Report from the Frontlines in Ukraine: Send Bibles!
Imagine trying to do your job at the office as gunfire echoes down the street. Imagine sending your wife and children to a safer place while you stay on a battlefield to get children’s Bibles to other families. Imagine risking everything you have for the kingdom of God. It stretches our imaginations to accept the idea of working during wartime—but…
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3 Bible Verses to Help You Overcome Feeling Inadequate
Hi, my name is Jack. I became a dad two months ago and I feel totally inadequate. Alright, that’s not entirely fair. I absolutely love my daughter and these past eight weeks have been some of the happiest of my life. Plus my wife is a rock star. When she’s around, I feel like we could have 11 more kids…
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Washington News – IRS Tips on Year-End Planning
As the year races toward December 31st, the IRS offered helpful tips to taxpayers in IR-2016-150. Good planning in November and December will facilitate filing your 2016 tax return next April. 1. Documents – You can expect your W-2’s and 1099’s early in 2017. You should retain a copy of your 2015 tax return. This may be helpful if you…
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Bible Translations: Reading God’s Words for the First Time
It was a five-hour trek by car up to the tiny village of Basar in the Himalayan Mountains of northeast India. The road was unpaved and rocky. I never get sick when I travel, but I couldn't help but feel queasy. My companion was Reverend Gode Doke, a small man with bushy eyebrows, glasses, and a colorful tribal vest. I…
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Overspending? Find Contentment in God’s Word
It wasn't a matter of me not earning enough. It was a matter of me spending too much. My occasional splurges were becoming more and more routine, and the credit cards I carried in my purse made it too easy for me to throw self-control out the window and overspend. Suddenly I wasn't just living paycheck to paycheck—I was in…
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How Can We Live Out the Bible?
My friend Bruce Main taught me the word praxis. I’m sure I had run across it in some theology text, but Bruce was actually using the word in a sentence, like it meant something.We were meeting at a South Jersey diner a few years ago. Bruce was giving an update on the ministry he founded, UrbanPromise—a lifeline for kids in…
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Washington News – IRS Approves Hurricane Matthew Leave-Donation Program
In IR-2016-146, the IRS encouraged employers to promote leave-based donation programs for victims of Hurricane Matthew. Hurricane Matthew devastated coastal sections of Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina from October 5-9 of 2016. It caused over $5 billion in property damage and 49 Americans lost their lives during this storm. When Hurricane Matthew passed the Kennedy Space Center on…
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