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God Is Your Child's Father Too

Whoever fears the Lord has a secure fortress, and for their children it will be a refuge. — Proverbs 14:26 No one can teach your child like you can. No ...

Run Toward the Roar

Editor's note: One of the great privileges of parenting, grandparenting, and being an auntie or uncle is sharing your faith with little ones. A great way to do that is ...

Heart, Soul, Mind, and Strength

Of all the passages in Scripture, one of the most well-known is the Shema: Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God ...

Core Fear

What if, when trying to apply your boundaries in an emotionally charged moment, you lose your resolve, because the other person makes statements that confuse you, make you question the ...

The Relief of Letting Go

If you love anything at all in this world more than God, you will crush that object under the weight of your expectations, and it will eventually break your heart. ...

Garment of Praise

Who are you wearing?” I’ve covered a few red carpets in my day. It’s wild. You stand, squeezed tight into a packed scrum of other reporters (and usually squeezed tight ...

Use Your Tongue to Help, Not Hurt

Don’t sink your own ship. Use your tongue to help, not to hurt. If we control the tongue, we control the whole person. Let no unwholesome word come out of ...

Cultivate Gratitude for What God Has Given Us

If happiness for us comes only through maintaining a sufficient flow of favorable circumstances, life will be pretty hard for most of us. We typically can’t control favorable circumstance adequately ...

Prayers for Dads

Prayers for Dads I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes. – Romans 1:16 Lord, by ...

Keep Fixing Your Eyes on Me

  I, the Creator of the universe, am with you and for you. What more could you need? When you feel some lack, it is because you are not connecting ...

Stop Pretending You’re Okay

Anxiety, depression, and hopelessness are real. They affect everybody differently, and they often come out of the blue. Whether it’s you or a loved one who is struggling with these ...

Using Worship as a Weapon

Have seven priests carry trumpets of rams’ horns in front of the ark. On the seventh day, march around the city seven times, with the priests blowing the trumpets. — ...

God Wants to Hear Us Say Yes

One Sunday after church, the pastor found me and said, “Zach, we’ve been watching you and Crystal for a while now as you’ve been involved with the prison ministry and ...

The Boy Who Saw the Battle of Bunker Hill

Editor’s note: Today in the United States it’s Memorial Day, the day we honor those who have lost their lives defending their country. Today, let’s pray for families who have ...

The Luggage of Life

To get an idea of the freedom found in Jesus Christ, imagine yourself donning the literal pieces of luggage (all overpacked) that were just described. You’re carrying a suitcase of ...

Putting On Hope

Hope is a golden cord connecting you to Heaven. This cord helps you hold your head up high, even when multiple trials are buffeting you. I never leave your side, ...

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