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God Is With Us in the Hard Times

We all go through times when life seems to overwhelm us. The Bible reassures us that God’s presence is with us to help us, even when we don’t realize it. ...

God Is With Us In Our Worry

Footprints One night I dreamed a dream. I was walking along the beach with my Lord. Across the dark sky flashed scenes from my life. For each scene, I noticed ...

Even If He Doesn't Faith

Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego replied, “King Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to defend ourselves. If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to deliver ...

How to Stop Worrying: Tools to Help Your Anxious Thoughts

Have friends ever called you a Worry Wart? Do you feel like you stress and fret too much over things that are outside of your control, or have fears about ...

Forgiving God

Getting hurt by people is hard. Getting hurt by what God allows can feel unbearable. While I might phrase my disillusionment as a question of why or how, when I ...

God No

Sometimes God says no. Let’s look at two examples. The first is silly and the other quite serious. In the movie Bruce Almighty, Jim Carrey plays the title character, Bruce, ...

Faithful and Sure

God is the One who knows the end from the beginning. He is never caught off guard by our circumstances or bewildered by our behavior. He never feels pressured by ...

Don't Be Surprised by Trouble

Our hope comes in Jesus, even when He doesn’t do what we want Him to do. Even when He doesn’t fix what’s broken in our life… When Jesus is with ...

Fiction Friday Finds: Beachy Reads

It's Fiction Friday! Are you ready to hit the beach? Or just dreaming of a vacation near the water? Then it's time to fill your book bag with vacation fiction! ...

Find Your People: Let's Talk About Friendship

Want to experience something fun? Laurie McClure and I filmed a conversation about friendship after age 50 – you may laugh so hard you cry! Click here to watch! Watch ...

Enduring with the Lord's Help

Hasten, O God, to save me; come quickly, Lord, to help me May those who want to take my life be put to shame and confusion; may all who desire ...

Prodigal Daughter Wounded and Wandering

Stay with God Imagine the prodigal son’s disposition upon his return. He was most likely preparing himself for some harsh discipline from his father. After all, his share of the ...

Find Your People: Three Walls

Really, most of us have pretty good reasons for building walls. Maybe we’ve tried to be vulnerable and have been hurt or shamed. Maybe the people who were supposed to ...

Everything Is Spiritual

So, you have a calling. There’s someone God made you to be. Something God made you to do. All you have to do is dig it out from under the ...

Walkaway Jesus

Since Jesus came from Heaven to walk among us, Christians tend to think that walking away from anyone, or letting anyone walk away from the truth, is a failure on ...

Called to Be Courageous

Be alert, stand firm in the faith, act like a man, be strong. — 1 Corinthians 16:13 The core virtue of a coward is niceness. You must lick the boot ...

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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