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Buzz. Buzz. Michelle’s cell phone vibrated twice on her night stand. It was a text coming in at 12:40 a.m. I was zonked out and the sound barely registered with ...

For our God is a consuming fire. — Hebrews 12:29 ESVDuring that long period, the king of Egypt died. The Israelites groaned in their slavery and cried out, and their ...

Editor’s Note: In the 1960s, Steve McQueen was, according to box office receipts, the biggest movie star of his generation. Dubbed “The King of Cool,” McQueen starred in such films ...

When I was a child and someone asked me what my name was I would say, “Sheila Davina Walsh.” My mum would tell me time after time that all I ...

From the beginning of creation, God has asked for honesty — not perfection.I suppose it was easy for Adam and Eve to be honest with God at first, because they ...

Editor’s note: Kate Merrick, her husband Britt, and their family faced a life-changing cancer diagnosis, long and painful treatments, and the death of their daughter Daisy. In the midst of ...

Made for Each Other~ N. T. WrightAs iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another. — Proverbs 27:17We are made for each other. Yet making relationships work, let alone making ...

The peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. — Philippians 4:5You can lose it all… only to discover that you haven’t. ...

Earth, do not cover my blood; may my cry never be laid to rest! Even now my Witness is in Heaven; my Advocate is on high. My Intercessor is my ...

Paintings and PeopleIt was July 21. My forty-eighth birthday. I was in one of the hardest parts of this season of suffering. The season of dust. I wasn’t able to ...

Group Time Leader read Kat’s message to group: It’s no accident that your attention is here for the moment. Cast aside those nagging fears that you won’t give this study ...

To this day I’ve never laughed so hard. I can’t explain why the video was so contagious, but it was. And I had to share the video with my family ...

Through Life’s InterruptionsThe very first time I led people in worship was in January 1983 in Woodward, Oklahoma. But there was just one problem. Snow. Everything, including the roads, was ...

You would think after a decade working the same job I’d feel an unbroken stream of confidence that I am exactly where I need to be, doing precisely what I ...

For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. — ...

Breathing Authentic BraveryMaybe it’s my age or where I am in life right now; I’m not sure. But I’ve simply grown weary of a yo-yo type of bravery. It is ...