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The Gift of Friendship

Editor’s note: C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien were two of the most prolific writers of faith and fiction in the 20th century. They were also great friends, and Tolkien was ...

What Steps Can I Take to Break Negative Habits?

READ: EXODUS 16 After the exodus out of Egypt, the Hebrews’ lives were upended. While many aspects of their previous lives had been harsh, they missed others, such as knowing ...

Anti-Anxiety Grace

I have certainly soothed and quieted my soul; like a weaned child resting against his mother, my soul within me is like a weaned child. — Psalm 131:2 NASB John ...

Control + Alt + Delete: Time for a Marital Reboot?

For He Himself is our peace, who has made us both one and has broken down in his flesh the dividing wall of hostility. — Ephesians 2:14 ESV Are you ...

Forever Himself, Forever Good

My older daughter’s name is Lily. Lily Jean Ardavanis. As I’m writing this chapter, she is almost two years old. Lily loves to dance, consumes heaps of strawberries, wears a ...

Faith Larger Than Your Circumstances

“Take your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering...” So Abraham rose early in ...

How Can I Believe God Protects Me When Tragedy Strikes?

I will say of the LORD, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.” — Psalm 91:2 In my head, I know God is my ...

God in the Trenches

We don’t need to wait for mountaintop moments to find God; he stands with us in the chaos, in the trenches, in the valleys. He walks alongside us as we ...

Mother Teresa on Loneliness

Editor’s note: Mother Teresa is probably the most famous caretaker of the poor the world has ever seen. She was known for being perpetually cheerful, kind, and embracing of the ...

A Deeper Sabbath Restores More Fully

Editor’s note: Yesterday, we shared an excerpt of the brand-new Weekly Rest Project. You can read it here and enjoy this devotion. * When you enter the land which I ...

Rest Is a Gift from God

On the seventh day — with the canvas of the cosmos completed — God paused from His labor and rested. Thus God blessed day seven and made it special — ...

Why Parables?

Editor’s note: Dallas Willard was a very much beloved philosopher and systematic theologian who had an uncanny knack of teaching complicated biblical truths in simple, understandable language for everyone to ...

What Holds the Key to Your Heart?

When Jesus heard this, He said to him, “You still lack one thing. Sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in Heaven. Then ...

Sink Your Teeth into This

Editor’s note: Louie Giglio’s popular devotional for kids, Indescribable, about God and science is so fascinating that adults are buying it for themselves! Packed with scripture and fantastic data about ...

Cover Your Child with Prayer = God’s Presence

A note from author Jodie Berndt on why she journals her prayers: “I’ve kept a journal for as long as I can remember. It’s the place I record scriptural insights ...

The God Baby

The God Baby As you wait attentively in My Presence, the Light of the knowledge of My Glory shines upon you. This radiant knowledge transcends all understanding. It transforms every ...

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Free Christmas Bible Study!

Free Christmas Bible Study!

Advent isn't just about waiting... let's get ready for Christmas with a fresh sense of anticipation! Join this short 4-week study and get access to 4 study videos with Christine Caine and Lisa Harper and other Advent resources - all free when you sign up! Study starts 12/2.