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In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through Him all things were made; ...

Pick up a pen and count gifts. It keeps your eyes good. It offers you the definite gift of greater joy. It draws open the curtains right when the sun ...

Editor’s note: Two-time GRAMMY winning hip-hop artist and bestselling author Lecrae had inspired millions with his redemptive and gut-honest art. But when his personal life spun into chaos, he was ...

There is no such thing as an autonomous Christian who stands alone with no need for others and no obligation to anyone.To be called a Christian, by definition, means being ...

If I die, let me die, let him live.1 — From Jean Valjean’s song “Bring Him Home”The physical climax to Les Misérables is street fighting based on an actual uprising ...

Shame, by formal definition, is a painful feeling of having lost the respect of others because of an improper behavior, sin, or label of incompetence. It arises from dishonor or ...

The end of a matter is better than its beginning, and patience is better than pride. — Ecclesiastes 7:8 NIVI want to completely declutter the basement before Thanksgiving,” my wife, ...

For our sake [God] made [Christ] to be sin who knew no sin, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God. — 2 Corinthians 5:21His command at ...

There are different ways to love people. Jesus was the expert at them all, and none was His equal.Loving people requires a keen understanding of what their needs are at ...

Eucharisteo is the Biblical Greek word that literally means to give thanks… what I believe Jesus did each and every day regardless of His circumstances. ~ Ann VoskampFather, I thank ...

The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it? — Jeremiah 17:9 NIVGood question. Not me.Apparently, nobody.This explains why we’ve all said at some point, ...

For a long time, I ran away from my grandfather’s story as a Medal of Honor recipient. I didn’t want to be overshadowed by it. It was too spectacular and ...

When I was a cessationist, I never saw God heal anyone because I never prayed for healing. 1How can you pray regularly for something that you believe God no longer ...

Their joy will be in doing what’s right and being themselves, and not in being affirmed by. — Galatians 6:4 TPTJESUS WASN’T PRETTY I didn’t know until I was older ...

How do I distinguish between my desires and God’s? How do I tap in to my true heart’s desires — the ones that lead me to His best for me?Once ...

When we decide to follow Jesus, life is no longer about our liberties. It is about our responsibilities to Him. It is not about our cans. It is about our ...