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The Grace of Your Story

I have been incredibly privileged. I grew up a pastor’s kid at a huge church in Houston, Texas. I was raised in a Christian home by two incredibly loving parents ...

Hope for Today... and Tomorrow

Hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us. — Romans 5:5 Our God is ...

Attitude Is Everything

Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go. ~ Oscar Wilde During a difficult season in my life, I asked a mentor of mine if we could have ...

Receive Affirmation

Maybe you love your birthday. You love an excuse to eat cake. You find great joy in opening gifts and relish the opportunity to mark the moment by reflecting on ...

When Failures Pile Up

So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with My righteous right hand. ...

Praying for Teenagers: Praying Against Self-Harm and Suicide

Editor's note: As parents, we need to pray for our teens' mental health, praying against self-harm and praying against suicide. Our kids face stresses that are new to their generation and they ...

The Prompting of the Spirit

How to Be Sure It's His Voice Give her the four hundred dollars. Jared and I were standing at the rental car counter in Colorado Springs, and the Holy Spirit ...

Change All of It

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! — 2 Corinthians 5:17  Do not conform to the pattern of ...

God Is Omnipresent. We Are Not.

We Are Not Omnipresent I grew up in an apartment and always had food on the table, thanks to my mom’s waiting tables at a restaurant nearly every night. She ...

How to Let the Offense Go and Talk Yourself Happy

Recently, I was in a situation in which someone I trusted betrayed me. At a point in my life when I needed help the most and longed to surround myself ...

5 Ways to Learn How to Pray + 10 Books to Read

Prayer is Jesus’ invitation to us to understand God more deeply. An integral spiritual discipline, the Bible prompts Christians to pray on all occasions without ceasing for ourselves and even ...

Fight: You Don’t Take Me Seriously

Note: Not one single marriage in the history of marriages has run perfectly all the time. At our worst, when our fights reached critical mass, we were miserable. We knew ...

Hope of Heaven

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come! — 2 ­Corinthians­ 5:17Heaven is both present and future. As you ...

Dig In

The greatest gift you can give another is the purity of your attention. ~ Richard MossHaving written this book before COVID-19, I want to hug you, to pull you near ...

It’s About Love

I took my seat behind my computer and prayed, Lord, what do You want to say to her? What do You want to remind her of? What do You want ...

It’s a One-Woman Job

Finding the Courage to Choose May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by ...

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Free Bible Study featuring Lysa TerKeurst!

Free Bible Study featuring Lysa TerKeurst!

Find Relief from the Exhaustion of Overthinking, Trying to Fix Others, and Wanting to Figure It All Out

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 11/16