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May 9, 2025 in Personal Change, Spiritual Growth

Honest and Humble

There’s a quiet pressure most of us feel these days, even if we don’t talk about it. It hums beneath our daily scrolls and self-promotion: the pressure to perform, to curate, to be "on brand." Whether it’s our job, our parenting, our faith, or our feed, we start to feel like we have to become…
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Lean Into Love

It is the season of Love. There are gifts, candies, hearts, movies, and an obligation to lean into love. But love does not live in the month of February. Love is the point of everything. It’s not just a feeling it is the primary mode of being. Jesus talks about the “greatest commandments” are to…
Tim Williams
February 21, 2025
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How Surrender Becomes Peace

Still Talking about Steps? YEP! This is the third Blog preparing for the release of John Ortberg’s new book, Steps, launching February 4th. Let’s talk about the practical wisdom of the Serenity Prayer and how it can teach us to focus on what is truly important. Serenity and Surrender Serenity is not a floaty, airy, untouchable…
Tim Williams
February 16, 2025
Lean Into Love Uncategorized

Lean Into Love

It is the season of Love. There are gifts, candies, hearts, movies, and an obligation to lean into love. But love does not live in the month of February. Love is the point of everything. It’s not just a feeling it is the primary mode of being. Jesus talks about the “greatest commandments” are to…
Tim Williams
February 14, 2025
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What I Learned from Steps

Hi everyone! My name is Brandon, and I have the privilege of working behind the scenes with the Become New team. I get to think about, organize, and often write the Blogs. Today, I want to get personal and talk about John’s new book Steps. I was given an advanced copy of the book, and…
Tim Williams
February 7, 2025
How Surrender Becomes Peace Uncategorized

How Surrender Becomes Peace

Still Talking about Steps? YEP! This is the third Blog preparing for the release of John Ortberg’s new book, Steps, launching February 4th. Let’s talk about the practical wisdom of the Serenity Prayer and how it can teach us to focus on what is truly important. Serenity and Surrender Serenity is not a floaty, airy,…
Tim Williams
January 31, 2025