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The Search for Grace: My father and My Father

[God] waits to be wanted. Too bad that with many of us He waits so long, so very long, in vain. — A. W. TozerHe was leaning back in his ...

God's Peace for When You Are Grieving a Lost Relationship

Editor’s Note: If you struggle with sleep in the middle of the night hours, those wee hours that stretch out dark, long, and lonely, and your mind wanders to worries, ...

How Faith & Stewardship Helped Build Chick-Fil-A

Editor’s Note: Steve Robinson, former chief marketing officer at Chick-fil-A for 34 years, is the author of the new book Covert Cows and Chick-fil-A: How Faith, Cows, and Chicken Built ...

Kinda Like Grace: Doing Good

So let’s not get tired of doing good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don’t give up. — Galatians 6:9Doing good. What ...

Unwavering: Living with Defiant Joy Week 6 — The Ultimate Victory

Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting? — 1 Corinthians 15:55We can bear a sadness that enriches the tapestry of our lives woven with its ...

Why Is Evidence Important for Faith?

[God] has saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace which was given to us in ...

Palau: Proclaiming the Gospel

There is a harvest waiting around the world for those willing to obey and gather it.I have seen it in every country, on every continent. I’ll never forget being in ...

True Riches: Becoming More Like Jesus

True confession? I am not a very compassionate person.I once asked a college friend if I should pray for God to help me care more about other people, or if ...

Praying the Names of God: Father

Ab, Abba, PaterThe NameThough the Old Testament provides many rich names and titles for God, the New Testament reveals Him most fully. Jesus, in fact, shocked and offended the religious ...

Fiction Friday: Katherine Reay

Editor’s note: Hooray! It’s Fiction Friday! Today we are featuring a bestselling and award-winning author — Katherine Reay. If you love classic Brit Lit like we do, you’ll love her!“Katherine ...

The Opportunity for Great Joy

Dear brothers and sisters, when troubles come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy. — James 1:2“What in the world were you thinking? How many times have we ...

Thinking About the People Who Have Hurt You

We are all imperfect. We’re filled with flaws, some little and some big, and these flaws are a large part of what makes us human. But these imperfections lead us ...

What’s Keeping Us from Dreaming?

He chose us in Him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in His sight. – Ephesians 1:4What could cause us to miss God’s plans? I ...

Anything for His Glory

Father, I want those you have given Me to be with Me where I am, and to see My glory, the glory You have given Me because you loved Me ...

Unwavering: Living with Defiant Joy Week 5 — Cultivating Joy

Rejoice in the Lord always, and again I say rejoice. — Philippians 4:4Hard times come and in order to have joy you must be willing to be present to them ...

How to Pray in Hard Times

Alone But Not All AloneHere you are in your version of Egypt. It feels foreign. You don’t know the language. You never studied the vocabulary of crisis. You feel far ...

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Free Bible Study featuring Max Lucado!

Face Uncertain Times with Unbreakable Courage

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