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To see sin without grace is despair.To see grace without sin is arrogance.To see them in tandem is conversion.I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but ...

Loving the unlovable is hard – especially when you are a kid.“Roof, Roof, Roof, Roof,” my classmates yelled.As an adult it seems silly, but in fifth grade, this chanting of ...

Have you ever had someone you count on make a promise and then break it? How about a close friend who takes a deep secret that you shared in confidence ...

Once, in a Walmart, Nick and I bought Sophia a flashlight of her very own. Sophia flipped on the one we thought would work best, trying it out. But none ...

Editor’s Note: This excerpt from The Hardest Sermons You’ll Ever Have to Preach features a sermon from Tim Keller, pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City, the Sunday ...

As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord. — Joshua 24:15For many years, Noah and his wife refused to buckle under the temptations of wickedness all around ...

Aaron, Henry, and I came back to our house in Grand Rapids at the end of August. Sometime during the summer, in a process so gradual it could almost be ...

Jesus had an inner circle.The Bible offers plenty of examples. As a matter of fact, He had several circles or rings of relationship around Him.When the mother of James and ...

Nothing can separate you from My Love.Let this divine assurance trickle through your mind and into your heart and soul. Whenever you start to feel fearful or anxious, repeat this ...

There’s one thing that never changes in parenting: we constantly search for how to do it better.Thankfully, we have a God who cares for our kids more than we ever ...

One of the things I love and enjoy most about being a mother is watching how curiosity takes hold and blooms in my children. From the time each of them ...

Beloved, I pray that in all respects you may prosper and be in good health, just as your soul prospers. – 3 John 1:2Unhealthy habits can often account for the ...

If you’re anything like me, having just one Bible isn’t enough!There’s the sentimental Bible with years of notes that I’m afraid to travel with for fear of losing it, there’s ...

Loneliness is a growing problem in the United States. This is having an impact on moms. I believe that the increasing desire for celebrity stems in part from this feeling ...

July 7, 1966, The Swing. When I was a child, my mom would take my sister Frances and me to the swings in the park. I loved being pushed on ...

Although saved, we remain imperfect people who continue to be tempted by our sinful nature. Do not take salvation for granted and act as though you are unchanged. Train yourself ...