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I Love You This Much

The celestial realms announce God’s glory; the skies testify of His hands’ great work. — Psalm 19:1 The VoiceMost of us would be quick to acknowledge that all of creation ...

We’re All Bleeders

Years ago, I was working on a book in Africa. I met up with some doctors who were treating women with obstetric fistulas. A condition caused in countries with limited ...

The Bedtime Battle

If you’re raising small children or have raised small children, then you know the bedtime battle is real. I have the opposite problem now with teenagers in my house who ...

A Liar, a Lunatic, or the Son of God

Editor’s note: C. S. Lewis was arguably the 20th century’s most influential Christian writer. Today’s selection is from his classic work Mere Christianity and is featured in The C.S. Lewis ...

What If It’s True?

Years ago, I opened my Bible and began wrestling with this question:What if every single word of this story is absolutely true and I can trust it?What if Jesus really ...

Becoming My Truest Self

I adored our family of four. We had two happy, silly, lovable boys who were just beginning preschool and kindergarten. Steve and I were starting to feel like real adults, ...

Taste and See Week 2 — Delighting in the Sweetness of Fruitfulness

Then God said, ‘Let the land produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants and trees on the land that bear fruit with seed in it, according to their various kinds.’ And it was ...

The Light Shines

The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. — John 1:5In 2005, my father, Dennis Rader, was arrested for murder. In the weeks that followed, ...

The “Secret” to Life

If there is a “secret” to life it’s this: following God is far more valuable than all the riches and comforts in the world. Whatever you are going through right ...

Rahab: Your Past Has Purpose

Rahab didn’t let her past control her future with God.We all have a past. And not just any past, a past that is presently living and active — shaping the ...

Friends Are Gifts from God

Editor’s Note: It’s Sit & Listen Saturday at Devotionals Daily. Enjoy reading as well as listening to this devotion from Living a Mighty Faith by Angus Buchnan – an encouraging ...

Jesus and The Ambivalence of Grief

Many religions contain stories that promise life after death. These stories are mythical but still meaningful, because they express the deepest longing of the human heart. To my knowledge, however, ...

Oh, My Lord, Please Send Someone Else

Editor’s note: Finding joy in life’s small moments brings purpose and power to each day – and God wants us to unpack each of these small acts of faithfulness into ...

My Grandfather’s Best Advice

Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. — 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18“Pray. Pray. Pray,” my grandfather said ...

Waiting: Four Hundred Years of Silence

Be patient, therefore, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient about it, until it receives the ...

She’s Still There: Fight for Your Life

You have to choose to be brave enough to believe that a uniquely beautiful life is still yours to have. And you have to choose to be bold enough to ...

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Face Uncertain Times with Unbreakable Courage

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