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Prayers for Teachers

Editor's note: Hey, parents, grandparents, and caretakers, believe it or not, the school year is right around the corner! Let's pray those kids we love and their teachers who are heroes through the ...

Pray Until Something Happens: The King's Speech

Where the word of a king is, there is power; and who may say to him, “What are you doing?” — Ecclesiastes 8:4 In the 2010 Oscar-winning film The King’s ...

Rely on Prayer

We constantly pray for you. — 2 Thessalonians 1:11 When Jesus was preparing to face the cross, He prayed. He told His disciples to pray too. My heart is full ...

Ask Big

Meanwhile, the boat was already some distance from land, battered by the waves, because the wind was against them. Jesus came toward them walking on the sea very early in ...

The Anatomy of a Lament

The great 4th century Church Father, Athanasius once said: “The Psalms have a unique place in the Bible because [whereas] most of Scripture speaks to us, the Psalms speak for ...

Waiting on God for Deliverance

Driven by Relationship About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them. Suddenly there was such a violent earthquake ...

From Panic to Peace

The Burden of Fear I will fear no evil. — Psalm 23:4 NKJV It’s the expression of Jesus that puzzles us. We’ve never seen His face like this. Jesus smiling, ...

When a Tsunami Hits the Heart

The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit. Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivers him out of them all. – ...

Prayer: What Does It Mean to Pray Without Ceasing?

Pray without ceasing. — 1 Thessalonians 5:17 Pray without ceasing… Really? Pray without ceasing? What do those three, simple, profound words mean? It can’t mean to never stop speaking to ...

A Faith Lesson from Peter’s Denial of Jesus

Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The rain came down, the ...

The Prayer that Gets Results

O God of my father Abraham and God of my father Isaac, the Lord who said to me, “Return to your country and to your family, and I will deal ...

Increase Our Joy

Whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for you serve ...

Crazy Prayers

This woman is driving me crazy. – Luke 18:5 I love the parable of the persistent widow. I don’t mean any disrespect, but I think persistent is a nice word ...

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 ...

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, ...

Free Resources

Free Bible Study featuring 6 of your favorite Bible teachers

Free Bible Study featuring 6 of your favorite Bible teachers

Unpack the incredible stories of 6 women in the Old Testament! Join the FREE Online Bible Study and get access to 6 study videos and other Bible study resources - all free when you sign up! Study starts 4/21