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Only Love Today: My Vow to Soften

By being softer you can hear more, learn more, feel more, and love more.I’ve had enough of my hard edges. I’m tired of straining my voice. I’d like to loosen ...

God-Story vs. Self-Story

This past spring our friends Jill and Guri secured a table at Talula’s Table, one of the most difficult dinner reservations to snag in the entire country. There was seating ...

Hospitality: Ordinary Moments Matter

Editor’s note: Jesus told us to love one another. But, in this day with busy schedules and busier families in every home on our block, just meeting the neighbors can ...

Quiz: How Much of a Bible "Foodie" are You?

Test your knowledge of foods in the Bible! From manna to the mustard seed, there is so much spiritual significance to the foods and meals in the Bible!Maybe you’ve never ...

Fiction Friday: Indivisible

Editor’s Note: Find each other all over again… Marriage is a beautiful gift and takes work to maintain sweetness, joy, and intimacy. What better time than now to choose love ...

Goal-Setting for Kids in 4 Easy Steps

It’s the New Year! And you know what that means for many of us. New ideas, new goals, and new dreams.Each year, during the week between Christmas and January 1st, ...

The Jewish Roots of Christianity , How to Reclaim Your Inheritance

As a born-again Believer, do you feel as though your walk with God has stalled? What once was a burning fire and a passion for the Lord just isn’t the ...

Believing and Listening

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 ...

Church of the Small Things: Things I Wish I’d Known When I Became a Mom

The Bible says, “Point your kids in the right direction — when they’re old they won’t be lost” (Proverbs 22:6 MSG), which means it’s our job to give them what ...

Through All The Seasons. . . God Is Loving and Powerful

Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 — Why has this passage endured the ages as one of the oldest philosophical poems in our literary canon? It’s certainly among the most pensive passages of God’s ...

Editor's Picks: January 2019

I don’t know about you but during Christmas break all I did was lounge around wrapped up in cozy blankets and read to my heart’s content. It was pure luxury. ...

Trial By Fire

Editor’s note: Jonathan Cain is the keyboardist of the beloved, bestselling rock band Journey. He helped pen the band’s iconic anthem “Don’t Stop Believin’,” the most downloaded song of all ...

Mourning Is a Better Teacher than Feasting

Better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the house of feasting, For that is the end of all men; And the living will take it ...

Sacred Parenting: Perfecting Holiness

Every Day Is Like an Airline Emergency Have you ever noticed the severe discrepancy behind the very few verses in the Bible that discuss the “how-to” of parenting and the ...

The Quiet Power of Bedtime Prayers

I slip out of my daughter’s room with my last, “I love you” and quietly shut the door. Before I head downstairs I sneak a peek at my son as ...

A Plate of Sweet and Succulent Figs

Taste and See God’s SatisfactionAfter Leif and I moved to Salt Lake City from Colorado, I would often slip out on late-afternoon walks to explore our surrounding neighborhood where fruit ...

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Face Uncertain Times with Unbreakable Courage

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