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The Dangerous Prayers of Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968)

Martin Luther King Jr. is widely regarded as American’s leading advocate for nonviolence and one of the greatest leaders in world history. Dr. King led the American civil rights movement ...

Ways to Build Bridges When the World Wants Us to Choose a Side

Let the wise listen and add to their learning, and let the discerning get guidance… — Proverbs 1:5 Have you looked around recently and wondered how the world became so ...

Emotions of Grief

Editor's note: Grief that comes with loss is overwhelming. Emotions are so heavy, we can stagger beneath the weight. Scripture becomes even more precious during bereavement because we remember that ...

Persisting in Prayer

An Execution and a Rescue Acts 12 tells the incredible story of Peter’s supernatural deliverance from prison. He gets thrown into jail for his faith in Jesus, has a public ...

Power of Your Words

Editor’s note: Let’s make 2023 the year of doing family devotions together. It doesn’t have to be every day, or a particular time of day. Whatever works for your family ...

When God Is Silent

Prayer Desolation I stood under the dim streetlamp, staring at my phone. Flight canceled. Not rescheduled. Canceled. I stuttered my excuses to a disinterested Lyft driver, closed the backseat door, ...

Where You Go, I Go

But Ruth replied, “Don’t urge me to leave you or to turn back from you. Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be ...

It’s a New Day

Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. —  James 1:17 NIV Hi, friends. ...

Caregiving: To the Community of Faith

Where can I go from Your Spirit? Where can I flee from Your presence? If I go up to the heavens, You are there; if I make my bed in ...

Those Who Sow in Tears Shall Reap with Shouts of Joy!

A Bottle of Your Tears When I opened the gift from my friend, I wasn’t quite sure what it was. The small glass bottle was a beautiful cobalt blue, about ...

10 Tips for Memorizing Scripture

Believe it or not, our brains have an almost unlimited capacity for remembering things. Research by Paul Reber, professor of Psychology at Northwestern University, shows that our memory storage capacity ...

He Has Come

They will call Him Immanuel — which means, “ God with us.” — Matthew 1:23 Prince of Peace. — Isaiah 9:6   There’s a song in the air! There’s a ...

Mary, God’s Humble Servant

Bible Verses My soul magnifies the Lord, And my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior. For He has regarded the lowly state of His maidservant; For behold, henceforth all ...

The Day When Hope Was Born

The tree is trimmed and decorated and glowing with lights. The gifts are wrapped and tied with bows and arranged carefully beneath. The stockings are hung by the fire and ...

Turning Adversity and Heartache Into Miraculous Living

The Other Joseph Joseph, the son of Jacob, was only seventeen when his world came crashing down. His own brothers threw him into a well and left him for dead. ...

What’s the Best Christmas Gift for Your Kids?

Good question. I’ve tried everything, from ridiculously expensive “must-have” toys like My Size Barbie (a gift that was abandoned as soon as our four-year-old stole all her clothes) to a ...

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Face Uncertain Times with Unbreakable Courage

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