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The Soul: This Tiny, Fragile, Vulnerable, Precious Thing about You

We each have an outer life and an inner one. My outer self is the public, visible me. My accomplishments, my work, and my reputation lie there. My outer world ...

Questions About Heaven?

Why do most people believe in some kind of life after death, even if they aren’t particularly religious or don’t think about it very much?God has put within each of ...

8 Tips for Teaching Your Kids to Pray

Do your kids ever see and hear you praying? Mind don’t. I do most of my praying when they’re not around or silently in my heart {Lord, give me strength!}. ...

Subversive Jesus: WWJD?

He has brought down rulers from their thrones… [and] has sent the rich away empty. — Luke 1:52–53I grew up in the church, and at a young age, I came ...

Faith: Leap Into Light!

Faith is believing what God says. Some people think faith is like taking a leap in the dark, that faith is blind.But the Bible says it’s the opposite. Away from ...

Thomas: Surviving Our Scars

But Thomas said to them, ‘Unless I see the mark of the nails in His hands… I will not believe.’ — John 20:25As Christians, we are all familiar with the ...

Forgiving: With Towel and Basin

Editor’s Note: For those of us who aren’t familiar with Jewish traditions, Passover is an eight-day festival which is celebrated from the 15th to the 22nd of the Hebrew month ...

Restless: Because You Were Made For More

Do you feel restless? What if this feeling weren’t a bad thing?This feeling could be a longing, a restlessness for more of God. It could push us to move forward, ...

Immediate Obedience: The Fruit of Faith

On that very day Abraham [did]… as God told him. – Genesis 17:23Instant obedience is the only kind of obedience there is, for delayed obedience is disobedience.Each time God calls ...

Training Your Wisdom Muscles: Show Up to Practice

How do I discern a Best Yes? Great question, but this question doesn’t have just one answer. It has layers of answers. The first layer we discussed was “consider the ...

Do Not Fear Change

I Am the Risen One who shines upon you always. You worship a living Deity, not some idolatrous, man-made image. Your relationship with Me is meant to be vibrant and ...

Becoming the Kind of Women God Has Called Us to Be

We Must Hold Ourselves to a Higher StandardWe are God’s masterpieces. That’s the most important truth to get across to women in our culture today. But we must also realize ...

Yahweh-Shalom: The Lord Is Peace

So Gideon built an altar to the Lord there and called it The Lord Is Peace. — Judges 6:24One of God’s names in the Bible is Yahweh-Shalom, which means the ...

Love is a Package Deal

Love… bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. — 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 NASBHow long must I put up with you? Jesus’ actions answered His own ...

The Very Best Yes - We Are Better Together

For all seventeen years of her life, this girl, my middle girl, has known a secret. When it all falls apart, there is a safe place. Her mom’s arms. More ...

Five Easy Decluttering Projects That Will Transform Your Living Space

While unstuffing your living space might seem like a daunting (or downright impossible) task, many quick and relatively painless decluttering projects can be tackled in small bites that don’t take ...

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Face Uncertain Times with Unbreakable Courage

Join the FREE Online Bible Study and get access to 6 study videos and other Bible study resources - all free when you sign up! Study starts 10/5