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Believe Differently

Editor’s note: In Power Moves, Sarah Jakes Roberts pushes us past the status quo to live utter real before God and within ourselves. She encourages us to live with boldness ...

Running on Sand

Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last; but we do it to get a crown that will ...

Armor Up!

Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. — Ephesians 6:11 ESV Scuba diving is a popular beach ...

The Feast of Pentecost (Shavuot)

Editors Note: Amazing prophecies of God’s plans for the world can be found embedded in the customs of the feasts of Israel. The intricate detail of the prophecies illustrated in ...

Trusting God with Everything

‘For I know the plans that I have for you,’ declares the Lord, ‘plans for prosperity and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.’ — Jeremiah ...

You Don’t Journey Through Grief, You Journey with Grief

Be merciful to me, Lord, for I am in distress; my eyes grow weak with sorrow, my soul and body with grief. — Psalm 31:9 Growing up in Southern California, ...

God Sometimes Uses Those Who Use Us

We’re all heroes of our own stories. We’re the stars of our own lifelong movies. When something happens, it happens to us. And when people hurt us, they’re the villains, ...

Blessed Are the Desperate

Do not be like your ancestors, to whom the earlier prophets proclaimed: This is what the LORD Almighty says: ‘Turn from your evil ways and your evil practices.’ But they ...

Living Courageously

Editor’s note: Matt Chandler’s new book, The Overcomers, challenges us to walk in the victory and courage Christ gives us. Even in a world of anxiety, stress, conflict, and great ...

God Loves You Simply Because He Has Chosen to Do So

God loves you. Personally. Powerfully. Passionately. Don’t Worry  We worry. We worry about the IRS and the SAT and the PTA. We worry that we won’t have enough money. And ...

Jesus Recognizes Anxiety

In the gospel of Mark, an interesting dynamic emerges. When the person approaching Jesus narrates their problem as an external problem happening “out there,” Jesus often refocuses their attention to ...

I Shouldn’t Feel Conflicted About God

Editor’s note: Dr. Allison Cook (you may remember her from her book The Best of You) is a therapist and the host of The Best of You podcast. Her forte ...

Anxiety: Breathe Through It

Anxiety. Some of us fight it, some of us deny it, and some of us may need help managing it — but I don’t think there’s a single one of ...

Lion of the Tribe of Judah

λέων ἐκ τῆς φυλῆς Ἰούδα LEON EK TES PHYLES IOUDA Only once in the New Testament is Jesus described as a lion. The book of Revelation (named in part for ...

Bucked Off My High Horse

Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Come near to God and He will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, ...

One Prayer Away: Give the Broken to God

You may be carrying something that you want to give to God, but you do not know how. Because broken pieces are the heaviest of all. Giving them to God ...

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