3 Ways You Can Pray on World Day of Prayer
March 4, 2022, is World Day of Prayer. On this day, Christians across the globe impact our world, one powerful prayer at a time. History of World Day of Prayer World Day of Prayer dates to the 19th century when Christian women of the United States and Canada began engaging in cooperative activities to support women’s involvement in missions around…
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Discover the Father’s Heart This Christmas
A few weeks ago, I had an amazing conversation with my daughter Charlie about the biblical heart of Christmas. Full disclosure: Charlie can't talk. She's only three months old. Still, I'll never forget what she taught me about the love of Christ. Charlie and I were basking in the warm glow of our family's Christmas tree. My wife was visiting…
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Find Joy in Staying Put When You Long for Adventure
If there is an opportunity to travel, I am the first to jump on it. I hear the name of a country I haven’t visited and start plotting how to find the cheapest plane ticket. I always feel ready to pack my bag and drop everything. Nothing is more thrilling than the feeling of the plane lifting off the runway,…
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Feeling Loss This Christmas? These Bible Verses Offer Peace
This is my first Christmas without my grandfather, who passed away earlier this year. He never allowed me to call him "grandfather" or "grandpa" - he was only to be "pop-pop." Christmas was my pop-pop’s favorite time of year. At 96 years old, he felt the joy of Christmas like a kid. Play that Christmas movie again, he'd tell me. He…
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How to Find Rest in the Roar of Social Media
My friends are railing about politics on Facebook again. I'm exhausted. My social media feeds brim with news of violence, incivility, and decidedly un-neighborly behavior with no end in sight. And that's just in the United States. Does it feel the same for you? Take a deep breath with me. Let's take a pause from the world's noise and rest…
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Lessons Learned from Christmas Plays
No bathrobes.That had to be a basic principle of church drama, my pastor and I agreed. We had both seen too many bad Christian plays, preachy pageants, and silly skits. As we planned the dramatic offerings of our newly planted church, we wanted none of that.This was about more than production quality. Indeed, bathrobes have long been cheap substitutes for…
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Prayers of Comfort for the Christmas Blues
Some days are better than others. On good days, you feel hopeful–festive, even–about the holiday season. The sight of a Christmas tree’s twinkling lights brings a smile to your lips. A Christmas jingle plays in the grocery store as you run some errands, and you find yourself humming along. But then, out of nowhere and without warning, seeing your neighbor’s…
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