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Thanksgiving has been a great holiday for the church to spread the message of Christ. After all, the feast between the Pilgrims and the Native Americans was to give thanks ...

“Go,” Jesus replied, “your son will live.” The man took Jesus at his word and departed. – John 4:50Whatever you ask for in prayer, believe. – Mark 11:24When you are ...

Although the words repentance and forgiveness sound religious and clean, the practice of these two grace-based words takes sleeves-rolled-up hard work. They’re tough, and they’re sweaty.I’m a sinful man. This ...

No AnswerFor much of my life, basketball was my life. When I graduated from high school, I went to the University of Chicago on a full-ride scholarship and earned a ...

Piglet sidled up to Pooh from behind. “Pooh!” he whispered. “Yes, Piglet?” “Nothing,” said Piglet, taking Pooh’s paw. “I just wanted to be sure of you.” — A. A. MilneNo ...

On a November evening, Victoria Ruvolo, a forty-four-year-old New Yorker, was driving to her home on Long Island. She’d just attended her niece’s recital and was ready for the couch, ...

This week is National Bible Week (November 13-19) – a time when families across the country will explore Scripture together to learn more about God, prayer, faith, and spiritual principles ...

The world has changed a lot since I was a kid.My teenage years were either spent with my head buried in a book, stretching the phone cord to my room ...

The Accuser Is At LargeThe enemy of our souls who bombards our minds with negative thoughts and lies, and sometimes the people around us who operate under his influence. The ...

Early in our marriage, Amy and I stumbled across a simple truth that’s made all the difference. In fact, because it’s so simple, it would be easy to underestimate just ...

Lift up your eyes round about, and see. — Isaiah 60:4 RSVAt the end of January I was waiting in the car to pick up Ann from her ballet class. ...

Unless you’re a longtime Seattle Seahawks fan of a certain age, you’ve never heard of my late husband, Grant Feasel.Grant was the starting center and long snapper for the Seahawks ...

O Lord my God, You are very great. You are clothed with honor and majesty, wrapped in light as with a garment… — Psalm 104:1-2 NRSVIt’s before sunrise in Central ...

She gave this name to the Lord who spoke to her: “You are the God who sees me,” for she said, “I have now seen the One who sees me.” ...

Here is the king whom you have chosen and whom you have desired. — 1 Samuel 12:13Voting is the most basic way citizens participate in a democracy.By voting, we help ...

Losing a parent is never easy.I know. I lost my father one year ago this month.Even as I write those words, I can hardly believe it. I had fallen into ...