This Summer, Find Refreshment in God’s Word
Have you ever paused in your day to consider how tired you are? Maybe you notice your fatigue around 3 p.m. Your workday might be winding down, but your day is far from over. Evenings filled with house chores, phone calls, homework, Bible studies, dinners with friends, family activities . . . There’s something different every night of the week!…
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7 New Year’s Resolutions from Proverbs
Sometimes figuring out a good new year’s resolution is just as hard as keeping it. What will help the people around me? What will help me live in a better way? What can I make into a life habit? Look no farther than Proverbs. It is chock full of practical advice that makes for some great New Year’s resolutions. So…
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5 Psalms to Encourage People Who Care for an Aging Loved One
One of my earliest memories is of tent camping with my grandma. It rained three straight days, but that didn’t stop her from cooking Dinty Moore and popcorn over an open fire for my grandpa, sister and me. She invented activities, played games and fought the never-ending battle to keep our sleeping bags dry. I was convinced that she could…
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Do You Have the Right Attitude Toward Giving?
I remember when I first started to give away part of my money. I was 4 years old, and it definitely wasn’t my decision. My parents told me that it was part of the deal if I was going to get my allowance of $1 per week: I would get $1, and I had to give $.10 away. I agreed.…
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One “To-Do” You Might Have Forgotten this Christmas
As I write this blog on December 22, I have checked a lot of things off my Christmas “to-do” list. I have: Made my family’s famous Christmas cookies—the kind my grandma, mom and aunts have made every year since 1953, when my grandma clipped the recipe from a magazine to celebrate her first child’s Christmas. Traveled across multiple states to…
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Is Memorizing the Bible Worth It?
Some words stay with you. Several years ago, I was struggling to get into the habit of reading the Bible. Not only did I not know where to begin, but I also lacked the discipline to stick to a regular routine. I asked a leader in my church for some guidance, and he quoted Galatians 6:7 to me: “whatever one…
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5 Ways to Pray for Cuba
This week President Obama announced that the United States would begin to normalize relations with Cuba for the first time in more than 50 years. We still don’t know the full consequences of this decision, but they have the potential to open Cuba to fresh influences and could be a significant opportunity for the Christian Church here—which has been growing…
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