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When you submit your life to Christ, your spirit comes to life. You are born anew, and your spirit is connected to God’s Spirit. From that moment on, there is ...

Video surgeries make me squirm. Normally, a close-up shot of a scalpel has me groping for the remote. But today I pulled the covers close to my face and watched ...

On our wedding night, Nancy and I knelt by the side of the bed in our bridal suite and prayed. We didn’t know it then, but that night we began ...

Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path. — Psalm 119:105Have you ever played that party game that starts with a phrase whispered from person ...

Fruit InspectionEvery good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit. Every ...

Bring Me your weakness, and receive My Peace. Accept yourself and your circumstances just as they are, remembering that I am sovereign over everything. Do not wear yourself out with ...

The foundation of successful communication is first and foremost found in looking in the mirror. How does your spouse view you? What are the qualities that you possess as a ...

For years, I didn’t really know the significance of the name that had been chosen for me. Similarly, I’m afraid we have lost the significance of naming in our culture ...

Tom Landry was one of the greatest Christian gentlemen I ever knew. — Dr. Billy GrahamEditor’s Note: Tom Landry was the first head coach of the Dallas Cowboys in the ...

Overcoming Anxiety and Conflict Moving from volcano and earthquake country to tornado country required my (Wayde) family to adjust our thinking. In Seattle we frequently heard predictions of what would ...

First go and be reconciled with your brother; then come and offer your gift. — Matthew 5:24At a church potluck awhile ago, older parishioners were asked to share childhood memories ...

The Best Answer to PrayerThe word of the Lord came to [Abraham]… “A son who is your own flesh and blood will be your heir.” He took him outside and ...

God put rest in us because rest is necessary for vitality and flourishing. ~ Rebekah LyonsAre you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to Me. Get away with ...

Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean. — Ezekiel 36:25 KJVMy Maggie is an artist; she likes to draw. Being the exuberant soul she ...

Now the Lord God had planted a garden in the east in Eden. — Genesis 2:8The Butchart Gardens of Victoria, British Columbia, enjoy a worldwide reputation. Begun in 1904 in ...

Say Hello to My Little Friend If anyone causes one of these little ones— those who believe in Me—to stumble, it would be better for them to have a large ...