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What Every Mom Should Teach Her Daughter

It is no accident that Kari Kampakis opens her book, 10 Ultimate Truths Girls Should Know, with the subject of popularity. The first truth she shares with moms and daughters ...

Pray with Thanksgiving!

On that day they will say to Jerusalem, “Do not fear, Zion; do not let your hands hang limp. The Lord your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who ...

Alcohol Doesn’t Make Bad Decisions. People Do.

There are some subjects we rarely hear discussed openly in church, not because they are bad, but because they are easier to ignore. It is even easier to overstate a ...

Waiting on God: Trust in His Timing

Editors Note: This is an excerpt from Being Still with God Every Day. In this 366-day devotional, each day features a scripture and a short, meaningful devotion to set minds ...

The Tears that Grow the Harvest

Restore our fortunes, LORD, as streams renew the desert. Those who plant in tears will harvest with shouts of joy. They weep as they go to plant their seed, but ...

Applying the Gospel to Suffering

The Gospel of Christ’s grace deals thoroughly both with the sins we have committed and with the evils we have suffered. Somewhere along the way, some of us may have ...

Choosing the Shelter of Relationships

Sometimes the only way to return is to go. — Josh GarrelsLeaving behind four years of friendships in Nashville, I moved to California, confidently running, fearless in my decision to ...

Entertainment for Christians: The Philippians Filter

The journey from your mind to your handsIs shorter than you’re thinkingBe careful if you think you standYou just might be sinkingWhat Kind of Counsel Does Our Entertainment Give Us?Philippians ...

Stained Glass Prayer

In his [Daniel’s] upper room, with his windows open toward Jerusalem, he knelt down on his knees three times that day, and prayed and gave thanks before his God, as ...

Puppies, Butterflies, and a Savior

What a miserable man I am! Who will save me from this body that brings me death? I thank God for saving me through Jesus Christ our Lord! – Romans ...

God Promises You

He has given us His very great and precious promises. – 2 Peter 1:4When a shipbuilder erects a boat, does he do so only to keep it on the scaffolding? ...

What Is the Purpose of Life?

The Meaning Of Life And Other Important ThingsThe meaning, purpose, and significance of our lives are found only by aligning our lives with God’s purposes, in lives committed to following ...

Preaching the Gospel: It’s All About Jesus and His Sacrifice

Some years ago I made my own careful study of Gospel preaching in the New Testament. I was convicted and humbled. As a result, I wanted to destroy many of ...

God Introduces Himself

God’s StoryFor 40 peaceful years, Moses leads the bleatingly quiet life of a shepherd — until one day he is mesmerized by an ever-burning bush. God speaks out of the ...

Christians, Jesus, and Pine-Sol

Mama was a strange mixture of the holy and the profane. If Mama and Canadian Mist were a mixed drink, it would be called Intemperance. Mama drank too much, got ...

Integrity: What's the Price?

If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember anything. – Mark TwainEnemies disguise themselves with their lips, but in their hearts they harbor deceit. – Proverbs 26:24Kyle was ...

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