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What Is Advent?

The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world. — John 1:9 There are certain signals that reveal Christmas is on its way. Coffee shops add ...

You Are God's Temple

Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? — 1 Corinthians 3:16 NKJV The Spirit of God dwells ...

Jesus Is Waiting with You

Editor’s note: Be sure to join us for the Waiting Here for You Online Bible Study starting December 4th. Dive into the presence of Jesus with us through the Advent season. ...

The Hiddenness of God: If God Is Real, Why Is He So Hidden?

Along with the problem of evil, the problem of divine hiddenness has become one of the most prominent arguments for atheism. ~ Philosopher Travis Dumsday, “C. S. Lewis on the ...

Happiness Is Found Where You Least Expect It

Minnie Pearl once told me, “If you want to make God laugh, tell Him your plans.” Well then, I’m a bona fide comedian. Toward the end of 1996, I had ...

Choosing to Persevere: Grow Your Resilience

Have you ever wondered what the difference is between those who are defeated by struggle and those who are sharpened by it? Between those who are broken by pain and ...

Getting to the Root of the Problem

If I had an hour to solve a problem, I’d spend fifty-five minutes thinking about the problem and five minutes thinking about solutions. ~ Author unknown, but sometimes attributed to ...

Prayer for Healing

Editor's note: Do you pray the scriptures? It's a powerful way to pray. 100 Favorite Bible Prayers will help you dig deep into some of the richest prayers of the Bible. ...

God Works While We Wait: Just the Right Time

Editor’s note: Friends, we hope you join us for the Waiting Here for You Online Bible Study starting December 4th. Let’s spend this wonderful and yet challenging season waiting on Jesus with ...

Burying the Hatchet: The Offending Party

Every broken relationship has an offending party. True reconciliation calls for a repentant heart on their part, a change of mind, a turn-around, a going back to someone with an ...

Christmas Traditions That Keep Christ In Christmas

“The virgin will conceive and give birth to a Son, and they will call Him Immanuel” (which means “God with us”). – Matthew 1:23 Every year, as my husband and ...

Celebrate Advent with Your Family: 3 Simple Tips for Celebrating Advent with Children

Advent is coming soon for Christians around the world, but do you really know what Advent is? Advent is the season of waiting for Christmas. It begins on the fourth ...

Keeping Christ in Christmas: 5 Easy, Intentional Ideas

Christ-focused Christmas I was just telling a friend how I haven’t been in a very festive mood. It’s not that I don’t like celebrating, it’s just that my kids have ...

The Theology of Gratitude

Editor’s note: Anxiety can overwhelm every single one of us. In his book, Calm Your Anxiety, Robert Morgan (who is a fellow sufferer) shares how to deal with anxiety as ...

The Tabernacle and the Temple

EXODUS 25:1–9 / EPHESIANS 2:19–22 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen His glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full ...

Talkin’ to God

Editor’s note: We’ve heard her sing. We all know that famous smile and red hair. Now, country music’s Reba McEntire shares her secret to the best things in life — ...

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