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The Circle Maker: Becoming a Circle Maker

You do not have because you do not ask God. — James 4:2 (NIV)What a powerful statement, but what does it have to do with prayer? It is easy to ...

Do We Mistake Our Families for Facebook?

More than a billion people are on Facebook these days. And they’re all incredibly happy.Don’t believe me? Just look at them. Click on practically any Facebook page you want — ...

Notice. Pray. Show Up. Love.

Editor’s Note: Welcome to Sit & Listen Saturday featuring Devotionals Daily on Alexa. Enjoy reading as well as listening to your devotional today from The Turquoise Table by Kristin Schell.In ...

True Family

My true brother and sister and mother are those who do what God wants. — Mark 3:35Does Jesus have anything to say about dealing with difficult relatives? Is there an ...

An American in Prayer: Kneel Before the King

The Greatest of Them All1931 was a long and boring year. The stock market crash of 1929 plunged America into the depths of the Great Depression, and most businesses struggled ...

Peace: Construction Dust

Unless the LORD builds the house, they labor in vain who build it. —Psalm 127:1 NASBHave you ever been involved in the construction of a home or a major remodel? ...

Shifting Sands

How do you know what will happen even tomorrow? What, after all, is your life? It is like a puff of smoke visible for a little while and then dissolving ...

Forgiving: Releasing the Grip of the Grudge

The longer you hold a grudge, the longer the grudge has a hold on you. — Jeff Henderson, Buckhead ChurchHas anyone ever done you wrong? Forgiving is very difficult, I ...

Allow Yourself to Rest

Allow RestCast all your anxiety on Him because He cares for you. — 1 Peter 5:7You need to rest, but you keep pressing forward, hoping that somehow, someday you’ll catch ...

Teaching Kids about the Character and Names of God

What does God look like? What does God sound like? When does God ‘show up’ for you?Have you ever really thought about these things? More importantly, have you ever asked ...

The Prayer of Praise

I used to hurry into the church twenty minutes late on Sunday morning. By the time I found a seat and settled into it, the worship and praise time was ...

4 Reasons the ICB Translation is a Game-Changer for Kids and God’s Word

Can I make a confession? My favorite translation of the Bible is currently the ICB®, The International Children’s Bible. Yup… you read that right. I’m obsessed with a children’s version ...

A Fierce Love: Crushing

One evening David got up from his bed and walked around on the roof of the palace. From the roof he saw a woman bathing. The woman was very beautiful, ...

Fear Must Fall

Fear grips us whenever we believe that apart from, or in spite of, our best efforts, something undesirable is going to happen and we can’t stop it. Sometimes fear is ...

I Am Seen

And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. — Matthew 10:30He stood well over six feet tall, a towering figure of a man, especially to my petite ...

Seeking Guidance from God

I’m trying to figure out whether or not we should go to Moab this year. And right now, it’s not really clear.For the past seven years a group of guys ...

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