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Settle My Soul: Martha Martha

You know the drill. When retiring for the night, you have every aim that tomorrow you will carve out time to meet with Jesus. You envision an early morning summit ...

The Church: Strength and Service

A Place of StrengthFor me, the best part about the Church is that God has uniquely wired it as His vehicle to heal and offer grace to hurting people. The ...

Six Hours One Friday Online Bible Study Week 2 — Two Tombstones

I am the Messiah. ~ Jesus to the Samaritan womanYou’ve wanted to take off your mask. You’ve wanted to stop pretending. You’ve wondered what God would do if you opened ...

Pray for Greater Love

One of the most productive things we can do to pursue a life beyond amazing is to read Paul’s prayers for the churches he was involved with. He didn’t pray ...

Walking with God: Winter

Finding God in Our Losses, in the Mundane, and Sustaining Our Hearts Over What Can Feel Like the Long Path of Obedience The Passing of Scout Our family is grieving. ...

Finding Hope in the Valleys

I will always remember the year the shyest boy in kindergarten was chosen to star in the school musical. Old MacDonald was the show, loosely based on the favorite song ...

Who Is Jesus? Good or God?

Is Jesus really who He says He is? Is He really the most important person in history? Someone who deserves our respect and admiration — or is He more than ...

Clear the Clutter and Give Your Heart a New Focus: Simply Content

We’re members of one of the most privileged societies in the world.So why do we yearn for more when we have so much already?I feel uncomfortable even writing about it ...

Sharing the Bible Through Masterful Storytelling

Are you looking for a creative way to captivate your family’s interest whenever you gather with them to discuss God’s Word?Do you long for the day when your teenagers will ...
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A Life of Endurance

Heavy weights, lifted fewer times in succession, produce greater strength. Lighter weights, lifted with more repetitions, produce greater endurance.Every morning when I’m home in San Diego, I go to a ...

Joy in the Stillness

Be still, and know that I am God. — Psalm 46:10 (NIV)For as long as I can remember, I’ve been a high-energy, ambitious person. When I was a little girl, ...

Giving Hope to the Hopeless

My husband, Rich, lost his dad unexpectedly when he was eight. When father and son functions happened through the years, men from church and his friends’ dads always included him. ...

The Making of Us: Marrying Your Trial with Your Talent

Listen to author Sheridan Voysey read this devotion aloud in the video below.But to each one of us grace has been given as Christ apportioned it. — Ephesians 4:7I made ...

Consistent in Prayer: Picked Out of the Crowd

As they were going out, they met a man from Cyrene, named Simon, and they forced him to carry the cross. — Matthew 27:32When you were a child, did you ...

Six Hours One Friday Week One — Anchor Deep

We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. — Hebrews 6:19Anchor deep. Say a prayer. And, hold on. ~ Max LucadoWelcome to the Six Hours ...

Jesus’ Favorite

I’m Looking at You, JohnMy sister is the oldest of six grandchildren born to my maternal grandmother and grandfather, and she has a nickname for herself that has made us ...

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Free Bible Study featuring Max Lucado!

Free Bible Study featuring Max Lucado!

Face Uncertain Times with Unbreakable Courage

Join the FREE Online Bible Study and get access to 6 study videos and other Bible study resources - all free when you sign up! Study starts 10/5