31-Days of Prayer this July
I once heard, “Don’t let life happen to you. You should happen to life!” Many of us began the year with bold goals for spiritual, personal and professional growth. We got life planners, journaled our prayers, and grew in hope for new possibilities ahead. Proactive preparation helped us create targets, get our schedule in order, and begin to work toward…
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Finding Hope When Christmas is Painful
It was a cold Sunday morning, Christmas Day of 1988, when Celia was faced with every parent’s nightmare. She originally had plans to go to her church’s Christmas morning service, but instead, she found herself face to face with police who knocked on her door to tell her that her 19-year-old son, David, had been shot and was in the…
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6 Scripture Verses for When the Holidays Hurt
Christmas is often called the most wonderful time of the year, marked by smiling faces, excitement in the air, and friends and family gathered to celebrate Christ’s birth. Yet for those dealing with feelings of loneliness, the Christmas season can be brutal. Maybe you feel like you are on the outside looking in. Everyone else seems joyous and peaceful and…
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Can the Bible Tell Me What to Do?
“Do not deceive yourselves by just listening to his word; instead, put it into practice” (James 1:22 GNT). Thorough Bible study does not end in your head. It filters out through your synapses and sinews. You become a doer of what God says, putting into practice what you’ve learned. But how? The details can get confusing. Old Testament laws nixed…
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Did Jesus Tell Jokes?
If you’re not laughing out loud when you read some parts of the Bible, you’re missing the point. I’m not denying the serious impact of the Scriptures, but some stories and sayings are just funny. This is especially true in the teachings of Jesus, who was not only a brilliant teacher, but also a pretty good comedian. In a warning…
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How Can I Understand the Bible?
Everybody hears Psalm 23 at funerals and 1 Corinthians 13 at weddings. The biblical language seems quaint, important and reassuring. But can we get behind the religious-sounding cadences and tap into some real meaning? Is it possible to get a message for today from those long-ago documents? Oh, sure, an assortment of preachers, authors, and cult leaders will try to…
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Finding the Bible in the Exodus Movie
What was Moses wearing when he told Pharaoh, “Let my people go”? Even the most brilliant Bible scholar can’t tell you, because the book of Exodus omits that detail. Yet that’s one of many decisions a filmmaker must make, using a combination of historical research, educated guesswork, and imagination. In his new epic, Exodus: Gods and Kings, director Ridley Scott…
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