasting in men or choosing sides. At the same time, Paul refuses to let this trut

Many of us don’t know the history behind Valentine’s Day. Yet behind the flowers and cards stands a beautiful and inspiring story from our Christian tradition—a story of love that is not only tender and kind, but courageous. The man behind this holiday is remembered as a 3rd-century Christian martyr. According to traditional accounts, Valentine was a priest or bishop in Italy. One well-known story tells that while under house arrest, he prayed for and miraculously restored th