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I need to begin with words that may hurt initially. These diagnostic words are the opposite of everything Pinterest and Instagram are telling you. You may not like these words ...

[God’s grace] does not… depend on human desire or effort, but on God’s mercy. — Romans 9:16Hey, friends! We’re in week four of the Romans: In the Grip of Grace ...

One of my favorite things about God is that nothing ever surprises Him. I take the greatest comfort in knowing that no matter how crazy the world gets, God is ...

How will I do it all? How do I balance life and family and work? I don’t believe in balance.I don’t believe in balance because I cannot find it anywhere ...

We don’t know her name, but we know her situation. Her world was midnight black. Grope-in-the-dark-and-hope-for-help black. Read these three verses and see what I mean:A large crowd followed Jesus ...

Every culture has its ideal vision of masculinity.Sociologist Erving Goffman once wrote, “In an important sense there is only one completely unblushing male in America: a young, married, white, urban, ...

The entire Old Testament points to the coming of the Messiah in the New Testament. We find this from the very first letter and word in Genesis, which reveals that ...

Take up your positions; stand firm and see the deliverance the LORD will give you. — 2 Chronicles 20:17 In this journey of life, you will want to quit. There ...

Aren’t they pretty rare?That’s what I used to think—but then I started my investigation into the miraculous. As I began researching this topic, my curiosity prompted me to commission a ...

Fighting the Enemy Through PrayerJesus’ reminder to pray regularly against temptation reminds us just how prevalent and dangerous the appeal of sin can be in the Christian life. Once again ...

In Your presence is fullness of joy. — Psalm 16:11 NASB“I need a leaf blower. But for people.”I chuckled when I saw that line on a tea towel — and ...

Editor’s Note: In Kill the Spider, Carlos Whittaker deals with problems, bad habits, harmful thought patters (cobwebs) all the way down to the root issue (spider) in order to finally ...

Hey, friends! It’s week three of the Romans: In the Grip of Grace OBS. How are you doing? The first five chapters of Romans gave us a lot to chew ...

Turn Over Control to GodHow do we do that? How do we turn over the control of our lives to God as Jesus did, and as Jesus invites us to ...

Ask in Prayer Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much. — ...

Hey friends, it’s recap week! I don’t know about you, but Verse Mapping has been the biggest stretch for me of any OBS teaching so far. I still have some ...