The Prayer Snapshot: 30 Days of Prayer with American Bible Society
Your prayers matter. Jesus reminded his disciples of the impact of their prayers. He said, “And I will do whatever you ask for in my name, so that the Father’s glory will be shown through the Son” (John 14:13 GNT). We look back on over 200 years of Bible ministry and see the power of prayer. God has heard and…
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Prayers That Give Me Peace in Times of Chaos
I crave peace. And when I say I crave it, I mean I really crave it. I desperately try to control everything in my life and make peace happen. I look for ways to pare down my commitments, check tasks off my to-do lists and wrangle my emotions. I scrape and chisel away at things until I feel just a…
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Washington News – Military Appreciation Month Tax Guide
In IR-2016-77 the Service highlighted a new tax guide on www.IRS.gov to help military members and their families.May is Military Appreciation Month and the IRS explains tax benefits available for Service members. Combat Pay – Pay for service in Afghanistan, Iraq or other combat zones is partly or fully tax-free. Reservist Travel – If a military person travels over 100…
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Prayers to Help You Fight Your Greatest Fears
Fear felt like my only option. The medical tests I had taken weeks before held the answers to my future—and I felt so fragile, like I could shatter into a million pieces. My eyes kept filling up with tears every time I thought about the results. Would the news be good or bad? What would the future hold for me?…
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Get the Most Out of the Bible’s Boring Parts
A number of times in my life, I have enthusiastically set out to read the whole Bible. Not just a couple Psalms with breakfast, not just a few motivational verses or Paul's shorter letters. The whole Bible—start to finish, including everything in the middle. I wanted to be well-versed in this important narrative, to hear God speak to me through…
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Bible Verses to Withstand Your Family Struggles
While seated at the dinner table, you shoot your spouse a discouraged look and continue to push your food across your plate. Out of the corner of your eye, you notice your children texting, despite your constant pleas to make dinner a phone-free event. When you ask them to put their phones away, a fight breaks out—just like it always…
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The Bible in America: Do Americans Hold the Bible in High Regard?
Seventy-five percent of Americans believe the Bible contains everything a person needs to known in order to live a meaningful life, according to The Bible in America, a new report from American Bible Society and Barna Group. The report, which considers six years of annual research from American Bible Society’s State of the Bible survey and four years of annual…
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