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A Way to Live

Some may come to faith in God and to love, without a conscious attachment to Jesus. Both Nature and good men besides Jesus may lead us to God. They who ...

Giving Thanks in the Small Things

Some days I pick up a camera and it’s a hammer.The lens is my ink, for cameras have sensor eyes, and pixels record. I slide it into a pocket, a ...

Mental Health: This Is Not a Drill

We all have a lot of work to do. Most medical professionals agree that we are less than a generation away from turning the corner on cancer. But when it ...

How to Lose Control and Keep the Faith

Cue the Queen Esther is the scriptural role model for how to control what you should and trust God with what you can’t. And, more importantly, how to decide which ...

Jesus In Me Week 1 — Bible Study Workshop

Hello, OBS friends! Welcome to session one of the Jesus in Me Online Bible Study by Anne Graham Lotz! Has your heart been singing joyously in anticipation of this study? ...

This Throne Room Prayer Changes Everything

What’s the one prayer that is spoken every day, every hour, every minute, even now?It’s a simple but potent prayer tucked into the book of Revelation.The beloved disciple, John, finds ...

It's Never Too Late for God to Redeem

In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace that He lavished on us. — Ephesians 1:7-8 NIV I ...

Ruth: Loyalty and Love

REDEMPTIONThe Old Testament places a great deal of emphasis on the role of the goel. There was a significant redemptive aspect to this person’s function. Every kinsman-redeemer was, in effect, ...

Paradise in a Garbage Dump

Jesus wasn’t drawn to the people whose lives were perfectly put together. (Actually, those people never existed.) Jesus was drawn to people whose lives weren’t all together. People just like ...

A Dad Who Really Makes a Difference

Folly is bound up in the heart of a child. — Proverbs 22:15“Yes, I love you, and no, you can’t have your own way.” When my dad was two years ...

When Judgment Gets in the Way

Caught in the Act Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. At dawn He appeared again in the temple courts, where all the people gathered around Him, and He sat ...

You Don’t Have to Suffer Alone

I broaden the path beneath you so that your ankles do not turn. This shows how intricately I am involved in your life-journey. I know exactly what is before you, ...

Becoming a More Kingdom-Minded Man

Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will ...

Spiritual Gifts: Unwrapping Your God-Given Treasures

Now about the gifts of the Spirit, brothers and sisters, I do not want you to be uninformed. — 1 Corinthians 12:1 NIVYour spiritual gifts were not given for your ...

Trust Your Inner Voice

To excel in the entertainment industry, in any industry, the first thing you have to do is decide who you want to be.If you want to stay in alignment with ...

You Don’t Need Seminary to Understand Scripture

I know prayer changes things. Prayer changes us. Prayer changes people. But if you don’t have somebody visible that you can pray with, somebody that you can call and tell ...

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Free Bible Study featuring Max Lucado!

Free Bible Study featuring Max Lucado!

Face Uncertain Times with Unbreakable Courage

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 10/5