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Losing Your Patience At Home? 5 Tips for Fin...
Finding patience at home is one of the hardest parts of this quarantine life. My impatience grows as my cabin fever increases.
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Fighting Skunks With Bacon
There can be a lot of rottenness in the world. At times, it’s so obvious and undeniable it’s nearly enough to knock you for a loop.
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How to Stay Christian at a Christian College
Christian college isn't a guarantee that students will keep the faith. A thriving relationship with God doesn't happen simply by immersion.
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Do You Feel Abandoned by God?
The first two years of widowhood, God seemed distant and silent. Then I discovered the problem.
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We Moved Our Family and Changed Their World
One day David and his wife, Meg, realized they wanted their family to see that the world is a more diverse place than what they were experiencing.
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Nobody Liked My Tweet! Searching for Signifi...
People spend hours tweaking their digital persona in a search for significance. Yet is social media the best place to look?
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Why Does God Allow Suffering?
These basic principles will help you and your family understand the biblical reasons for tragedy.
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A New Year’s Resolution List for Every Mom
Here’s to giving your best to God—and your family—in the year ahead.
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The Unexpected Christmas Gift
The real unexpected gift wasn’t the money or groceries, but an increase in our faith.
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When You Don’t Feel Like Giving Thanks
Thanksgiving can be a difficult reminder of the struggles we face, but there is comfort in the promises to come.
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Bill Cosby and Our Secret Selves
Like so many, I groaned at the disparity: Perfect, hilarious TV family. Lurid, devastating real life.
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Gratefulness for the Small Things … Like W...
We are completely dependent on our all-powerful God, who generously gives us every gift we possess.
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Beautiful Scars
I noted something refreshingly real about Princess Eugenie’s choice of gown. From the front, she showed she was a princess. From the back, she showed she was a person like the rest of us.
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7 Ways to Pull Out of a Slump
Restore your energy and zest for life with these tips.
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Living in the Smile of the Father
Achieving success starts with knowing you have your father's approval.
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Living Within the Limits
Difficulties should push us toward God's Word, not toward redefining the rules.
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Looking for Awesome in All the Wrong Places
God created us with a capacity for awe. Where you look for it will shape the direction of your life.
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Loving the Prodigal Who Seems to Hate You
The way we love sinful people must be patterned after the rugged love God has for us.
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No Cinderella Story
Life is no fairy tale of magic formulas, but instead it requires walking by faith.
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Obeying God Even When You Don’t Feel Like...
It is only as my view of Him increases that I will be more able to view my issues with a proper perspective.
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Old Stories With a New Connection
Years later, my wife and I realized a new way God had answered our individual prayers before we were married.
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How to Overcome Discouragement
Perhaps no other human emotion is so commonly experienced and yet so infrequently exposed.
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Remembering God in the Mundane Events of the...
Here are 10 well-known, easy-to-remember verses to help us keep our hearts trained on God.
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Finding God in the ‘White Space’
When we live a life of constantly reaching for the next big thing, we miss the greatness God is calling us to right here, right now.
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10 Ideas: Preparing Your Heart for a Smooth...
How to successfully navigate your family’s journey to a new home.
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10 Ideas: Reflecting the Fruit of the Spirit
How long since you’ve had a checkup to assess your spiritual health?
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10 Verses to Help You Watch Your Words
Don't say something permanently painful because you are temporarily ticked off.
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3 Steps to Spiritual Wellness
If we are totally focused on the material things of this life and this world, we will miss out on most of what life is all about.
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5 Qualities for Thriving in a Hostile Cultur...
As our society and culture become increasingly hostile toward Christianity, here are five spiritual qualities that become especially important.
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A Commitment to Truth Means Defending the Op...
The story of a man who stood up to intervene for the defenseless.
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A Workout for the Spiritual Body, Part 2
We need a spiritual workout center to develop our "faith muscles."
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A Workout for the Spiritual Body, Part 1
There's no gain without pure, hard pain.
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Anatomy of a Grumbler
Complaining shows a loss of perspective, a failure to remember who is in control.
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Anticipating Deathbed Regrets
A man needs to constantly remind himself that his real job is his wife and children.
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Are You Accountable to Anyone?
One of the best ways to protect yourself against immorality is submitting your life to the scrutiny of another person.
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Are You Hearing Lions Roar? You Should Be
The spiritual victory will go to those Christians who are willing to enter enemy territory and engage in warfare.
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Are You Tired of Being in a Rut?
Ecclesiastes can help us change the way we think about life.
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Attitude Check – Do You Have a Heart P...
Four suggestions on how to overcome the sin of grumbling and complaining.
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Can Faith Survive in a Post-Christian Cultur...
Our culture is hostile to Christian faith.
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Created for Intimacy
We have a hole in our hearts that only God can fill.
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Don’t Touch My Stuff
Knowing that God is our Provider helps us to hold our material possessions with an open hand.
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Fierce Storms and Fresh Reminders
Two close calls remind Barbara and me of how God is working in our lives.
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Gardening Is Good for the Soul, Right?
Pulling weeds from my flower beds taught me an important spiritual lesson.
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Getting Unstuck
If you're ready to go deeper in your spiritual journey, a small group may be just what you need.
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God Asks Us to be Intolerant
Many of us are settling for the sidelines of life—we don’t really want the Lord to give us anything too hard to do.
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God, Where Are You?
God has things He can teach us while He's seemingly MIA and we're wandering about or feeling abandoned.
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Gratitude is a Choice
To really experience His peace, we must come to Him with thankful hearts.
