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Woman of God, Trust God with Your Cup of Pain

Today we hear so much talk about success and how people obtained it. Success in biblical terms is vastly different. As we consider those whom God uses to stir their ...

Discovering God's Purpose for Your Life

Church reformer and theologian John Calvin argued that there is no more exalted a description of a Christian than this: “We are God’s handiwork” (lit., “masterpiece”; Ephesians 2:10). Galaxies, stars, ...

Being Like Jesus

Our generation is suffering from poverty fatigue.The problem of poverty fatigue isn’t with the organizations doing the work. Rather, the problem is with our inability to connect on a deeper ...

Jesus, the Light of the World

Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you. See, darkness covers the earth and thick darkness is over the peoples, but the ...

Abortion: God Met Me In My Grief

I was barely seventeen when I sat in the waiting room of an abortion clinic.No one knew I was pregnant, except my boyfriend and a coworker who had recommended the ...

Grace and Truth in Difficult Conversations

A successful confrontation will always involve balancing grace and truth.Grace is your being on the side of, or “for,” the other person as well as the relationship. Truth is the ...

God Will Use Anything to Get Your Attention

Sometimes I am convinced that God allows us to fall into certain situations just because He gets a kick out of watching us get all tangled up in fiascos of ...

A Husband for Sarah With a Limp

My mother’s name was Sarah. She was the fifth daughter of Boaz, a weaver of fine wool prayer shawls in Jerusalem. Sarah was taller than most men, ample hipped and ...

Family: Take the Time to Be Together Now

For more than ten years, our family has been going to a tiny little island for our family vacations. The island is four miles long, and there are more stray ...

Embracing the Love of God

Get to Know GodWebster’s dictionary defines love as “affection; kind feeling; friendship; strong liking or desire; fondness; good will.” It also says love is “due gratitude and reverence…” Love means ...

More Than a Random Act of Kindness

One reason acts of kindness are such an effective outreach tool is because they give our message credibility. Even though people may not know anything else about us, they know ...

Getting Out of CrazyTown: The Scandal of Forgiveness

I am the God of Love and Peace. Let the splendor of this glorious truth sink into the depths of your heart, mind, and spirit. The One who is always ...

The Gift of Love: Give and Take

Joe and I hold hands in the car and also in the movie theater. He ends every phone call by saying “I love you” before he hangs up, and he ...

What Holds Us Back

Rome, ItalyI bet you aren’t reading this book because you want to know about my personal life. At least not the part that doesn’t include marriage, so I’ll spare you ...

The Captivated Mind

You have been set on this earth, at this hour, and in this generation to bring fame to the Lord Jesus Christ in your sphere of influence. And make no ...

Tragedy, Loss and Leaving the Amish

Ora JayAugust 27, 1982Children’s laughter met our ears as I pulled up and parked our buggy in front of my cousin Floyd’s house. Floyd and Ruth lived quite a spell ...

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Free Online Bible Study by Jennie Allen

Free Online Bible Study by Jennie Allen

What does the Bible tell us about our emotions? Join the free Untangle Your Emotions Online Bible Study and get exclusive content from author Jennie Allen, 6 study videos, and other Bible study resources - all free when you sign up! Study starts 6/10.