Pray for Churches to Become Places of Healing for the Traumatized
Church. We often go there to worship, fellowship, and grow in our relationship with Jesus. But do we go to church when we need healing? Is it the place we recommend when a friend or family member is hurting? American Bible Society’s Bible-based Trauma Healing Ministry believes every church should be a place where those experiencing trauma can bring their…
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When Everyone Else is Singing… Except Me
Maybe you’ve been there: In a worship service with praise erupting all around you, but you’re just not into it. You don’t want to ruin everyone else’s fun, and you might even try to sing along, but the notes are hollow. “Surely God is good to Israel, but as for me . . .” From the opening line, Psalm 73…
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6 Bible Verses for Football Season (and an Extra Point)
We’re in the thick of football season, with gridiron greats at all levels donning pads and cleats and pushing the pigskin down the field. So what does the Bible have to say about this sport? Philippians 3:13-14 Sounding like a halfback dodging defenders, the apostle Paul wrote, “Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on…
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Let’s Talk about Sex
What does sex really mean and why shouldn’t you hook up with multiple partners to express yourself? How should you approach these questions from a biblical perspective? These questions were fielded by Tim Chaddick, pastor of Reality LA, a rapidly growing church in Hollywood, Calif. Barna Labs, a teaching experience created by American Bible Society’s partner the Barna Group, presented…
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5 Crazy Things Prophets Did in the Old Testament
We all do crazy things, whether it’s an elaborate grade school prank or an unintentional blunder that haunts us at family gatherings. But we rarely think of people in the Bible pulling baffling stunts, especially people whose job was to speak for God. Yet throughout the Old Testament, God repeatedly calls prophets to do things that other people might think…
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6 Reasons to Have Hope
“Hope springs eternal in the human breast.” As a college freshman, I remember reading this line penned by Alexander Pope. Even as a young woman, I knew this line cut to the heart of what it means to be human. With hope, we can face all things—the mundane and the routine, the tragic and the catastrophic—and everything in between. The…
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One Lost Girl of Sudan Reflects on The Good Lie
Rebecca Deng knows the perils of the Lost Boys of Sudan’s journey. She experienced it herself when she fled her village in South Sudan for the Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya. In this video she reflects on the impact of the film from her own perspective as a child refugee who eventually traveled to the United States as a young…
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