How to Pray for Your Nation: Wisdom from God’s Word
It’s a common question: “Where are you from?” Many of us have spent our whole lives in the nations we call home, while others are building new lives far from their birthplace. None of us can choose where we are born or the blessings or challenges that come with living there. For Christians, the question “Where are you from?”…
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Unsure of the Next Steps? Find Sure Footing in God’s Word
I have no idea where I’ll be living in seven weeks. I love my room, my neighborhood, my roommates, everything. I cherish my walks home after work—and how easy it is to visit my friends who live close by. But a few months ago, I discovered that I have to move out of my current house because it’s being sold.…
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Finding Hope After a Loved One Dies
You wonder when the pain will stop—the crushing weight of the world’s emptiness. You wonder when you’ll stop picking up the phone only to realize there’s no one to call. You wonder when a song or smell that reminds you of that person won’t clutch at your throat and blind your eyes without warning. “A single person is missing from you,…
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Making Goals that Reflect God’s Character
So, what’s your New Year’s resolution? a friend asked me at a New Year’s Eve party. Uhhhhh, I responded, and lunged toward the chip bowl to stuff my face. No one expects me to answer uncomfortable questions with a mouthful of Doritos. Here’s my confession: I kind of hate New Year’s resolutions. They sometimes feel pointless and unachievable and like a…
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Psalms of Comfort for Times of Grief
When I was with her, I felt ageless. The years fell away and we were, once again, college coeds enjoying what life had to offer. In college, Kozy was the fun one of our group. Her heart was so big and she had room in it for all kinds of people, all kinds of places, and all kinds of experiences.…
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Find Hope in God’s Word When Your Plans Fail
"Sometimes things just don't work out," I heard myself saying over the phone. "It's okay." While my voice sounded convincing, I felt anything but okay. With that phone call, I had just given up my dream apartment with my dream roommates in my dream town. I said goodbye to my would-be roommate, hung up the phone, and cried. Dealing with…
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How to Walk Through Grief with Scripture
"James* collapsed this morning while running a marathon, and he passed away." Those are the words my husband whispered to me in disbelief as he pulled the phone away from his ear. The man who had stood with us in our wedding, the man who had enlisted in the Marines, the man who had promised to visit us the next…
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