Blog Posts by Max Lucado

Pray for Teachers!

Editor’s note: Summer will be here before we know it! Let’s pray for teachers! We are so grateful for them and they need our supportive prayers as they round out ...

You Are Chosen and Loved, So Don’t Worry!

Chosen Do you ever feel unnoticed? New clothes and styles may help for a while. But if you want permanent change, learn to see yourself as God sees you: He ...

Prayers for Moms

Now may the Lord of peace Himself give you peace always in every way. The Lord be with you all. — 2 Thessalonians 3:16 Father, You are wise and all-knowing. ...

God’s Plan for the Journey of Life

Editor’s note: It’s graduation season and before we know it, our graduates will don caps and gowns and hold diplomas for photos! Before we launch them into the next season ...

This Is a Test

On November 28, 1965, Howard Rutledge’s fighter plane exploded under enemy fire. He parachuted into the hands of the North Vietnamese Army and was promptly placed in the “Heartbreak Hotel,” ...

The Woman Who Washed Jesus’ Feet

Editor’s note: On Tuesday of Holy Week, we read in the Bible that Jesus was anointed by Mary at Simon the Leper’s house (Matthew 26:6-13).  Let’s journey to Jerusalem to ...

Whose Dream Will You Follow?

Editor’s note: It’s graduation season! People you know and love are launching into new seasons of life full of promise, hope, pressures, and dreams. Show them some love and share ...

Where Love and Justice Meet

 Paul wrote,  The wrath of God is being revealed from Heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness. — Romans 1:18 He also wrote, For it is by grace you have ...

God Will Help You Get Through Grief

We don’t discuss graveyards to brighten our day. Cemeteries aren’t typically known for their inspiration. But an exception was found in a graveyard near Bethany. And that one exception is ...

Canaanite Woman: When Great Faith Meets Great Action

Editor’s note: March is Women's History Month so we are celebrating female authors, female stories, and female characters! Enjoy this excerpt from Ten Women in the Bible about the Canaanite ...

Can I Judge Without Being Judgmental?

Writings from He Gets Us There’s a scripture that kind of trips us up. Whether you’re a Bible reader or not, you’re probably familiar with it. Do not judge, or ...

When Your World Turns Against You

Get up, we must go. Look, here comes the man who has turned against Me. The words were spoken to Judas. But they could have been spoken to anyone. They ...

This is Love; He Did This Just for You

Oh, the things we do to give gifts to those we love. But we don’t mind, do we? We would do it all again. Fact is, we do it all ...

Your Christmas Story

Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, ...

Why Would He Come?

Christ Himself was like God in everything… But He gave up His place with God and made Himself nothing. He was born as a man and became like a servant. ...

It's a New Day: The Choice Is Yours

It’s quiet. It’s early. My coffee is hot. The sky is still black. The world is still asleep. The day is coming. In a few moments the day will arrive. ...

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Follow Jesus Through the Holy Land

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