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Should Christians Study the Enneagram?

What is the Enneagram? Before we ask such a big “should” question, let’s talk about what it actually is. You probably already know this, but the Enneagram is a personality ...

Journal Through the Gospels During Easter

Lent is a time of meditation on the sacrifice Jesus made for us at Easter. Maybe it’s a season you haven’t given much time or attention to in the past, ...

He Gives Beauty for Ashes

[God will] care for the needs of all who mourn in Zion, give them bouquets of roses instead of ashes... Rename them “Oaks of Righteousness” planted by God to display ...

Garden Moments

What’s your worst fear? A fear of public failure, unemployment, or heights? The fear that you’ll never find the right spouse or enjoy good health? The fear of being trapped, ...

Preparing for Lent

Editor’s note: While the tradition of Lent and fasting (or giving something up) is not traditional for most evangelical Christians, there is a growing interest among many believers to use ...

When the Journey Is Too Much

“Fatigue makes cowards of us all.” That statement by Green Bay Packers football legend Vince Lombardi is so true. We’ve all experienced it: the end of the day comes and, ...

Be Someone Else’s Sunshine

Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep. — Romans 12:15 ESV I was going through the worst breakup of my life. Sleepless nights, not eating, random crying ...

Plant a Garden

Catch for us the foxes, the little foxes that ruin the vineyards, our vineyards that are in bloom. — Song of Songs 2:15 A couple of summers ago, I planted ...

The Jesus Bible Study: Beginnings — Creation

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. — Genesis 1:1 For in [Jesus] all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible. — ...

A New Way to Relate

The Enneagram helps us to see the way we relate, but Jesus transforms the way we relate. No one who encounters Jesus ever stays the same. I’m not referring to ...

Ultimate Contentment

Faithful God, Help me to learn the secret of being content in any and every situation. I realize that contentment- training is a challenging process — learned through enduring a ...

My Cup Overflows

Editor’s note: Psalm 23 has brought comfort to believers since it was first written, read, and sung. In The Book of Common Courage, Psalm 23 is divided line by line and ...

What’s the Best Way for Parents to Discipline Their Children?

Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it. — Proverbs 22:6 One of Sandra’s most brilliant moments of ...

Christ: The Center of Scripture

Jesus Christ is fully God (Colossians 2:9), and since the Scriptures are the unified Grand Story of God’s redeeming the world, Scripture is about Christ, the Mediator of God’s redemption ...

In the Presence of My Enemies

Editor’s note: Psalm 23 has brought comfort to believers since it was first written, read, and sung. In The Book of Common Courage, Psalm 23 is divided line by line ...

Our Top Bible Studies for Easter

What are some of the best Easter Bible studies? Jesus’ resurrection is the most epic miracle since the beginning of time. Are you in need of some fresh awe? There are some ...

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Free Bible Study featuring Max Lucado!

Free Bible Study featuring Max Lucado!

Face Uncertain Times with Unbreakable Courage

Join the FREE Online Bible Study and get access to 6 study videos and other Bible study resources - all free when you sign up! Study starts 10/5