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God’s Plan for Partnership with Us
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 ...
I Don’t Believe In Balance
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 ...
God Will Help You When You Are Sick
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 ...
A Broader Vision of Manhood
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, ...
Finding Jesus in the Story of Creation
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 ...
Determined
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 ...
How Common Are Miracles?
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 Prayer
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 ...
Being Joy-Full
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 ...
Kill the Spider: Balderdash
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 ...
Romans: In the Grip of Grace Online Bible Study Week Three — The Battle We Fight
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 God
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: God Hears
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. — ...
Verse Mapping Online Bible Study — Let’s Wrap It Up!
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 ...
Biblical Community
All the believers were together and had everything in common. They sold property and possessions to give to anyone who had need. Every day they continued to meet together in ...
Liberty, a Gift from the Creator
Founding Father and one of the three authors of the Federalist Papers, Alexander Hamilton (January 11, 1755–July 12, 1804), wrote this concerning the nature of liberty:The fundamental source of all ...
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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