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The Power of the Blood

Editor's note: Have you ever thought about why the Earth needs the moon?  Do you know how whirlpools form, what makes something glow in the dark, or the incredible properties of ...

What Do We Mean When We Say “God Speaks”?

When some people hear statements like “The Lord told me” or “God said,” red flags pop up and theological alarms go off in their minds. We understand that whenever we ...

Laughter — The Best Medicine

What is this? I wondered. Am I witnessing mass hysteria? Did I forget to take my medication? The roomful of people walked about bowing to one another. None of them spoke but ...

Calming or Crashing

Then He arose and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, “Peace, be still!” And the wind ceased and there was a great calm. — Mark 4:39 Once the ...

Teachers, Pray for Your Students

Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the path of sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful; but his ...

For the Teacher Who Has Anxiety

Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, “This is the way; walk in it.” — Isaiah 30:21 NIV ...

Change Starts with You, Not Your Children

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. — Galatians 5:22-23 “Nate! You stop yelling and chasing your sister! Right now!” ...

From Despair to Lament

Editor’s note: Yesterday, Ben Locke, author of In Our Suffering, Lord Be Near wrote a deeply encouraging devotion for us about how God is near to the brokenhearted and will ...

The Ultimate Passover Lamb

Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world! — John 1:29 Where, exactly, in Bethlehem was Jesus born? Modern people from the European tradition often ...

Did Jesus Have Fun?

Writings from He Gets Us From the beginning, we’ve wanted to share the real Jesus. At some point along the way, we realized that despite our best efforts to show ...

You Are Weary, but God Can Make You Strong

I had seven surgeries in my senior year of high school and another three in my freshman year of college. To say I was “completely depleted” by my health issue ...

One-Name Wonders

Editor's note: Join us at the beach this summer for the Hidden Online Bible Study starting July 22nd!  * Iddo. Junia. Sheerah. Asenath. Jochebed. Priscilla. Zipporah. Aquila. Archippus. Apphia. Onesimus. Nympha. Epaphras. ...

Overlooked Gems

I have hidden Your word in my heart. — Psalm 119:11 On a rainy day like only the Outer Banks can provide, I went to the aquarium, along with everyone else ...

Time to Deal with the Beavers

It is very challenging to experience a steady stream of uninterrupted joy in our lives. There seems to be some beavers damming up the flow. These critters become first class ...

Hopeless — Then Jesus Arrived

Author’s note: Ever wondered what it was like to live in a country so dangerous for believers that you were forced to go to an Underground Church? For 20 over ...

Not Just Survival! Revival!

How To Experience Perpetual, Personal Revival On a recent visit to New York City, I paused at the 9/11 Memorial, which is at the end of Fulton Street. Then I ...

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Free Bible Study featuring Anne Graham Lotz & Rachel-Ruth Lotz Wright!

Free Bible Study featuring Anne Graham Lotz & Rachel-Ruth Lotz Wright!

Free Bible Study featuring Anne Graham Lotz & Rachel-Ruth Lotz Wright!

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Join the FREE Online Bible Study and get access to 8 study videos and other Bible study resources - all free when you sign up! Study starts 7/13