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The Bible Is Full of Fear

That all the peoples of the earth may know the hand of the Lord, that it is mighty, that you may fear the Lord your God forever. —Joshua 4:24The more ...

The Gift of Sabbath: I Am Not a Machine

In Genesis 2, at the end of the creation story, we read,Thus the heavens and the earth were completed in all their vast array. By the seventh day God had ...

A Meal

A GOD WHO IS WITH YOU IN YOUR HUNGEROne thing Jesus did in the Eucharist was to connect, in a vivid and simple way, eating with obedience and worship. He ...

God Will Always Be There For You

The 1989 Armenian earthquake needed only four minutes to flatten the nation and kill thirty thousand people.Moments after the deadly tremor ceased, a father raced to an elementary school to ...

How to Make a 5-Minute Plan for Any Emergency

When is the worst time to decide what to do in an emergency?When the emergency hits.As someone who watches all kinds of “emergency” shows on TV — ER, Chicago Med, ...

The Spirit in You

I will ask the Father, and He will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever — the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept Him, ...

Slowing Down to Get Ahead

I’m curious to know what comes to mind when I ask you what your biggest dream and desire in life is. What is it that you would like to do ...

I Do Believe. Help My Unbelief.

Immediately the boy’s father cried out and said, “I do believe; help my unbelief.” — Mark 9:24My thirteen-year-old son, Mason, was in the ICU. It wasn’t the first time, but ...

When Change Hurts

Note from the Author:Dear friend,This says a lot to me, you being here. It says you are feeling what I sometimes feel — like there is more than this. Your ...

When Paul Passes Phoebe the Baton

I commend to you our sister, Phoebe, a deacon of the church in Cenchreae. — Romans 16:1 NIVPhoebe was a sister, an agent or representative from Paul to deliver his ...

Love Will Find a Way

In secular, pluralistic cultures, Christians often are afraid to talk about their beliefs because they don’t know what to say. Pastors of believers in such places often feel they must ...

The Companion’s Prayer: Pointing Our Kids to Trust Along Life’s Uncharted Paths

Over the past year, I’ve been called to companion my thirteen-year-old daughter through challenging new territories due to a severe health issue. I use this word as a verb because ...

Warrior Princesses

“Me, a princess?”“You are the legal heir.”“I never lead anyone.”“We will help you to be a princess, to rule. If you refuse to accept the throne then the kingdom will ...

A Passionate Life

When the hour came, Jesus and His apostles reclined at the table. And He said to them, “I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer. ...

Ask Seek Knock

… And if by prayer Incessant I could hope to change the will Of Him who all things can, I would not cease To weary Him with my assiduous cries. ...

Why I Stopped Saying 'I Will Pray For You'

I’ve come to the place where I have had to stop telling people, “I’ll pray for you.”I simply know that despite my good intentions — and these promises are almost ...

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