New Year, Same You? 4 Verses to Inspire Your Spiritual New Year’s Resolutions
Like clockwork, the holiday season is always followed by the season of resolutions. I will start a diet. I will pay off my debt. I will start limiting my screen time each day. I will read 50 books by the end of the year. I will practice patience with my children. I will exercise three times per week. I will…
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Washington News – IRS Design Challenge Winners
On June 10, the IRS announced the winners of its first “Tax Design Challenge.” This innovative crowdsourcing competition was designed to gather ideas to enhance the taxpayer experience.Andrew Miller of San Francisco won both the “Overall Design” $10,000 reward and the “Best Taxpayer Usefulness” $2,000 reward. He is a web developer and specialist in user-interface design.Miller created “IRS MyService” with…
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Psalms That Offer Peace When You’re Afraid
More than anything else in life, I am driven to support my family. Naturally, then, I am terrified of losing the ability to provide for my wife and future children. While working to create this stable future, I spend way too much time thinking about my career path, spending habits, financial management skills and 10-year plan. Of course, this thinking…
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How Poetry Enhanced My Bible Reading
I rang in 2016 with rest, not resolution. Instead of agreeing to new work deadlines, I replenished my creative energies by experimenting in the kitchen and finishing a couple of novels. I even read a poem or two every day as the new year, like a fresh flag, unfurled. Soon, I realized quickly how the experience of reading poetry mimicked…
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Bible Verses to Help You Endure Financial Stress
For my first unofficial job, I charged a whopping $12 to mow lawns in my neighborhood. At first, I wanted to experience the responsibility of running my own business. But quickly, this excitement evolved into something different: if I didn't mow lawns, I wouldn't be able to buy all the things I wanted to buy—music, baseball jerseys, video games.When I…
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What’s Love Got to Do with It?
It’s a rare blessing when a writer transforms your thinking on a certain subject. With her book Teach Us to Want (IVP, 2015), Jen Pollock Michel has done just that. In our continuing efforts to understand, promote, and enhance Bible engagement, we’ve come to appreciate this writer’s emphasis on how a passion for God drives us to Scripture. We invited…
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Prayers to Withstand Your Family Struggles
No show has ever made me laugh harder than Everybody Loves Raymond. The sitcom stars Ray Barone, a smart-aleck journalist who navigates an overbearing mother, a cranky wife and two energetic twins. In this family, Ray can do nothing right. He's punished for every mistake, serves as the subject of every joke and receives no support in his quest to become…
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