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When You Think You're Not Qualified

David, the UnderdogWhen you think of unqualified underdogs in the Bible, you have to look no further than David. David has always been a favorite Bible figure for me. I ...

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You’ve heard the expression, ‘Think before you speak’ a hundred times, and probably shrugged it off just like that other insightful phrase, ‘Your face will freeze like that if you’re ...

Upside Down, Inside Out

Read Ephesians 1:4-6For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love he predestined us for adoption to ...

Who's Following Who?

Most people in most churches think they are following Jesus, but I’m not so sure.They may think they are following Jesus, but the reality is this: they have invited Jesus ...

Keep the Sibling Lose the Sibling Rivalry

Sibling rivalry can stir up so many images in a person’s mind, but the reality is sibling rivalry looks completely different from family to family. My sister and I were ...

A Holy Dare

More than a hundred years ago, a British revivalist issued a holy dare that would change a life, a city, and a generation. That timeless challenge echoes across every generation:The ...

Bedtime Routine for Kids: Now I lay me down

As a child, my mother would tuck my siblings and I into bed each night around 8pm. The routine would fluctuate slightly, but always end the same.We might have indulged ...

Teach Us To Pray

This, then, is how you should pray: “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your Name, Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give ...

Undaunted: Daring to Do What God Calls You to Do

Watch the Undaunted Video TrailerThis compelling video Bible study by Christine Caine will take you on a journey through the stages of pain and loss that ultimately lead to hope, ...

Overcoming the Trap of Labeling Kids

It’s easy to fall into the trap of labeling kids. Even if you tend to be an incredibly positive person, you might have gotten yourself caught in a swirl of ...

When Your Mess Becomes Your Message

Heal me, Lord, and I will be healed; save me and I will be saved, for You are the one I praise. — Jeremiah 17:14For twenty years, my brother was ...

Teaching Older Siblings to Care for Younger Children

Teaching older siblings to care for younger children is especially important to my family. My four children’s ages span a range of about eight years. My oldest is closing in ...

Questions to Help the Control Freak (Me)

She opens her mouth with wisdom, and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue. — Proverbs 31:26The other day my son, a smart preteen, was up to the challenge ...

Let God Define Good

God at times permits tragedies. He permits the ground to grow dry and stalks to grow bare. He allows Satan to unleash mayhem. But he doesn’t allow Satan to triumph. ...

Words Lead to Actions

Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth. — 1 John 3:18 I used to teach elementary school, and each year for ...

3 Studies on Prayer

There are many mysteries in the Christian faith, and prayer is one that I know many people have a hard time grasping. There are many questions on the hows, whys, ...

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