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7 Things to Do When Your Adult Children Make Poor Choices

Editor's note: Dr. Jim Burns wrote Doing Life with Your Adult Children for us parents who deeply desire to be part of our children's (and grandchildren's) lives. It's not always easy and it ...

Giving Our Thoughts to God

Remember not the former things, nor consider the things of old. — Isaiah 43:18 ESV How you think about yourself and your situation can empower you with possibility — or ...

Do You Hear What I Hear?

Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying, “Glory to God in the highest Heaven, and on earth peace to those on ...

The Greatness of Servants

Whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant… For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His ...

Where You Look, You Will Go

Editor’s note: Please, join us for the Don’t Look Back OBS starting  January 22nd. Sign up today! For thirty-plus years now, I’ve been going to women’s conferences, and I don’t ...

The Innkeeper in Bethlehem: Living Beyond the No

For nothing is impossible with God. — Luke 1:37 The Innkeeper who gave Mary and Joseph a stable to stay in should be a model for us as we celebrate ...

Giving Away What Was Never Yours

The Source of all things is also the Owner of all things. There’s a pleasure in giving what you have to someone in need that is unlike the pleasure of ...

Expectant

For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given; and the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty ...

Change of Plans

In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph. — ...

Don’t Look Back: What’s Stopping You?

Editor’s note: Don’t Look Back is our New Year Online Bible Study and you're invited! It’s for all of us who get stuck sometimes and need to keep moving forward ...

Loved Child of God, Don’t Look Back

Editor’s note: Join us for our next Online Bible Study! Don’t Look Back starts 1/22/24 and you are invited. It’s for all of us who get stuck sometimes and need ...

God Isn’t Afraid to Get Down in the Dirt

Then the Lord God formed a man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being. — ...

The Jesus I Need

Are you thinking what I’m thinking? That given the events of the past years, Advent feels just a tiny bit misplaced? Global pandemic. Economic instability. Racial tension. Unending violence. The ...

Christ Makes Us Rich

Though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, that you through His poverty might become rich. — 2 Corinthians 8:9 What do you imagine Heaven is like? ...

The Rock, the Road, and the Rabbi: Bethlehem

Where It All Began So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house ...

Oh Come, Let Us Adore Him

Editor’s note: This Christmas, give your kids or grandkids the Bible that is the most recommended by Christian schools and churches! The bestselling Adventure Bible® comes in 5 great translations ...

Free Resources

Free Online Bible Study by Jennie Allen

Free Online Bible Study by Jennie Allen

What does the Bible tell us about our emotions? Join the free Untangle Your Emotions Online Bible Study and get exclusive content from author Jennie Allen, 6 study videos, and other Bible study resources - all free when you sign up! Study starts 6/10.