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Prayer: Climbing the Mountain

The First Steps to Amen Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Let all the people say, “Amen!” Praise the Lord. — Psalm 106:48How ...

Our Family Values: More than Words on a Piece of Paper

How Do We Teach Our Children Family Values?Our family’s mission statement is mounted in a beautiful frame in our foyer. It’s there to remind us of what we stand for ...

Barrenness and Hope: Waiting and Trusting God's Sovereignty

When we’d first moved from Chinquapin into our new home, I had a moment, followed by a few other moments, when God broke in. It wasn’t mystical. In fact, it ...

Creating a Sun Delay

Creating a Sun DelayI remember the first time I started collecting hellos.Instead of staring at the screen of my phone or reviewing my to-do list that day, I simply watched ...

Creating a Prayer Room at Work or Home

*Daniel had a specific place that he designated for prayer, which was an upstairs room in his home to which he withdrew three times every day (Daniel 6:10).We don’t know ...

Why Wanting Change Is Not Enough

I had been aware for years that my life was crazy. I found myself thinking regularly that I wanted to be living a different way long before The Day Life ...

Snuggle Up & Read this Summer!

Whether after a full day of fun in the sun or a rainy day indoors, summertime is the perfect time to snuggle up and read with your little ones and ...

Spiritual Warfare Is Serious

When the messenger addressed Daniel, he instructed him to “consider carefully the words I am about to speak to you, and stand up” (10:11).In other words, Daniel needed to “listen-up.” ...

The Daniel Prayer: Preparing for Prayer

This is a sneak peek of session two of The Daniel Prayer Bible Study, a six-session study with bestselling author and Bible teacher Anne Graham Lotz. Join us for all ...

Resurrected Religion, Flourishing Faith

The rallying cry of “spiritual but not religious” in this apocalyptic moment is well intentioned, and it might even be helpful as some of us process the eruptions taking place ...

Father's Day Gift Guide: 12 Inspirational Books and Bibles Dads Will Love

Thank you, God, for dads! Though we love our fathers every day, Father’s Day is a great time to go above and beyond. Now is the time to pick out ...

To Cherish Is to Heal

To cherish is to heal.To ridicule your spouse or to be apathetic about your spouse is to further injure them. Contempt merely reinforces the negativity from earlier in your spouse’s ...

Storytelling Matters: How to Share the Bible with Young Kids

Children love stories. Our kids never tire of hearing chronicles from our family history, or tales about their favorite heroes and heroines, or stories about the wondrous miracles that the ...

In the Race of Life: Loved Unconditionally

My whole life has been about running against the clock. The time between Olympic Games makes each one so important that seizing the chance to participate is often a once-in-a-lifetime ...

Answers About Angels

What does the Bible say about the origin of angels?We mustn’t think of angels yet as genies or errand boys who fly to our aid at every daily dilemma. The ...

Feed Your Body with Rest

Feed Your Body with RestAnd my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of His glory in Christ Jesus. — Philippians 4:19When you look over the course ...

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