New Study Reveals How to Pray for Parents Struggling to Rebuild Spiritual Habits
As parents, we play a primary role in the spiritual development of our children. Teaching our children to pray, memorize Scripture, and worship God, has the power to influence their faith for the rest of their lives. In fact, in the 12th annual State of the Bible report, which highlights cultural trends in the U.S. regarding spirituality and Scripture engagement,…
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How Bible-Minded is Your City?
For the fourth time in the past five years, Chattanooga, Tennessee, topped the list of “America’s Most Bible-Minded Cities”—an annual study conducted by American Bible Society in partnership with Barna Group. The top five cities in the report are all located within the area of the United States known as the “Bible Belt.” Birmingham, Alabama; Roanoke/Lynchburg, Virginia; Tri-Cities, Tennessee; and…
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Start Healing from a Broken Friendship Through God’s Word
Some friendships end slowly—in missed calls, unanswered texts, and constantly rescheduled hangouts. We should hang out soon! your friend says. Yes, let’s! you respond. But the other person is never available, and so the friendship fades. Other friendships end in angry words, harsh judgments, and buried resentments brought to light through tears and tight throats. They end in “you always”…
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Answered Prayer: God’s Word Brings Healing to Refugees Worldwide
Today, as part of World Refugee Day, we join with others around the globe to honor the courage and resiliency of refugees worldwide. Brave men, women, and children have fled their homes and sought asylum in other nations due to war, genocide, violence, persecution, and natural disasters. Now living in foreign lands, away from everything familiar, refugees are rebuilding their…
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When Everything Else Is Crumbling
When you focus only on the eschatological meaning of what Jesus says in Matthew 24, you miss the punch line. “Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away” (verse 35 GNT). That was the message of Michael Perreau, Director General of United Bible Societies, addressing us last week at an American Bible Society staff meeting.That…
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2 Ways My Life Changed by Living Levitically for a Week
Leviticus is one of those books I used to skim over as I read through the Bible. I didn’t understand the laws—many of them felt arbitrary and bizarre. But as I read Psalm 119 I was struck by how the psalmist spoke of delighting in, longing for, and loving God’s law (Psalm 119:14, 20, 77, 97). The psalmist says that…
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Pray for Healing for Persecuted Christians in Niger
In 2015, Boko Haram, an Islamic extremist group, set out to destroy Christian communities in Niamey and Zinder, Niger. These mobs looted homes, ransacked businesses, destroyed missionary schools, and burned down churches. Many Christians were robbed of their possessions and even beaten for their faith. These gruesome events left thousands of Christians trauma-stricken and overwhelmed with grief. But God’s Word…
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