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Give Thanks In All Circumstances

Have you ever said something and regretted it the moment the words left your mouth?Last Friday – in the midst of a triple-digit heat wave – my husband awoke in ...

Full of Jesus

When Jesus Works a RoomWhen Jesus was physically here on earth, what would it have been like to be Mary or Martha or Lazarus or one of the disciples? What ...

Hope for Spicy Families

Although it’s reductive, I categorize most families as either “sweet” or “spicy.” There are pros and cons to both, with tons of overlap on the Venn diagram, but still. In ...

Why Pray?

Is anyone among you in trouble? Let them pray. — James 5:13The Act of PrayerPrayer helps me. When I pray, something freaked-out and dazed inside me finds a place to ...

Anyone: The Open Invitation from Jesus

The journey from fan to follower begins by identifying the fan within us. To help us do that we have stepped into the scenes of different encounters Jesus had with ...

Allow God to Be God

…hallowed be Thy Name. — Matthew 6:9 When you’re close to death, you tend to see your life flash on the movie theater of your mind. Which I did. But ...

Tim Hawkins: Yoga Pants

Editor’s Note: Enjoy this personal message from Tim Hawkins straight to us! This may be the most amazing song I have ever written, or it may not be. Let the ...

A Living Sacrifice

Parents with older children had warned me about this project, the crowning glory of seventh grade, but I still wasn’t prepared for how much work it involved. Each student had ...

Modesty: 10 Simple Starting Points

Let’s face it… we live in an extremely sexualized world. Want to start a heated debate amongst the Christian community? Just bring up the topic of modesty (and what is ...

Understanding The Faith of Abraham

How much does God desire to have a relationship with us? The answer can be found as early as the book of Genesis. After His relationship with Adam and Eve ...

God’s Remedies: What God Did For Us After the Fall

And what did God do? First of all He left us conscience, the sense of right and wrong: and all through history there have been people trying (some of them ...

10 Under $10 Sale

Shop now and save big on 10 great books under $10 each for a limited time! Don’t miss 10 of our best deals up to 70% off now in the ...

Sin and Other Gross Things

Editor’s Note: Today’s blog features an excerpt from The Jesus Is _______ Student Edition by popular speaker, author, and pastor Judah Smith. Adapted from his New York Times bestselling book ...

Come Away With Me

Come away with Me for a while. The world, with its nonstop demands, can be put on hold. Most people put Me on hold, rationalizing that someday they will find ...

Women Can Change the World

I love so many things about moms coming together, and in addition to the benefits to us as women and to our families, we also can move mountains, break chains, ...

Good Parenting and the Bible: Two Things That Are Always In Style

Recently my husband and I attended a seminar entitled “Parenting In The Digital Age”. The purpose of this seminar was to teach parents how to protect their children against the ...

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