Article by: Bethany McIlrath Is there anything I can do? I texted this to a friend after she relayed the news of an acquaintances’ grim diagnosis. She affirmed what I already knew: all anyone could do was pray. I asked the same question as someone I love sobbed through sharing about a sudden, unexpected trial.
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Article by: Cara Ray For years, I struggled to enjoy exercise. I knew it was something I should do several times a week, so I reluctantly went to the gym. Despite my initial resistance, I always felt better after working out. Similarly, I’ve often made excuses for why I couldn’t discipline myself to engage in
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Raise your hand if you love to study the Word of God with other believers? What a joy it is to learn and grow alongside one another as we dip our toes into the springs of living water together (Jer 17:13). I’d like you to take a moment to think of 4-6 people you would
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One of the primary issues people have with the Christian faith is trying to understand how a good God can permit so much suffering upon this earth. It’s a question I still grapple with regularly. Today, I’d like to share a fresh approach to this question that offers a reasonable explanation for, at least, some
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| A Guest Post by Jana Carlson | Marriage is hard. Even healthy Christian marriages take work and go through difficulties. Ours is no exception. When my husband and I celebrate our twenty-second anniversary this year, it will be a testimony of God’s grace and the sustaining power of His Word. We were very young when
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| A Guest Post by Michele Morin | My young friend’s question was as deeply earnest as it was misguided: “I know I need to read and pray every day, but isn’t it just hypocritical to go through the motions on days when I’m not feelin’ it?” It’s not hard to trace this line of reasoning to
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| A Guest Post by Becky Meyerson | Blessed are the flexible, for they shall not be broken. On our first family mission trip to Mexico, my husband and I wrote this new beatitude to help us accommodate the delays and changes that continuously happen when you travel with a group. Late buses, delays in
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In today’s blog post, Nicky Johnson shares seven unique places to study God’s Word when you are short on time. Her sassy writing style and no-nonsense advice will have you searching for unexpected spaces and peculiar places to dwell on God’s Word this year. We also share exciting details about our brand new (and completely
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A Guest Post by Sandra Bretschneider “Close your eyes!” I blurted to my husband. Unfortunately, my warning came too late. We were sitting next to each other, scrolling through my social media newsfeed when a sexually-suggestive, immodest picture appeared on my screen. Instinctively, I turned over my phone, let out a sigh, and paused for
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A Guest Post by Kaleigha Jae “I’ve noticed a difference in you the past few months.” As a Christian, I think this is one of the best compliments I’d ever received. While we grow in faith, our maturity is exemplified by the fruit we bear. If you knew me personally, you’d know that I have
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