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Calley Sivils

Calley Sivils is currently pursuing her MDiv in Advanced Biblical Studies at SEBTS in Wake Forest, North Carolina. She writes on her blog, Washedwanderer, and you can reach her on Facebook.
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My Wedding Was Supposed to Be Today

My Wedding Was Supposed to Be Today

Apr 22, 2017
You cannot earn or behave your way to a spouse. God must give him or her to you in his own way and on his time.
Calley Sivils
Apr 22, 2017
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Christ Levels the Dating Field

Christ Levels the Dating Field

May 9, 2017
In our world, rarely does someone date “outside of his league.” But for believers, Jesus has leveled the dating field and made unseen beauty most important.
Calley Sivils
May 9, 2017
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You Are Not Alone: For Women Fighting Every Man’s Battle

You Are Not Alone

For Women Fighting Every Man’s Battle

Dec 8, 2016
Men are not the only ones who struggle with lust. Godly women are quietly fighting every man’s battle too, trusting that Jesus is better than sexual intimacy.
Calley Sivils
Dec 8, 2016
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What If My Singleness Never Ends?

What If My Singleness Never Ends?

Oct 10, 2017
Single Christian, you are already pursued, loved, and known. Marriage has its sweetness, but it symbolizes what is already yours in Christ.
Calley Sivils
Oct 10, 2017
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Freed from Fifty Shades — and More: How to Flee Sexual Fetishes

Freed from Fifty Shades — and More

How to Flee Sexual Fetishes

Feb 8, 2018
The release of ‘Fifty Shades Freed’ is not only cause for lament, but confession. No sexual fetish is beyond Jesus’s forgiveness or cleansing.
Calley Sivils
Feb 8, 2018
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Absent Dad, Present Father

Absent Dad, Present Father

Jun 16, 2017
I still yearn for memories of running to greet my dad when he comes home from work. But coming to know God as my Father has healed many wounds.
Calley Sivils
Jun 16, 2017
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To Daughters from Broken Homes

To Daughters from Broken Homes

Feb 27, 2018
Don’t think for a minute that you are less in Christ because of your background. We are all new creations, no matter our past.
Calley Sivils
Feb 27, 2018
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Is God Wasting My Life?

Is God Wasting My Life?

Aug 24, 2017
When it feels like every way you want to serve God is passing you by, look around. Obedience might be right under your nose.
Calley Sivils
Aug 24, 2017
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Satan Lies in the Mirror: Seeing Beauty in God’s “Mistakes”

Satan Lies in the Mirror

Seeing Beauty in God’s “Mistakes”

Apr 10, 2018
The next time Satan lies to you in the mirror, look away from the mirror and set the eyes of your heart on a greater, more satisfying beauty.
Calley Sivils
Apr 10, 2018
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Singleness Is Not a Snake

Singleness Is Not a Snake

Mar 6, 2019
Singleness is not the sum of your personal appearance or a punishment for your past. It is a gift. It is a struggle. It is an invitation to worship.
Calley Sivils
Mar 6, 2019
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Joy Comes in the Mourning (Walking with God in the Loneliness of Loss)

Joy Comes in the Mourning

Walking with God in the Loneliness of Loss

Feb 28, 2017
“I never imagined losing the two people who embodied my childhood at 23, especially not nine days apart.”
Calley Sivils
Feb 28, 2017
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Are All Your Friends Your Age?

Are All Your Friends Your Age?

Jul 17, 2017
God reveals our weaknesses and blind spots by giving us friends that are different from us. We all need friends who are not our same age.
Calley Sivils
Jul 17, 2017

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