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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How One Man Made an Eternal Investment with an American Bible Society Gift Annuity
Don Horton has a knack for business. And to him, contributing to American Bible Society through charitable gift annuities just makes good business sense. Don believes in the importance of hard work, family and responsible stewardship. After serving in the military during the Korean War, he returned home and eventually started a carpet cleaning business. When he retired, he sold…
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How Did Jesus Treat the Women of His Day?
The women of first century Palestine weren’t highly revered—until Jesus came along. This carpenter from Nazareth upended expectations about who women are and how they should be treated. Stories of widows, wives, sinners, Samaritans, loyal friends and faithful companions pepper the pages of the Gospels. Jesus—in the midst of the action—teaches the disciples and religious leaders that these Daughters of…
READ MORE4 Scripture Verses About Rest
Labor Day officially became a holiday in 1894 when the Industrial Revolution was in full swing. Instead of farming the land with their families, workers had begun to put in grueling hours in cramped, noisy factories. Children often worked for minimal wages to help their families eke out a living. The celebration of Labor Day honored these people who worked…
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8 Ways Jesus Reveals His Identity to Us
Our names have special meaning. When we were born, our parents gave each of us a name that identifies who we are and who we will be. Jesus, too, was gifted with a name when he was conceived by the Holy Spirit in Mary’s womb. It is a powerful name as we are reminded in Philippians 2:10: “So at the…
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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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