5 Bible Verses to Prepare Your Heart During Lent
Are you a procrastinator or a planner? As a high school student, I often found myself scrambling to finish projects the night before they were due. My attempts to plan out my time and work toward a goal inevitably turned into rushing across the finish line at the last possible moment. And, while I always completed my homework in time,…
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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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What Does Thanksgiving Mean?
How does God want people to respond to him?Scripture gives us many answers to that question—worship, fear, obedience, love, even curiosity—but one of the most basic responses is thankfulness.The Israelites had a “thank offering” as part of their worship rhythms (Leviticus 7:11-15), and the Psalms bubble with gratitude (7:17; 16:9; 63:4; and more). The apostle Paul expresses his thankfulness for…
READ MOREWhat Documents Do I Need to Create an Estate Plan?
So you’ve decided to get your items in order for planning your estate. You’ve done your research, but the mounds of information thrown at you leaves you wondering, What do I do now? Knowing what documents you need is a crucial first step in the process.Why are estate planning documents important?You work your entire life to accumulate your estate. Without…
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Hacksaw Ridge: An Unexpected Love Story
"It is really a love story," Mel Gibson told an interviewer on the red carpet. He twisted his long white beard, looked pensive, and then quoted Jesus: "Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one's life for his friends" (John 15:13 NKJV). After taking the train into New York and exploring Greenwich Village, I had arrived…
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