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I Shouldn’t Feel Conflicted About God
Editor’s note: Dr. Allison Cook (you may remember her from her book The Best of You) is a therapist and the host of The Best of You podcast. Her forte ...
Anxiety: Breathe Through It
Anxiety. Some of us fight it, some of us deny it, and some of us may need help managing it — but I don’t think there’s a single one of ...
Lion of the Tribe of Judah
λέων ἐκ τῆς φυλῆς Ἰούδα LEON EK TES PHYLES IOUDA Only once in the New Testament is Jesus described as a lion. The book of Revelation (named in part for ...
Bucked Off My High Horse
Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Come near to God and He will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, ...
God Made You to Feel
Editor’s note: Ladies, our next Online Bible Study is one you don’t want to miss! Untangle Your Emotions by Jennie Allen is for every single one of us. Join us ...
One Prayer Away: Give the Broken to God
You may be carrying something that you want to give to God, but you do not know how. Because broken pieces are the heaviest of all. Giving them to God ...
One Prayer Away: Show Up in Faith
You spend your days looking for an invitation. For signs. For circumstances. Something that points to God being ready to use you. But the truth is, He has been there ...
Why Does God Allow Mental Illness?
And what is the purpose of suffering? I once worked with a man who started limping around the office one day. He had tripped during a recent half-marathon and thought ...
Are Miracles Possible?
Years ago, I (Sean) was speaking with an atheist, a PhD student in physics. He asked me, “How can you believe in miracles like the resurrection of Jesus? Hasn’t science ...
Ordinary Mornings, Extraordinary Grace
From His fullness we have all received, grace upon grace — John 1:16 Today, take note of what brings you gladness. That which gives you pause or causes you to ...
Remembering the Right Story
Recently, Jay and I were discussing what an acutely difficult year 2020 had been for a close friend of ours. With lots of guilt, we both admitted that 2020 had ...
The Power of Connection
I am the vine; you are the branches. — John 15:5 People used to say my father and I favored each other. They said I had my dad’s smile (which ...
Beach Days: Salt-Air Hair
There is no wisdom, no insight, no plan that can succeed against the Lord. — Proverbs 21:30 NIV When we visit the beach, why does our hair frizz, turn into ...
God’s Never-Ending Grace
A few years ago, our family went on vacation to the beach. Rosie, grandchild number one, was three-and-a-half years old and had never seen the ocean. We all wondered how ...
Longing for Normalcy
Childhood I sat cross-legged on the living room floor captivated by the streaks of sunlight like rainbows at my grandparents’ house. My hands were raised, attempting to catch them, when ...
God Is Listening
When you wonder if anyone is listening, know this: God is. Your voice matters in Heaven. He takes you very seriously. When you enter His presence, He turns to you ...
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