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Picture a treasure chest. Not a small box that might hold jewelry on a girl’s nightstand — a large treasure chest, larger than any suitcase you own, larger than any ...

We who have run for our very lives to God have every reason to grab the promised hope with both hands and never let go. It’s an unbreakable spiritual lifeline, ...

Grab Hold with Both HandsThat’s why I don’t think there’s any comparison between the present hard times and the coming good times. The created world itself can hardly wait for ...

Your soul is the vessel God fills, yet there is no room for Him to fill if your soul is wrung out, twisted, haggard, fried. Put another way, your hands ...

We live in a crazy-making world. So much stimulation rushes at us with such unrelenting fury, we are overstimulated most of the time. Things that nourish us — a lingering ...

Give Everyone and Everything to MeI got home from work on a Friday afternoon a few weeks ago and went outside to just sit, be quiet, try to find God. ...

I have calmed and quieted myself. — David, Psalm 131:2WELCOMEI wonder how many people in your office, your gym, your daily commute could say they’ve cultivated a quiet heart? What ...

There’s a madness to our moment, and we need to name it for the lunacy it is. Because it’s taking our lives hostage.First, there’s the blistering pace of life.I texted ...

Hanging on to the TruthIn any hand-to-hand combat, there’s a constant back-and-forth of blows, dodges, blocks, counterattacks, and so forth. That’s exactly what is going on in the unseen around ...

I’ve come to the place where I have had to stop telling people, “I’ll pray for you.”I simply know that despite my good intentions — and these promises are almost ...

After a long absence, the master of those three servants came back and settled up with them… His master commended him: “Good work! You did your job well. From now ...

Why don’t men play the man? Why don’t they offer their strength to a world desperately in need of it?For two simple reasons: we doubt very much that we have ...

HOLINESS MEANS HEALINGFix your attention on God. You’ll be changed from the inside out. — Romans 12:2 The MessageIt seems that much of what Christians believe they are called to ...

Finding God in Our Losses, in the Mundane, and Sustaining Our Hearts Over What Can Feel Like the Long Path of Obedience The Passing of Scout Our family is grieving. ...

One of the most haunting experiences I have ever had as a man took place on an early summer day in Alaska. My family and I were sea kayaking with ...

[My] labor pains for you… will continue until Christ is fully developed in your lives. — Galatians 4:19 NLTAnd so you’ve celebrated Christmas, the coming of Jesus to this world. ...