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Becoming a Warrior

Before my father died, he said the worst thing about growing old was that other men stopped seeing you as dangerous. I’ve always remembered that, how being dangerous was sacred, ...

Loving the Person Of the Holy Spirit

One of my deepest, richest joys has been discovering by experience who the Holy Spirit is in every step of my life’s journey. ~ Anne Graham Lotz, Jesus in Me, ...

Hurt People, Hurt People

Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross. — Hebrews 12:1-2In recovery we hear ...

The Temptation to Be Free of God

The serpent said to the woman, “You will not surely die. For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like ...

It’s Not Supposed to Be This Way: Dust

I grabbed my chest while tears slipped down my cheeks in an unending stream. The pain in my heart wasn’t physical. But the stabbing emotional hurt was so intense I ...

Trying Way Too Hard

Editor’s Note: Stephen Miller, known by hundreds of thousands for his YouTube channel The Miller Fam, shares the Gospel and the good stuff of life like a friend over the ...

God Is with Us as Our Companion

~ by Margaret Fishback Powers I have a friend who loves to take long walks with me. We talk and laugh and enjoy each other’s company as we stroll along. ...

Father’s Day Gifts – Books for Dads

Fathers play a huge role in our lives. A good dad… well, there’s just no way to quantify the enormous value he brings to his family and those he influences ...

This Changes Everything

~ by Cristina Baker I was an outcast. Worthless. Surviving and escaping. My life was hopeless — until I met Jesus, just like the woman at the well. Like her, ...

Human Angels

Editor's note: Do you follow Cristina Baker (@itscristinabaker) on Instagram? She is full of prayer and encouragement from the Word of God! Enjoy this excerpt from her new book Hope ...

It is a Great Thing to be a Man

Be strong, and show yourself a man, and keep the charge of the Lord your God, walking in His ways and keeping His statutes, His commandments, His rules, and His ...

I Checked In With God

Two years after Destiny’s Child ended, getting a starring role in a nationally touring show like The Color Purple felt like I had come full circle. And you know what? ...

Thanks, Just the Word Lifts the Spirit

I’m thankful for…Andy. He’s the dog Denalyn rescued from the shelter. Rangy as a coyote when we got him. He’s chubby now. He jumps into bed with us every morning ...

Restoration Year: Training by Engaging

Prove yourselves doers of the word, and not merely hearers who delude themselves. — James 1:22 NASBYou will be tested. Like Jesus’ desert trial, the enemy comes probing at your ...

Remember the Sacrifice

Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VirginiaGreater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. — John 15:13-14Looking out across the rolling wooded acres of Arlington ...

I Believe in Miracles

~ by Cara Whitney I pray that God, who gives hope, will bless you with complete happiness and peace because of your faith. And may the power of the Holy ...

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