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I Don’t Have to Trust Myself

I’ve grappled with this thought for years: I need to trust God more. Yet time and time again, I find myself relying on my own ability to remember to trust ...

Becoming an Adult: Authority and Power

Editor’s note: Parents who are in the process of launching kids into adulthood (Me too!), this book is for you and your young people. Henry Cloud wrote Becoming an Adult ...

You Can trust God When You’re Afraid

Breathe Deep and Know: Your anxiety doesn’t have to bind you in fear, but it can be a signal to turn your heart to Christ and deepen your faith as ...

Praying Through Cancer: Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow

But if a woman has long hair, it is a glory to her. — 1 Corinthians 11:15 NKJV When I was seven years old, I got my fantasy doll for ...

The Shadow of Ambition

Editor’s note: 10 days ago, we shared from Jefferson Bethke and Jon Tyson’s new book Fighting Shadows: Overcoming 7 Lies That Keep Men from Becoming Fully Alive that was so ...

Anxious for Nothing: Cling to Christ

The phrase “fruitless and fret filled” describes too many of us. We don’t want it to. We long to follow Paul’s admonition: Fix your thoughts on what is true, and ...

Nourishing Words

The lips of the righteous nourish many. — Proverbs 10:21 There was once a monk who, like many followers of Jesus at the time, was looking for a deeper walk ...

When God Doesn't Do What You Want

James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to Him. “Teacher,” they said, “we want You to do for us whatever we ask.” — Mark 10:35 The disciples were on ...

What Is the Bible About?

The Bible is not primarily about us. Above all, the Bible is a book about God. God gave us the Bible so we can observe His character, discover His works, ...

Don't Doubt the Devil

The God of peace will crush Satan under your feet shortly. — Romans 16:20 Who is responsible for the infamy, terror, and agony that we see all around us? How ...

Slip Away to A Quiet Place

Editor's note: Wendy Blight knows what it's like to feel like peace has evaporated and nothing is "normal" anymore. In her book Rest for Your Soul, she shares how to connect ...

Our Battle Cry

He who was seated on the throne said, “I am making everything new!” — Revelation 21:5 When I was thinking about how women approach midlife, I envisioned a large, lush, ...

Bedtime Liturgies That Help Us Rest in the Work of Jesus

Failure and Grace in the Story of God In a very real sense, parenting is one long process of revealing who you are. And usually that is not pretty. Perhaps ...

Self-Care Is Also Soul-Care

Get a System A person without self-control is like a city with broken-down walls. — Proverbs 25:28 NLT Cleaning and organizing go hand in hand. It’s far easier to keep ...

You Are Already Saved

For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. — John 3:16 NKJV Tuck ...

Satan’s Vision for You

Fragile Faith Editor’s note: Jefferson Bethke and Jon Tyson’s new book Fighting Shadows: Overcoming 7 Lies That Keep Men from Becoming Fully Alive belongs on the bedtable of every guy ...

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