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God Made You on Purpose

The Lord will fulfill His purpose for me; Your steadfast love, O Lord, endures forever. Do not forsake the work of Your hands. — Psalm 138:8 ESVI like the idea ...

Jesus Proved It All

I need to begin with words that may hurt initially. These diagnostic words are the opposite of everything Pinterest and Instagram are telling you. You may not like these words ...

Why Should I Fast? 7 Examples of Fasting in the Bible

What Is the Point of Fasting? Although the Bible doesn’t give a direct command on this issue, examples of fasting appear in both the Old and the New Testaments. One ...

Determined

Take up your positions; stand firm and see the deliverance the LORD will give you. — 2 Chronicles 20:17 In this journey of life, you will want to quit. There ...

How Common Are Miracles?

Aren’t they pretty rare?That’s what I used to think—but then I started my investigation into the miraculous. As I began researching this topic, my curiosity prompted me to commission a ...

Fighting the Enemy Through Prayer

Fighting the Enemy Through PrayerJesus’ reminder to pray regularly against temptation reminds us just how prevalent and dangerous the appeal of sin can be in the Christian life. Once again ...

Kill the Spider: Balderdash

Editor’s Note: In Kill the Spider, Carlos Whittaker deals with problems, bad habits, harmful thought patters (cobwebs) all the way down to the root issue (spider) in order to finally ...

Ask in Prayer: God Hears

Ask in Prayer Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much. — ...

Biblical Community

All the believers were together and had everything in common. They sold property and possessions to give to anyone who had need. Every day they continued to meet together in ...

Liberty, a Gift from the Creator

Founding Father and one of the three authors of the Federalist Papers, Alexander Hamilton (January 11, 1755–July 12, 1804), wrote this concerning the nature of liberty:The fundamental source of all ...

Abundant Life: Both the Sweet and the Salty

It was almost dusk when Cory saw our friend Jason trudging up the sidewalk, his earbuds jammed into his ears as usual.Pulling up to the curb, Cory swung open the ...

Unpack Your Bag

He has filled them with skill. — Exodus 35:35 JBYou were born prepacked. God looked at your entire life, determined your assignment, and gave you the tools to do the ...

Prayer Is a Peace-Giving Gift

Many decades ago, one of my college friends gave me a small picture that has meant a great deal to me. There is nothing remarkable about it from an artistic ...

Prepared for Prayer

A Prepared Place for Prayer Daniel had a specific place designated for prayer: an upstairs room in his home to which he withdrew three times every day.1His preparations may have ...

What is a Man?

All too often, some of the most critical aspects of our lives require absolutely no formal training — marriage and parenting, for example. You do not have to take a ...

The Power of Perspective

Several years ago, a good, very godly friend of mine lost his wife to cancer. It was devastating. We had prayed and prayed for her recovery, but there was no ...

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