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I read the words of Jesus.Whoever wants to be My disciple, He said (and still says), must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow Me. — Luke ...

Be Clear about “You” and “I”Any good confrontation takes into account that two people are involved. This sounds obvious, but it really isn’t, and it is an essential part of ...

Parenting is hard.I think it’s safe to say that every parent can relate to that statement. So many times I find myself crawling into bed at the end of the ...

Peter and the other disciples were huddled together behind a door bolted hard against their fear. He wondered whether the religious leaders who had crucified Jesus two days earlier might ...

If I were to ask a group of modern parents whether they want their children to have feelings of insignificance, I’m pretty sure that most of them would shake their ...

For God saved us and called us to live a holy life. He did this, not because we deserved it, but because that was His plan from before the beginning ...

You know that mom at the grocery store? The one we all promise ourselves we’re never going to turn into? The lady yelling at her kids, causing a scene, and ...

Editor’s Note: Our dear friend Christine Caine is a contributor to the brand new NIV Bible for Teen Girls, designed specifically for real teenage girls with real lives. Packed with ...

We’ve all found ourselves in situations and seasons in which we wonder how long we will be stuck there.In “kid time,” certain seasons seemed like an eternity and were often ...

Editor’s Note: Calling all Jedis! In May the Faith Be With You, a brand-new 180-day devotional for the sci-fi, Star Wars, Trekkie, Comic Con fan, you’ll learn the highest, truest, ...

Adoption is a beautiful thing. Giving a child a family means giving them hope, love, and belonging. Thats’s what God wants for all of us. Adoption was His idea, and ...

Watch the Video for Session One of Truly Free For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but… against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. — Ephesians ...

Ephesians 2:4-5MercyThe best explanation I’ve heard of the difference between the words grace and mercy is this: Grace means “receiving what is not deserved”; in other words, grace is God’s ...

“Look at this verse,” my daughter, Laura, said to me, holding up her teacher’s manual for vacation Bible school. “How am I supposed to teach that to third graders?” She ...

I was very worried. But Your comfort brought me joy. — Psalm 94:19 NIrVAt least once a day, go out in your backyard or close your office door or sit ...

Angels watch over my baby, Grant her a lifetime of your care So that even when I can not be with her I’ll know you will always be there.Angels watch ...