3 Prayers for Persecuted Believers
“Happy are those who are persecuted because they do what God requires; the Kingdom of heaven belongs to them!” Matthew 5:10 GNT On Palm Sunday in 2017, suicide bombers attacked two churches in Egypt. On Easter Sunday in 2019, a series of bombs ripped through three churches in Sri Lanka. On Pentecost Sunday in 2022, several gunmen opened fire in…
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Trade self-doubt for confidence. Here’s how.
We all sat in silence. Afraid to breathe too loudly. Terrified of being called out. Our third grade teacher scratched her nails on the chalkboard as she wrote this question: What is the largest ocean in the world? “Any takers?” she challenged, surveying our stoic faces. None of us liked to be wrong, so we waited. The boy sitting next…
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Join a Historic Gathering of Prayer for America
The right moment is pivotal. A picture taken at the right moment can create a lifelong memory. A word spoken at the right moment can shift a person’s life direction. And a prayer prompted by God’s timing can change the course of a nation. Awaken the Dawn, a large prayer event from October 6–9 on the National Mall in Washington,…
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Helping People Form a Secure Identity in God
Why should we lead others in reading Scripture? What difference does it make? In this four-part series, we explore the Bible Cause: the transformative stages of leading others in Scripture engagement—1. Introducing others to Jesus 2. Restoring a secure identity 3. Transforming our attitude 4. Changing our behaviors. “I hated God and everybody who stood before me to tell me…
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What is Biblical Self-Care and How Can I Practice It?
There is a lot of talk about self-care these days. It comes in all kinds of different forms: “me time,” “treating myself,” “boundaries,” and a multi-billion dollar “self-improvement” industry. Often the mantra of “self-care” just feels self-ish, a tagline to the individualistic self-centeredness of our day. But as I train to be a mental health counselor I know how essential…
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When You Have No Money, Find Comfort in God’s Word
I’m sick of thinking about money, the comedian said. The sentence came from my computer screen—I was half-listening to a stand-up special playing in the background while cleaning. But this sentence made my ears perk up. The comedian’s words sounded familiar: I had thought those exact words just five minutes earlier. I stopped cleaning, turned up the volume, and leaned…
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Please Pray for the Global Bible Translation Movement
To celebrate International Translation Day (September 30, 2017), please join us in praying for God’s Word to be translated in each person’s native language by 2026. People around the world are longing to hear the good news of the Bible. But many are still waiting for God’s Word. Approximately 165 million people have never heard or read even one verse…
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