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Great Things Happen When We Dream
A godly vision will be fueled by what could be and what should be.
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Hearing the Voice of God in the Storm
Twelve ways to respond to God in the wake of natural disasters.
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I Don’t Want to Be Normal
As our family grew, we began to question our comfortable, normal lifestyle. Had God’s gifts replaced God Himself?
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I Needed a Mentor
How could I invest in others if nobody was investing in me?
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I Surrender Almost All
God likes us to do things on His terms—which, of course, goes totally against my desire for control.
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If You Want More, You Must be Faithful in Li...
Many are on a career path, but few seem to be on a character path.
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I’m Not an Expert on Myself
God’s Word gives me a true diagnosis of whom I am.
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It Takes Courage to Stand for the Truth of G...
When marriage is hard and parenting is harder, stand for the truth.
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The Power of Our Conscience
Your past is not the final word. Let your invisible accuser drive you toward God and not away from Him.
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Doctrine of Providence
Quote by James C. Petty
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Why Is Saying “Thank You” So Har...
Giving thanks is not just for God’s glory—it’s for our good.
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When Our Issues Become Bigger Than Our God
It is only as my view of Him increases that I will be more able to view my issues with a proper perspective.
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Gary Thomas’ Personal List of Favorite...
List of Christian literature classics that address humility and virtue.
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When Waves of Doubt Rock Your Faith, DonR...
Three steps to take if the Scriptures seem like a dry textbook and you’re no longer sure Jesus is real.
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Taming Our Tongues and Training Our Brains
It’s easy to fool ourselves about how our words can hurt others.
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Yearning for Peace When Life Falls Apart
If we could handle the messes of life on our own, we’d never have to seek God’s help in managing it.
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What It Means to Be a Member of God’s...
Because of what Christ has done for us, we are free to enjoy Him, to live for Him, and to confidently trust Him to meet our every need.
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Your Best Thoughts Are God-Thoughts
When troubles come our way, we can be stressed and upset, or we can trust God.
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Gratitude Will Change You
Four ways to cultivate a mindset that positively influences every aspect of your life.
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The Shy Member of the Trinity
The Holy Spirit doesn’t turn attention on Himself, but He gives you the power to pursue God's mission in your life.
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God Has Not Forgotten You: A 31-Day Devotion...
When life is turned upside down, learn how to turn to God.
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Two Traps to Avoid: “If Only” and “Wha...
When these issues dominate my thoughts, I succumb to selfishness and fear.
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To Know Him Is to Love Him
Just as I love my husband more as I know him better, my feelings for God grow as I grow in my knowledge of Him.
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When God Given Pleasures Become Bad
What kind of pleasures will you give your heart to, and what will you ask of those pleasures?
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Three Gospel Resolutions
Many of us pursue moral improvement in a way that is not founded in the centrality of the gospel and the reality of the cross of Christ.
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Unanswered Prayer
Rather than getting easier, my faith trials become more difficult with time.
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The Value of Accountability
Friends launch each other into unknown territory and walk hand in hand where there is no map.
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The God of Second Chances
When we stop running from God and earnestly obey Him, our messy lives become the canvas for His incredible glory.
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Remembering the Lessons of 9/11
Experiences like this have a way of stripping you bare and forcing you to focus on what's most important to you.
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Would I Hope in God?
A dangerous encounter on a dark back street opened my eyes again.
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Why Am I Not Happy?
The search for happiness based on our circumstances in life inevitably creates a restlessness and discontent in our souls.
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What Would It Take to Make You Happy?
My infertility reminded me of something we all need to learn: the source of true contentment and happiness.
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Top Dog
It is so very easy for us to find our glory in being better than someone else.
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Tidings of Joy
True joy is founded on truth. It is based on our knowledge of God's goodness to us as revealed in both shallow and deep experiences, and as revealed in his Word.
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Three Uncommon Goals for a New Year
Devote this coming year to becoming all God meant you to be and to enjoying Him and the great goodness He has given you.
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The Price We Pay When We Complain
These three steps can help keep our complaints constructive.
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The Hand That Guides
In the darkness and pain of personal cries, we must have the touch of our unseen Father to keep us oriented.
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The Beehive Hairdo
At age five I learned an important lesson on the power of the tongue.
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Struggling With Temptations and Fantasies
Loving God with all your mind helps guard against falling to temptation.
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Running to Win
The Apostle Paul reminds us that we're in a spiritual race. What kind of runner are you?
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What Does It Mean to Find Your Identity in C...
If you believe what God’s Word says about you is true, your identity is rooted in something that can’t be changed and can’t go away.
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Pulling Weeds from the Garden of Our Lives
Beware of these three weeds that can choke out your harvest.
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The Perfect Lover
When loving gets hard, think on the one true Lover who is continually in pursuit of your heart.
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The Choice Between Cursing and Blessing
It never occurred to me to bless the person in this difficult relationship—that thought went against every natural urge within me.
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The Thorny Questions Nobody Wants to Face
Here are some challenging questions that I've been grappling with.
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How Do I Handle My Regrets?
Regrets are scars of the soul. We carry them around, and sometimes they itch. So we scratch them--we replay our thoughtless deeds and hurtful conversations.
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10 Ideas: Do You Have a Healthy Heart?
For regular spiritual check-ups, ask yourself these questions.
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What it Means to be Good
At the heart of goodness is obedience. Test yourself and your family in four key areas.
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The 7 Nonnegotiables of Life
We must spend time on the nonnegotiables so that our lives may glorify God. Each principle is centered on the Lord, bringing the glory to Him alone.
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