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Why Are You So Angry?

The LORD said to Cain, “Why are you angry? Why is your face downcast?” — Genesis 4:6 The first sin recorded for us in the Bible outside of the garden ...

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 ...

Rising and Falling

Genesis 37 / Philippians 2:5–11 And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to His purpose. — ...

Flowers and Plants of the Bible

Editor’s note: Spring is here and the flowers are celebrating! Enjoy this special excerpt from The Woman’s Study Bible about flowers, gardens, and vegetation in honor of the beauty of ...

Scar

He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. — Psalm 147:3 We were well into a three-year process of building a new home for our family in the early ...

God's Timing

The Lord is good to those who hope in Him, to those who seek Him. It is good to wait quietly for the Lord to save. — Lamentations 3:25–26 NCV ...

Do You Have a Guardian Angel?

Scripture reference Genesis 3:24, Matthew 18:10, Acts 12:1-16  All theologians agree that one role of angels is to serve as guards. In fact, we see that in the very first book ...

The Encouraging Truth About Angels

My visitor had no wings, no flowing white robe, but he did seem to have a warm glow. He was affable and empathetic. Intuitively, I knew right away that he ...

Astounding Miracles Today

An infant was hospitalized with uncontrolled violent vomiting just days after his birth. He was diagnosed with gastroparesis, or stomach paralysis, an incurable condition that impairs the moving of food ...

The Breastplate of Patrick

I bind to myself todaythe strong power of the invocation of the Trinity:The faith of the Trinity in the UnityThe Creator of the elements.I bind to myself today,the power of ...

Faith Makes Us Right in God’s Sight

Romans 3:22–24, 27–28 In this passage of Romans, Paul very clearly stated that we are made right with God by faith in Jesus Christ. This assertion was a massive shift ...

Living in His Light

Editor’s note: 5-Minute Devotions for Teens by Laura Smith was written for your kids and grandkids to help them take care of their mental and spiritual health. As Laura says in ...

Blessed Are the Spiraling: Become Yoda

Editor’s note: Levi Lusko’s new book, Blessed Are the Spiraling, reminds us that when we’re in the midst of a raging storm, or transition, or major life change, we’re actually ...

How Would Jesus Handle Life Drainers?

One of my friends likes to use the term life drainers for people who aren’t concerned about conflict resolution or relationship reconciliation, but whose primary intention is to prove they ...

God Turns Gloom into Good

Last year during a speaking engagement in Tupelo, Mississippi, I checked out of my hotel and started my truck. It roared like a motorcycle with no muffler. During the night ...

Jehoshaphat, Isaiah, and Job: Prayers for a Time Such As This

For we have no power against this great multitude that is coming against us; nor do we know what to do, but our eyes are upon You. — 2 Chronicles ...

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