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Created to Become Like Christ

You were created to become like Christ.From the very beginning, God’s plan has been to make you like His Son, Jesus. This is your destiny and the third purpose of ...

Speak TRUTH: How to Make Bible Stories Come Alive for Your Kids

I’ve watched my children grow from a simple interest in Bible stories and characters to an understanding of bigger faith concepts that directly apply to their lives.It’s exciting to make ...

Authentic Christianity in a Place of Pain

What does it mean to have an authentic Christian faith? What does it require?Some Christians act as though they have achieved a level of faith that places them above the ...

Say "I Was Wrong"

The Power of ConfessionWhat’s the big deal about saying, “I was wrong”?I have noticed a pattern in my work with people, a sharp contrast between successful individuals and those who ...

God's Peace for When You Feel Guilty

It’s always tough to sleep when feeling guilty, isn’t it? The snide remark during the meeting, the way you snapped at your mom on the phone, the glare you bestowed ...

God's Transforming Turnaround Power

Turnaround ActionWe need to understand our turnaround God because He speaks from a turnaround perspective. He may ask for actions that make no apparent sense to where we are currently ...

11 Simple Ways to Get into God’s Word Daily with Your Kids

Today I’m sharing our list of 11 simple ways to get into God’s Word daily with your kids. No matter the time of year, reading the Bible is fun and ...

Do Justice

The way of the just is uprightness. — Isaiah 26:7It was not America’s finest hour. The year was 1938; the nation was still stuck in the economic malaise following the ...

The Gifts Of Autumn

Each day, as I stroll through my neighborhood, I notice that change is happening all around me!The air is getting a little crisper…The leaves are transforming from deep summery shades ...

Faith: Your Body Matters To God

God, may Your fullness flood through their entire beings. — Ephesians 3:19b The VoiceWhat would change if God’s fullness flooded through our entire being? If that were to happen, we ...

The Brave Woman Who Wrote the Book That Started a Great War

I did not write it. God wrote it. I merely did His dictation. ~ Harriet Beecher StoweOne of my heroes is a saint named Hattie. A mom in her forties, ...

Why Do We Pray? We Pray to Know God

“What should I pray for? What do I really want?” Here the Bible challenges us to ask a different question. In fact, what we pray for is not even the ...

Hospitality: Entertaining Angels Unaware

For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in. ...

Comfort vs. Contentment

A first-century Roman proverb warns: “Money is like seawater: the more a man drinks, the thirstier he becomes.” Now, I don’t know if Jesus knew that saying — maybe He ...

Finding Hope in a Hopeless World

These three remain: faith, hope and love. — 1 Corinthians 13:13Faith, hope, and love. According to the Bible these are three indispensable and eternally enduring commodities, ones we ultimately can’t ...

For the Love Book Club Starts Tuesday

It’s almost here! (I have not been this excited since Jimmy Fallon and Justin Timberlake started the History of Rap series.)On Tuesday night we launch our four-week For the Love ...

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