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“I take thee to be my wedded [wife/husband].” What I am about to say has been considered somewhat controversial. Normally, I’d try to avoid controversy in an inspirational book like ...

There is an Easy Way.It is the yoke of Jesus, and it is identical to God’s Hard Way.This is no play on words; it is real and true. From God’s ...

Hannah prayed and said: “My heart rejoices in the LORD… I rejoice in Your salvation.” — 1 Samuel 2:1When have you really wanted something? We all know what it feels ...

When God Surprises Everyone You are a lion’s cub, O Judah. — Genesis 49:9Judah remembers the story as though it happened yesterday. He feels it in his gut, like a ...

My dear friend Carolyn is a wise woman. We have been friends for many years. She’d been one of those faithful friends who stood by me when I decided to ...

Truth is what fits us for the life of a Christian. Truth holds everything together and makes us ready. At the center of our lives we place “the truth [that] ...

Jesus is often in the last place I want to look but the very place He always said He would be — in the whisper, in the children, in the ...

HopeWe have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain, where our forerunner, Jesus, has entered on our behalf. ...

Do you find it easy to fill your kids’ non-school hours and days with stimulating social, intellectual and recreational activities but challenging to get them to wind down at the ...

To be prepared for war is the most effectual means of preserving peace. — George WashingtonWelcome My guess is that you are facing a situation right now for which you ...

Editor’s Note: This post, taken from Lisa Gungor’s new book The Most Beautiful Thing I’ve Seen, touches on the moments after she, her family, and her close friends discover that ...

Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice. And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God ...

We wait in hope for the Lord; He is our help and our shield. In Him our hearts rejoice, for we trust in His holy name. — Psalm 33:20–21Have you ...

This is what the Lord… says: I have heard your prayer and seen your tears; I will heal you. — 2 Kings 20:5Leslie pushed her way through the hospital’s double ...

Christians have been trained to fight sin the same way teenagers were taught to fight drugs in the 1980’s. Both have been markedly ineffective.Nancy Regan started her famous campaign against ...

“If you love those who love you, what reward will you get?” —Matthew 5:46Let’s be honest. Sometimes we just don’t see eye to eye with some people in our lives. ...