The Prayer Snapshot: “Lightbearers: Walking in the Light of Christ”
Are you ready to shine the light of Jesus in your community and with those around you? If so, we want to help. Watch as the Prayer Team at American Bible Society shares ways you can bring the light of Jesus to dark places. In this 6-episode series entitled, Lightbearers, we explore the following topics: Hope and Light The True…
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How Ministry Can Damage Our Closest Relationships
Army Chaplain Darren Turner and his wife Heather did not expect to be the couple whose marriage was on the rocks. He was a seminary graduate and chaplain. She was raising their three children and serving in a support group for Army wives. They were—it seemed—the perfect military family. But barely a year after he deployed to Afghanistan on a…
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How to Pray for Military Recruits in Basic Training
Right now, brave men and women are training to become Soldiers in the U.S. Army. They’ve left their homes and families to serve, protect, and defend you and me. Over the course of ten weeks, new recruits go through Basic Combat Training. There, they learn tactical and survival skills through drills that push them to their mental, physical, and emotional…
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Responding to the Call to Care for the Suffering
Part of our Christian call is to care for the vulnerable. In this three-part series, Kendell Borkowski explores how to live out Scripture engagement through her call to adoption and foster care. Find out how you too can act on God’s Word through discerning and responding to your call and advocating for those in need. When our son was 2 years…
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Look to Jesus for Strength to Endure Your Trials
Every one of us has experienced a parental fail. If you’re a parent, you can point to those times when you messed up. (Maybe as recently as this morning!) If you’re not a parent, there are likely times when your own parents made bad decisions or acted in a way that was plain cuckoo. (My teenagers point these out all…
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4 Ways to Pray for Believers in Hostile Regions of the World
Can you imagine being fined, imprisoned, beaten, or even killed—simply for owning a Bible? For nearly 215 million believers around the world—that’s 1 out of every 12 Christians—this is a reality they face. In predominately Muslim areas like Central Asia, the Balkans, and the Middle East, Christ-followers are considered dangerous because of their religious views. Caught with a Bible and…
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Want to Make a Deeper and Long-lasting Impact on Your Small Group? Take a field trip.
Jesus asked great questions. He told amazing stories. And he used one other educational method people don’t talk about much. He took his students on field trips. Many of the teachable moments we see in the Gospels were experienced on the way to something else. The truth wasn’t just learned; it was experienced. The instruction did not occur in a…
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