The Transparent Truth Blog

Practical, honest, and transparent lessons about how to apply the truth of God’s word in relationships, career pursuits, and life’s everyday moments.

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My Journey to Modesty: From Crop Tops to Christ-Centered Confidence

This post is specifically for Christian women who have been in the faith for a while, especially married Christian women. We need to talk about modesty in fashion. Is there a one-size-fits-all rule for modesty? Does it look different depending on culture or region? And do we truly understand what the Bible says about modesty? These are all questions we’ll explore in this post. But first, let me share my own journey in discovering modesty.

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Your Guide to Christian YouTube: Channels That Offer More Than Just Sermons

If you're searching for content that challenges your mind while nurturing your faith, look no further! I've rounded up some of my favorite thought-provoking and spiritually enriching YouTube creators. From former atheists turned passionate believers to hip-hop artists who double as cultural commentators, these YouTubers are making waves in the digital space.

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My First Natural Birth Experience: a mother is born.

During one of our casual phone talks, he randomly expressed his desire for his future wife to have a natural birth, involving a squatting position. Naturally, I playfully challenged his perspective, asserting that his wife would make her own choices regarding childbirth because it ultimately pertained to her body and her experience. Little did I know that I would soon become the very wife he was referring to. Life has a funny way of surprising us, doesn't it?

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9 Reasons To Read the Entire Bible Every Year

How can we as Christians be more pro-active about understanding who God really is and continue believing what we say we believe? The solution, quite simply, lies in reading our Bibles. However, this does not mean merely skimming through selected passages or turning to it only when we are feeling down. Rather, we must dedicate ourselves to reading the entire Bible on a regular basis.

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7 Practical Tips to Catch Up and Re-commit to your Bible Reading Plan.

My first time reading the Bible from start to finish, I found myself nearly a month or more behind on the reading plan in the middle of the Old Testament. One skipped day would turn into three, which would turn into seven. I would attempt to binge read to catch up, only to find myself sound asleep and having no idea where I started or where I left off.

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How I scored a 757 on the NPTE

Don't be like me, sitting in the parking lot of the testing center after my exam, balling my eyes out, after frantically looking up the answers to all the questions that I could remember and seeing that all of them were WRONG.

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Have you ever questioned your faith?

Truthfully, I was taught to solely believe in Jesus. I was never given any other options. This is not necessarily a bad thing, but I did not want this to be the answer to the question. “I believe in Jesus because my family taught me to.” It just does not sound convincing or intellectual at all.

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Dear Black SPT (Student Physical Therapist)

That is why when we do things, like get accepted into PT school, make straight A's, and accept promotions in important leadership roles, we caption the moments with "black excellence". It doesn't mean that we are more excellent than anyone who isn't black. It just means that we are, and always have been capable of being excellent in spite of being reared in a society that is determined to convince us otherwise.

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