How to Pray and Get Involved with Bible-Based Trauma Healing Ministry
In the aftermath of COVID-19, racial tensions, and other unprecedented events that rocked our country in the past year, the number of people who are experiencing symptoms of trauma has increased dramatically. But the church has a great opportunity to help connect those who are suffering to the Bible and its message of hope. That’s exactly what Bible-Based Trauma Healing…
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6 Psalms to Pray for People in Crisis
We all experience crises in our own lives, from anxiety about money to stress in relationships. But sometimes, watching the reports of violence, war and crime in the daily news can feel just as overwhelming as the difficulties we experience every day. From the chaos in Iraq and Ukraine to the injustice in Ferguson, Mo., the crises in the world…
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Can Prayer Ease Anxiety?
Don't worry about anything, but in all your prayers ask God for what you need, always asking him with a thankful heart. And God's peace, which is far beyond human understanding, will keep your hearts and minds safe in union with Christ Jesus. – Philippians 4:6, 7 (GNTD) During the past 10 years, research on prayer has doubled as scientists…
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How Scripture Prepared Me for Fatherhood
As the proud father of a young toddler, I delight in my son’s smiles, belly laughs and baby babble. But when my wife and I discovered we were going to have him, I was terrified. I became acutely aware of my weaknesses, sins and ignorance. I thought, ‘Am I ready?’ ‘Will I be a good father?’ ‘Will I honor God…
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Back to School?
When I look outside the window of my apartment, I can see the shop down the street advertising fall clothes. Families fill the sidewalks holding shopping bags with brightly colored notebooks, rulers and pencils. And the library is full of kids cashing in prizes for their summer reading points. It can mean only one thing: back to school. Whether you…
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Praying Together, Staying Together
Praying with my husband is a humbling, vulnerable act that has comforted us in times of trouble, encouraged us in times of doubt and empowered us in times of weakness. We have prayed anthems of praise and laments of sadness together, prayers of triumph and prayers of defeat. In any situation we face, we quickly turn to God for guidance.…
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7 Scripture Verses for When You’re Stressed Out
Your company isn’t doing well financially and is laying off employees. You may be next. Your husband is unhappy at work and comes home angry, impatient and irritable. You’ve just had a biopsy for a suspicious lump, and you’re awaiting test results. All of these scenarios induce stress, which can produce an array of physical and emotional symptoms. You may…
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