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Podcast: Followed by Mercy

Identity in Christ

Discover what it means to live from your true identity—fully loved, fully forgiven, and completely accepted in Jesus. These articles help you shed false labels and walk boldly in who God says you already are.


Are You Selfish?

Oct 10, 2025

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8 min read

Are You Selfish?

And Why It Matters More Than You Think

Austin Gardner
Austin Gardner
When You're Young and Sure You Know

Oct 9, 2025

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5 min read

When You're Young and Sure You Know

You have a vision in your heart, fire in your belly, and a calling you believe in with all your soul.

Austin Gardner
Austin Gardner
Why Am I Still Alive When Heaven Is Far Better?

Oct 8, 2025

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9 min read

Why Am I Still Alive When Heaven Is Far Better?

Learning to respond with gratitude, even in disappointment

Austin Gardner
Austin Gardner
When Jealousy Blinds the Heart

Oct 6, 2025

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5 min read

When Jealousy Blinds the Heart

The quiet sin that poisons the soul

Austin Gardner
Austin Gardner
When the Last Days Began

Oct 1, 2025

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6 min read

When the Last Days Began

From Pentecost to the Promise of His Coming

Austin Gardner
Austin Gardner
"What About Him?"

Sep 30, 2025

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8 min read

"What About Him?"

Run Your Race, Eyes on Jesus

Austin Gardner
Austin Gardner
Beyond the Masks

Sep 23, 2025

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7 min read

Beyond the Masks

How the Church Can Recover Its Calling as a Place of Mercy, Not Performance

Austin Gardner
Austin Gardner
The Accuser vs. The Advocate

Sep 22, 2025

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6 min read

The Accuser vs. The Advocate

Why Grace Builds and Accusation Destroys

Austin Gardner
Austin Gardner
Why I Know I Will Never Die

Sep 19, 2025

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5 min read

Why I Know I Will Never Die

How cancer reminds me of the life that can never be taken away

Austin Gardner
Austin Gardner
Love Never Rejoices in Evil

Sep 18, 2025

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14 min read

Love Never Rejoices in Evil

Why Religious Pride Needs Someone to Condemn

Austin Gardner
Austin Gardner
The Older Brother in Me

Sep 16, 2025

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7 min read

The Older Brother in Me

Learning to trade performance and resentment for the joy of grace

Austin Gardner
Austin Gardner
Don’t Forget to Remember

Sep 5, 2025

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3 min read

Don’t Forget to Remember

Why Trusting God’s Faithfulness Matters More Than Remembering Our Failures

Austin Gardner
Austin Gardner
How the Believer is to Treat People

Sep 3, 2025

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6 min read

How the Believer is to Treat People

Reflecting the Father’s Heart in How We Treat Others

Austin Gardner
Austin Gardner
Treasuring and Pondering Like Mary

Sep 1, 2025

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6 min read

Treasuring and Pondering Like Mary

Why Some Truths Must Be Carried, Not Solved

Austin Gardner
Austin Gardner
The Greatest Commandment: Loved to Love

Aug 29, 2025

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4 min read

The Greatest Commandment: Loved to Love

How God’s love frees us to love Him and others

Austin Gardner
Austin Gardner
Wolves Among the Sheep

Aug 27, 2025

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4 min read

Wolves Among the Sheep

How Jude and Peter Expose the Apostates

Austin Gardner
Austin Gardner
Stop Chasing Signs: Why Jesus Told Us to Live Ready Instead of Predicting the End

Aug 26, 2025

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3 min read

Stop Chasing Signs: Why Jesus Told Us to Live Ready Instead of Predicting the End

What stage four cancer taught me about not counting down the days but living them in the Spirit.

Austin Gardner
Austin Gardner
When a Saint Goes Home

Aug 22, 2025

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4 min read

When a Saint Goes Home

From Earthly Journey to Heavenly Reward

Austin Gardner
Austin Gardner
Vengeance Is Mine

Aug 15, 2025

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4 min read

Vengeance Is Mine

But Not the Way We’ve Been Taught to Think

Austin Gardner
Austin Gardner
Contentment Isn’t Settling

Aug 5, 2025

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9 min read

Contentment Isn’t Settling

How Grace Heals, Restores, and Calls Us Onward

Austin Gardner
Austin Gardner
A Satirical Letter to the Young Self Focused Couple

Aug 1, 2025

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7 min read

A Satirical Letter to the Young Self Focused Couple

It is so easy to live selfishly when God has so much more for you

Austin Gardner
Austin Gardner
Trying to Believe When the Scans Say Otherwise

Jul 29, 2025

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7 min read

Trying to Believe When the Scans Say Otherwise

How Do You Hold on to Faith and Face the World When You’re the One with Cancer?

Austin Gardner
Austin Gardner
When You Wake Up and It Feels Like There's No Point

Jul 28, 2025

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7 min read

When You Wake Up and It Feels Like There's No Point

Don’t Give Up. You’re Made for More Than Survival—You Can Still Thrive.

Austin Gardner
Austin Gardner
Why Repeating the Pain Never Heals

Jul 25, 2025

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6 min read

Why Repeating the Pain Never Heals

The Grace in Charlie Chaplin’s Lesson

Austin Gardner
Austin Gardner
What Cancer Is Teaching Me About Living in the Now

Jul 24, 2025

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5 min read

What Cancer Is Teaching Me About Living in the Now

You don’t get to live yesterday again. You aren’t promised tomorrow. All you have is the breath you’re drawing right now. Make it count.

Austin Gardner
Austin Gardner
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Followed By Mercy

is a grace-filled space for the weary, wounded, and searching. Here you’ll find honest hope, practical encouragement, and biblical truth rooted in God’s unconditional love. Every word is written to help you rest in Christ, discover your true identity, and know that you’re never alone on the journey.

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