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Follow Jesus
Be willing to follow wherever I lead. Follow Me wholeheartedly, with glad anticipation quickening your pace. Though you don’t know what lies ahead, I know; and that is enough! Some ...
The God Who Sees
The Lord has done great things for us, and we are filled with joy. — Psalm 126:3 NIV When I think of the Lord and the ways in which He has ...
The Myth: “God is distant.”
Editor's note — Flourish: The NIV Bible for Women includes Myths articles which expose commonly accepted myths of our culture that many women believe — misconceptions about love, relationships, God, ...
Chasing Failure: Kobe Made Me Do It
The steps of a man are established by the Lord, when he delights in his way; though he fall, he shall not be cast headlong, for the Lord upholds his ...
God and Science Coexist
I taught high school science for 10 years in a large public school. Not only did I teach science, I taught astronomy and geology, two subjects where time is measured ...
The Gift of Friendship
Editor’s note: C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien were two of the most prolific writers of faith and fiction in the 20th century. They were also great friends, and Tolkien was ...
What Steps Can I Take to Break Negative Habits?
READ: EXODUS 16 After the exodus out of Egypt, the Hebrews’ lives were upended. While many aspects of their previous lives had been harsh, they missed others, such as knowing ...
Anti-Anxiety Grace
I have certainly soothed and quieted my soul; like a weaned child resting against his mother, my soul within me is like a weaned child. — Psalm 131:2 NASB John ...
Control + Alt + Delete: Time for a Marital Reboot?
For He Himself is our peace, who has made us both one and has broken down in his flesh the dividing wall of hostility. — Ephesians 2:14 ESV Are you ...
Forever Himself, Forever Good
My older daughter’s name is Lily. Lily Jean Ardavanis. As I’m writing this chapter, she is almost two years old. Lily loves to dance, consumes heaps of strawberries, wears a ...
Faith Larger Than Your Circumstances
“Take your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering...” So Abraham rose early in ...
How Can I Believe God Protects Me When Tragedy Strikes?
I will say of the LORD, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.” — Psalm 91:2 In my head, I know God is my ...
God in the Trenches
We don’t need to wait for mountaintop moments to find God; he stands with us in the chaos, in the trenches, in the valleys. He walks alongside us as we ...
Mother Teresa on Loneliness
Editor’s note: Mother Teresa is probably the most famous caretaker of the poor the world has ever seen. She was known for being perpetually cheerful, kind, and embracing of the ...
A Deeper Sabbath Restores More Fully
Editor’s note: Yesterday, we shared an excerpt of the brand-new Weekly Rest Project. You can read it here and enjoy this devotion. * When you enter the land which I ...
Why Parables?
Editor’s note: Dallas Willard was a very much beloved philosopher and systematic theologian who had an uncanny knack of teaching complicated biblical truths in simple, understandable language for everyone to ...
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