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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The Bible Offers Hope for Trauma Victims when Violence is the Norm
We live in a world shaped by trauma. News of horrific forms of violence taking place all across the globe shocks us. But we often don’t realize that violence and trauma are everyday occurrences in our own country—and our own homes. While some people in the United States face the threat of death, all of our communities are impacted by…
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Pray for Refugees to Find Freedom from Fear
According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, 28,300 people are forced to flee their homes each day because of violence, conflict, and persecution. Today there are reportedly 22.5 million refugees worldwide and over 65 million forcibly displaced people. These are ordinary people, just like you and me, who have no choice but to leave everything behind to survive.…
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Engage Kids with the Bible Before They Can Read
The first time I read the Bible to my oldest child, he tried to eat it. Mind you, he was barely a year old and was teething, and the colorful Bible board book I was holding did resemble every colorful object in his life—his sippy cup, his Exersaucer, and his plastic keys. Still, I’ll never forget the sight of him…
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Run out of Money? Fill up on Peace in God’s Word
Notice: Your Account Has Been Overdrawn. When you opened your email, these were the words you were dreading you’d see. And there they are, right in front of you. Your chest tightening, you will yourself to open the email and assess the overdraw fee. It’s staggering. You think: Why would they take money away from someone who doesn’t have it? You…
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Pray as Believers in Kansas Commit to Love their Neighbors
Leaders and pastors from Kansas City gathered earlier this year with hearts united around a common cause—spiritual revival across Kansas City. Impassioned to see every individual, family, and community in their city encounter Jesus, they made a bold decision. This past spring, more than 100 diverse church congregations began working together to adopt all the neighborhoods in Kansas City in…
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Embrace Your True Freedom in God
Have you ever read something that shook you? Words that you couldn’t get away from? Words that played over and over in your mind? That is what happened when I read Galatians 5:1. Even though I had seen the words many times before, this time was different. The words I read were simple, yet profound: “Freedom is what we have—Christ…
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