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Our Savior's Prayers

I have prayed for you. – Luke 22:32From the Pen of Charles Spurgeon:What an encouragement to know of our Redeemer’s never-ceasing intercession for us! When we pray, He pleads our ...

Why Story Matters

I grew up in a Christian home. My mother took my brother and I to church every Sunday and youth group every Friday night. I even attended a private Christian ...

Hard Grace

Everything is eucharisteo.Because eucharisteo is how Jesus, at the Last Supper, showed us to transfigure all things — take the pain that is given, give thanks for it, and transform ...

Tragedy Transformed Into Eternal Triumph

And when the centurion, who stood there in front of Jesus, saw how He died, he said, “Surely this man was the Son of God!”. – Mark 15:39Mark’s account of ...

The Best 3 Pieces of Advice You Can Give Your Children About Choosing a Mate

Growing up a PK (pastor’s kid), I saw the many hardships my dad faced both financially and spiritually, along with the criticism and demands. As a result, I stamped my ...

Abandonment: You Can Thrive Again

What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us. – Ralph Waldo EmersonAlicia remembers standing on the wooden porch steps the ...

Life with Jesus Is Better

As certain as the Sunday morning when the tomb was empty, there will be a day when God dwells with His people in a place without even the faintest hint ...

The New Rules For Love Sex & Dating

Meeting the right person, getting married, and living happily ever after in a house with a white picket fence, is a dream that invades the minds of most people. While ...

Jesus Loves Us

I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you. — John 14:18“Your adoptive parents showed you so much love,” I said. “Did that point you toward Jesus? ...

The Danger of Distraction

If we are a distracted people, a distracted society, it stands to reason that we would also be a distracted church, a church with a diminished ability to think deeply, ...

The Cross: From Hell to Hope

I have loved you… Fear not, for I am with you. – Isaiah 43:4-5Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; ...

Discovering Your Kids' Money Personalities

When we talk to others about their Money Relationships, we’re more interested in the “relationship” part than the “money” part.Money is a tool, a means to an end. And that ...

A Letter to Teen Moms: You Are Important

You Are ImportantImportance means having meaning. There are many things that people feel are important for young people: school, good grades, sports, and accomplishments.Ask yourself, What things were important to ...

He Will Lift You Up

My Face is shining upon you, beaming out Peace that transcends understanding. You are surrounded by a sea of problems, but you are face to Face with Me, your Peace.As ...

We Can Have Resurrection Power

The word power occurs fifty-seven times in the New Testament. It is used to describe the most powerful event that ever happened, an event that separated AD from BC — ...

The Likeness of Love

God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness. God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him.” – Genesis ...

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Free Bible Study featuring Lisa Harper!

Free Bible Study featuring Lisa Harper!

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