6 Bible Verses for When You’re Feeling Angry
You know the feeling. It starts in the pit of your stomach, but soon it’s a deafening roar in your ears. Before you know it, your jaw is clenched and your brow is furrowed. You might start spitting fiery words, or you might feel hot tears cascade down your cheeks. Anger is an emotion we’ve all experienced—and witnessed in action.…
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Discover Your Ancestry in the Family of the Bible
Last Christmas, my mother wrapped a stack of antique books and gave one to every member of my family. Each was a different edition of a book that was first published in 1840, written by my paternal ancestor, Richard Henry Dana, Jr. Each had a different binding: crimson with gold script; emerald with silver script; brown leather. My 1946 edition…
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5 Ways to Pray for Bible-Based Trauma Healing Facilitators
When Carine arrived in Cameroon, she knew it was going to be hard. But she didn’t know how hard. She was there to train church leaders on Bible-based trauma healing so they could tend to those in need within their communities. The violent turmoil and civil unrest in the nation had created an urgent need for healing groups. The participants…
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4 Powerful Messages from “Unbroken: Path to Redemption”
The 2014 movie Unbroken told only half the story of World War II veteran and prison camp survivor Louis Zamperini, but a new film – a sequel to that earlier hit – recounts the incredible second chapter in his life. Titled Unbroken: Path to Redemption, it shows Zamperini returning to the United States a bitter and angry man, battling post-traumatic…
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How to Understand the Paradoxes in Biblical Poetry
The psalms are poetry, and understanding poetry often happens in stages as we grapple with its language, images, forms, and rhythms. If a poem expresses paradox, or communicates the reality of living with ambivalence, or traces the hazy outline of mystery—we are likely to be put off, confused, or terrified. This may be especially true of biblical poetry. We know…
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5 Psalms of Peace for Your Busy Life
As you begin reading this, perhaps you’re overwhelmed with a sense of urgency. Maybe you feel guilty for taking time out of your busy schedule to read a blog. But you’re desperate for relief from it all. Knots in your stomach. Clenched jaw. Tightened muscles in your back, neck, everywhere. Racing thoughts. The calendar fills up, the tasks pile up,…
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5 Important Ways to Excel as a Leader
Do small-group Bible studies really need leaders? Can’t a bunch of people just get together and swap ideas about a particular passage? That’s not as easy as you might think. It takes a high degree of motivation, discipline, and coordination among the group members. It can happen, but it seldom works smoothly. This doesn’t mean a group must have a…
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