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Dreams That Don’t Die

He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. — Philippians 1:6  On a trip to Rwanda for medical missions, ...

Arguments Are Not Rejection

Editor’s note: Yesterday, we shared a devotion written by Jinger Duggar Vuolo. You can read it here and then enjoy this excerpt of her new book People Pleaser.* I spent ...

The Potency of Prayer for People Pleasers

Throughout my journey of breaking free from the paralyzing snare of people pleasing — which, in a nutshell, occurs when someone else’s approval, happiness, preference, or opinion comes before anything ...

The Ambassador: Changing Babylon by Winning Hearts

The evangelical task primarily is the preaching of the Gospel, in the interest of individual regeneration by the supernatural grace of God, in such a way that divine redemption can ...

Spiritual Wellness

Your Table Requires Spiritual Power Have you ever read a Bible verse that just knocked your socks off? It could be a Scripture passage you’ve heard a hundred times, but ...

Jesus Weeps Over Our Sorrows

Jesus wept. — John 11:35 We now come to the shortest verse in all the Bible. Without question, it is the easiest to memorize. It contains only two words, three ...

When Grief Goes Deep: Facing Your Emotions

Read: Genesis 37 When Jacob learned of his beloved son Joseph’s (supposed) death, he did five striking things in response to his grief: he tore his clothes; he put on ...

Habits of the Household: What Is Your Normal?

It’s a hard question to answer, because normal things are usually the invisible things. Your everyday habits are precisely the habits you don’t notice. That is, until a crisis reveals ...

Giving Our Feelings to God

See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland. — ...

Attentiveness

When you are yearning to have a relationship with God, your sacred work is to still long enough to pay attention and locate your soul — so you can know ...

Stillness

The way to always begin anything is to begin to still everything. Stillness is your strength. In a wild, wearying world, this is the realest reality: The only way to ...

Jesus Among the Vines

They have no wine... Do whatever He tells you. — John 2:3, 5. (Mary, the mother of Jesus, at the wedding feast in Cana) In the gospel of John, Jesus’ ...

God Always Keeps His Promises

Genesis 1–36 Every story, like every life, has a beginning. So it is no surprise the Bible begins the story of mankind at the very beginning, before there was life ...

Believers Are Freed from the Law

2 Corinthians 7 - Galatians 6 Despite their blind spots and failings, Paul loved the Corinthian church deeply. This is seen in the apostle’s expressions of joy and relief at ...

Accept the Gift of Himself

I had heard about You before, but now I have seen You. — Job 42:5 TLB It all happened in one day. One day he could choose his tee time ...

What Is My One Word?

Editor’s Note: 2024 is in our rear view mirror, so the time has come for us to set our New Year’s resolutions and think about our goals, hopes, and wishes ...

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Free Bible Study featuring 6 of your favorite Bible teachers

Free Bible Study featuring 6 of your favorite Bible teachers

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