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Are you ready for holiday cooking?In our family, the excitement of sharing a Thanksgiving or Christmas meal begins long before we bake the bread, carve the turkey, or serve the ...

God created you and me for one purpose: to showcase His glory — to enjoy it, display it, and demonstrate it every day to everyone we encounter.What does it mean ...

I read that high-wire-walking legend Nik Wallenda planned to walk a tightrope across the Grand Canyon.I told Brice I did not want to miss the excitement of the live television ...

Nearly five years ago, my wife, Lauren, and I became parents for the first time when our daughter, Ashlyn Alexandra, was born. Three years later, we welcomed her sister, Madison ...

Angels are ministering spirits.We read and hear so much about demons today. Many books were published last year, and it’s so good to read that demons are defeated enemies, but ...

If anything has become clear to me over the past seven years, it’s the link between love and craziness. It’s what made me the head of a nonprofit organization by ...

If you were to share a pot of coffee with a certain elderly gentleman in downtown Dallas, he would tell you that the very sight of rain still brings tears ...

Dear Friend,I wrote Jesus Always, my new 365-day devotional, with a desire to help readers live a joy-filled life.No matter what is happening in our world, we Christians can find ...

Over the course of our lives, we will all experience a struggle of one kind or another. We are not alone when we encounter heartbreak, death, or sickness. But when ...

The Bible is the most valuable source of strength, teaching, exhortation, and training in my own life as I’m sure it is for yours, too.I introduced my kids to the ...

I am your Joy!These four words can light up your life.Since I am always with you, the Joy of My Presence is continually accessible to you.You can open up to ...

We’ve been back to school for over a month and now that we’ve found our groove, I’ve turned my attention away from school supplies and preparation and on to the ...

There is a rhythm the oceans follow.The waves swell and recede; the tide goes in and out. It affects fishing, sea life, climate, and beachgoers alike. It seems silly to ...

Let’s just call the elephant in the room what it is — a massive, dirty, grayish, tusk-adorned, tail-swinging, giant-legged, big-bellied creature with ears that some cartoon creators believe make them ...

“But it’s still light out. Why do we have to go to bed?” I reasoned.“Because it’s bedtime,” Mom always replied. And so my three younger siblings and I would lie ...

Ok, friends, you have no idea how excited our OBS team and I are to finally be able to announce our Fall Online Bible Study!One of my favorite pint-sized preachers, ...