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A Great Idea

Editor’s note: Did you know that some of our most popular devotionals are actually kids’ devotionals? It’s true! Enjoy this one today from Max Lucado’s You Can Count on God ...

Grace for the Moment for Families

For Kids: Jesus Knows Some people might think, Jesus, it’s easy for You up there. You’re in Heaven. You just don’t know how hard it is down here. But those ...

Unveiling Authenticity: Embracing Freedom from Fear and Shame

For as long as I can remember, I have battled being a fearful person. On the outside, you’d never know it, but the loudest people in the room can sometimes ...

Loving Beyond Slander

Years ago, I was slandered publicly on the internet. People said awful things about me and my beliefs, about my work, about what I stand for. And other people believed ...

Listen for Hope

Listen My sheep listen to My voice; I know them, and they follow Me. — John 10:27 Listening well has always been a challenge, but never more so than in ...

The Value of Time Alone with God

Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where He prayed. – Mark 1:35 NIV ...

What Lies Beneath

When Amy and I were first married, we purchased a really small home built in 1910. The only two closets in the entire house were shoebox size. We moved in ...

There’s a Snake at Your Feet

Editor’s Note: The enemy is good at his job. He uses our desires against us, persuades us, tricks us, and lies to us all so we reach for that thing ...

Unoffendable: The Myth of Righteous Anger (Session 1)

Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires. — James 1:19–20 WELCOME | ...

Fight Discouragement

How joyful are those who fear the Lord and delight in obeying His commands... They do not fear bad news; they confidently trust the Lord to care for them. They ...

I Want God More Than Control

God has set Eternity in our heart, and man’s infinite capacity cannot be filled or satisfied with the things of time and sense. ~ F. B. Meyer Back when we ...

Believe

Then Jesus told him, “Because you have seen Me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.” — John 20:29 Doubt tends to creep ...

The Importance of Grit

The most reliable predictor of success in life is grit.1 ~ Angela Duckworth You won’t influence others until you live it. CENTRAL PASSAGE: 1 Corinthians 15:58 — Be steadfast, immovable, ...

The True Easter Lamb

From Alpha to Omega, El Shaddai to Prince of Peace, the many names of God highlight His attributes, each lighting up a facet of who He is. As I have ...

Letting God Fight for You

The Lord will fight for you, and you have only to be silent. — Exodus 14:14 Recently, Sadie and I got into a minor tiff because, evidently, I had had ...

Holy Places of Hurt

Ideally, the church should be the one place where we can live authentically, without fear, as a community, but that’s not some people’s experience. Just as Jesus experienced before His ...

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