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God Isn’t Afraid to Get Down in the Dirt

Then the Lord God formed a man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being. — ...

The Jesus I Need

Are you thinking what I’m thinking? That given the events of the past years, Advent feels just a tiny bit misplaced? Global pandemic. Economic instability. Racial tension. Unending violence. The ...

Christ Makes Us Rich

Though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, that you through His poverty might become rich. — 2 Corinthians 8:9 What do you imagine Heaven is like? ...

The Rock, the Road, and the Rabbi: Bethlehem

Where It All Began So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house ...

Oh Come, Let Us Adore Him

Editor’s note: This Christmas, give your kids or grandkids the Bible that is the most recommended by Christian schools and churches! The bestselling Adventure Bible® comes in 5 great translations ...

Keep Your Eyes on the Lord, Not the Problem

Editor’s note: Emerson Eggerichs is known world-wide for his book Love and Respect for husbands and wives. He says, “We believe love best motivates a woman and respect most powerfully ...

Overshadowed by the Spirit

The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. — Luke 1:35 When the angel Gabriel appeared to Mary, he gave her ...

God Makes Good on His Promises

I am here to-night to warn you that you have yet a chance and hope of escaping my fate. ~ The Ghost of Jacob Marley, to Scrooge As the fifth ...

Because of Bethlehem: God Has a Face

The Word became flesh and blood, and moved into the neighborhood. — John 1:14 MSG The celebration of Advent is possible only to those who are troubled in soul, who ...

God Guides the Wise

Holiday time is highway time. Ever since the magi packed their bags for Bethlehem, the birth of Jesus has caused people to hit the road. Our Christmas trips have a ...

Who’s Writing Your Story?

In Acts 3, Peter and John encounter a man who is lame. Peter heals the man, and the people who see the man running and jumping are astounded. But Peter ...

Divine Disruption: God has spoken and He does not stutter.

Everything we are facing — economic crises, political crises, financial crises, familial crises — goes much deeper than what’s on the surface. Everything visible and physical is preceded by that ...

God Sees What We Can’t

No one is like the Lord our God, who rules from Heaven. — Psalm 113:5 NCV On a trip to the United Kingdom, our family visited a castle. In the ...

Slowing Down in a World That’s Gaining Speed

When my family and I lived in Turkey a few years ago, we witnessed a pace of life we thought only existed half a century ago. A neighbor invited us ...

Faith Is…

Knowing God Is Able God is able to do whatever He promises. — Romans 4:21 NLT Faith means knowing God is able to do all that He has promised. You ...

Prayers of Thanksgiving

I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has given me strength, that He considered me trustworthy, appointing me to His service. — 1 Timothy 1:12 NIV We give You thanks, ...

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