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Get Back to Your Heart and the Heart of God

Blessed are they whose ways are blameless, who walk according to the Law of the Lord. Blessed are they who keep His statutes and seek Him with all their heart. ...

The Strength You Need: A Very Present Help in Trouble

Occupy a FortressGod is our refuge and strength. — Psalm 46:1Victoria and the girls have been in a wreck,” my son-in-law, Ethan, told me over the phone. He said their ...

Do You Have UNSTOPPABLE Faith?

You may not be competing in the Olympics, but if you’re a Christian, you ARE a member of God’s chosen team. You’ve been handed the baton of faith and entrusted ...

The Mystery of God's Timing

There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven: a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a ...

The Story of Heaven

All through the story of the Bible two parallel and beautiful dramas unfold:There is the Upper Story. God is real, He is present, and He is working on our behalf. ...

The Reason for My Hope

God’s Plan: Redemption Eventually we all find ourselves staring into the face of truth. The Bible says that man’s soul is “full of troubles” (Psalm 88:3), filled with bitterness, grief, ...

9 Brave Ways for Kids to Diffuse Conflicts

About seventy-five times a day, my kids devolve into fights, bickering, and taunting— over Barbies, over books, over kittens, and even sometimes over who looked at whom wrong.It happens. I ...

Fighting for Victory

After I became a Christian in fall 2009, diving took on a new life for me. Though I originally struggled with the desire to continue diving, I eventually got back ...

Letting Go: Running Away From God

If there is one book in the Bible that children love, and scholars love to avoid, it’s probably the book of Jonah. And it mostly has to do with that ...

Parent With Perspective

Judge not, that you be not judged. For with what judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you. ...

What On Earth Am I Here For?

Editor’s Note: American swimming star Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian of all time, made headlines last week when he opened up about the pain in his life and shared ...

Tips to Help Kids Get A Good Night’s Sleep

Have you ever tried to put your little ones to bed, knowing full well that they were worn out from the day’s activities, only to discover that they could not ...

What's It Like to Do Life With Me?

Above All Else, Guard Your Heart, for Everything You Do Flows From It.This Deals with My AttitudeHave you ever interacted with a know-it-all? Know-it-alls see themselves as a resident expert ...

Random Acts of Kindness Aren't Enough

Darla took out her crayons and scrawled a letter to her heavenly Father:Dear Mr. God,Did you really mean, “Do unto others as they do unto you”? Because if you did, ...

The Mission Field God Gave Me: Where God Wanted Me to Be

Editor’s Note: Because of his Korean-American heritage, author Kenneth Bae felt compelled to somehow reach the people of North Korea. Living in China, Kenneth began to lead guided tours into ...

My Top 5 Baby Shower Books

I will always remember that the morning of my first baby shower, there was a blizzard.You would think that having a foot of snow would put a damper on the ...

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Face Uncertain Times with Unbreakable Courage

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