7 Bible Verses to Help You Avoid Sin
What does God think about sin? If you’ve ever read the Bible, the answer might seem obvious. After all, God’s Word tells us that he sent his only Son to save us from sin and death (John 3:16). His love for us in Jesus Christ is at the center of the gospel message. It’s true that God loves us. But…
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Overwhelmed by Being Busy? Find Peace in God’s Word
You’re too busy to think about how busy you are. Every time you think you’ll have a moment of peace, something comes up—a deadline gets pushed up at work, someone at church needs you to fill in for Sunday School, your kids ask for your advice and you’re the only one who can help them. So you keep pushing off…
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Why You are Never Too Broken for God to Use
As a kid, one of my favorite things to do was to color. I was a perfectionist. I had to stay inside the lines at all times. Crayola was my favorite brand of crayon because they color the best. You couldn’t bring me cheap crayons because I wouldn’t use them. They just didn’t color right. I also had to have…
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How to Reclaim Communal Reading of the Bible
How do you read the Bible? Do you find a quiet corner at home where you can read it silently? Do you fire up a Bible app while being jostled on a commuter train? Or do you wait for a Sunday service and follow along as you hear it read—and explained—to you? You might find it surprising that silent reading…
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Freed from an Emotional Prison—Thank you for Praying!
Diana* is from Syria, a nation torn apart by a brutal civil war. She and her family were held in captivity by an Islamic fundamentalist group for a year and a half. Many times, Diana was pressured to renounce her Christian faith and become a Muslim. When she refused, she was hit repeatedly. Finally, Diana and her family were released—but…
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How to Increase Retention in Bible Reading
How do you learn? Do you write new information down, discuss it with a friend, diagram it, or need to listen to it before it really sinks in? Or do you engage in learning in a different way entirely? I love this commonly quoted saying: “Tell me, I’ll forget. Show me, I may remember. But involve me, and I’ll understand.”…
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Please Pray: Deaf Communities All Over the World Need God’s Word
For 70 million people worldwide, sign language is the first or only language they know. It is the language they use to think in and the one they understand best. It is their heart language. Sign language doesn’t follow the spoken and written language of hearing people. It’s a unique communication system of manual, facial, and body movements, with its…
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