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Because I Am Loved
Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. — 1 Peter 5:6Thought for the Day: Doing something in order to be loved ...
God Has a Purpose
Exodus 8:32; Exodus 10:20We know from James 1:13 that God does not — will not — inject the idea of evil into anyone’s heart. So how is it that we ...
The Power of Redemptive Love
One of the most common complaints I have heard in more than thirty years of counseling is from one spouse who wants to improve the marriage when the other spouse ...
Crash the Party: Radical Repentance
When one of the Pharisees invited Jesus to have dinner with him, He went to the Pharisee’s house and reclined at the table. A woman in that town who lived ...
Creation: The Beginning of Life as We Know It
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. — Genesis 1:1Imagine the Creator of the universe “out there” somewhere. Compared to the earth that He created, “out there” ...
Take Time to Listen
FocusThen the LORD came and stood and called as at other times, ‘Samuel! Samuel!’ And Samuel said, ‘Speak, for Your servant is listening.’ – I Samuel 3:10CaptureAs a storyteller, I ...
Get Outside! Worshipping God and Celebrating His Creation as a Family
One of my goals for the upcoming year is to find new ways to incorporate worship into all aspects of my family’s life. Praising God should naturally overflow into every ...
Generosity: Triggering God
Give freely and spontaneously. Don’t have a stingy heart. The way you handle matters like this triggers GOD, your God’s, blessing in everything you do, all your work and ventures. ...
Stewardship Matters
Overspending and mindless shopping can be destructive habits, whether we have a little or a lot. In fact, mindless spending might even be a little easier to keep in check ...
The Art of Cherishing Your Spouse
Crafting a Cherishing Mindset You can pay $25,000 for a watch that will never disappoint you. It will tell time with mathematical precision. If you look at it fifteen times ...
Standing Strong Against Temptation
After fasting forty days and forty nights, [Jesus] was hungry. The tempter came to Him and said, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread… ...
Unstuff Your Soul
I don’t think many of us aspire to be a mediocre friend. As a general rule, we don’t usually set out to fill our lives with superficial, surface-level friends or ...
Nourishing Habits That Stay
When you look at all the areas of your life that may need to change for you to live more nourished and less stressed, even this can feel overwhelming.Where to ...
Identity: This Is Who You Really Are
Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is ...
7 Questions to Transform Your Child’s Thinking
Have your pre-teens or teens ever gone through a season in life where they grappled with an onslaught of difficult emotions?Because we live in a fallen world, at times, our ...
Caring for Your Soul in 2017
I’m a bit of a hotel snob at times. I don’t mean to be. I just happen to appreciate cleanliness, tranquility, and a good night’s sleep—and some hotels are less ...
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