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Private Prayer Is Your Soul Alone with God
Jesus prayed. We are told that when He was baptized,as He was praying, the heavens openedand the Spirit came upon Him. The flow of the Spirit is closely connected to ...
Is Your Family Parenting Out of Faith, or Out of Fear?
For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control. — 2 Timothy 1:7By all accounts, Shiloh was the perfect teen. She earned excellent ...
God's Awesome, Unique Design of All People: Teaching Our Kids About Diversity
We attend an inner-city church in Little Rock, Arkansas. Little Rock is known to be a place of desegregation struggles — past and present. Up until 1957 schools here were ...
Immeasurably More
Editor’s note: Shauna Shanks suddenly found herself brokenhearted, confused, and struggling to please God in the midst of terrible circumstances – her husband’s infidelity. She shares the story of that ...
What You Have, Not What You Lack
Editor’s note: Jody Jean Dreyer worked for the Walt Disney Company for 30 years and in Beyond the Castle she shares one-of-a-kind stories and insights into what sets the Disney ...
The Underestimated Danger of Not Listening
Jeremiah 29:11-13 is one of the most quoted verses in all of Scripture:“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not ...
Joyful Confidence in God: The Dark Night of the Soul
When God Seems SilentBecause the soul is the deepest expression of the person, the soul is the place of greatest pain. We do not speak of the dark night of ...
They Lost Everything in a Devastating Fire But Never Felt More Rich or Free
Driving the road to our house, you crest a small hill right before you reach the intersection. It had always been a good feeling — to reach the hill and ...
Harvest Contentment
Lie: I will be content when I have it all.Truth: I will be content when I live grateful.Our washing machine has rinsed many a mud-covered toy, grass-stained picnic blanket, and ...
Windows of Tears
The closest communion with God comes, I believe, through the sacrament of tears. Just as grapes are crushed to make wine and grain to make bread, so the elements of ...
Different Kids, One God
No two kids are created the same.What works to encourage or discipline one does not work for another. I wish I could find a simple strategy that works with all ...
Why God Allows Trial and Temptation
God allows temptation and trial because they can be good for us.Seriously? Yep.The same Greek and Hebrew words are used in Scripture for both temptation and trial. The distinction depends ...
Do No Harm
The apostle Paul said about a healthy community, “If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with it.” The Christian community, ...
Whispers from God to a Hungry Soul
Editor’s note: In Perfectly Unfinished, Andrea Logan White shares the story of her faith — a journey which took her from the Playboy mansion to finding God at a stop ...
Indescribable - Teaching Kids to Be in Awe of God's Creation
How did people live when dinosaurs were around? How did the stars get in the sky? How does gravity really work? If you’ve heard these questions, or similar ones, from ...
Time for Joy
Time for JoyRejoice always. — 1 Thessalonians 5:16If you’re waiting for everything in life to be perfect in order to begin rejoicing, then here’s a rather disappointing spoiler alert: life ...
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