The Prayer Snapshot: “The Love of Jesus”
While in prison, Paul wrote a beautiful prayer for the Ephesians. He prayed that they would fully grasp how wide, how long, how high, and how deep Jesus’s love was for them, (Ephesians 3:17b-18 GNT). As Christians, this is our prayer too. We pray that people everywhere may know the depths of Christ’s love for them. But did you know…
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Mourning the Loss of a Loved One?
As a singer ministering to congregations that mourn, I am always struck by the universal look of sorrow I see among people who bid farewell to their loved one at a funeral service. Grief wears one face. There’s a blankness, a darkness, a somber look that transcends time, gender, profession, aspiration, ethnicity. Although I believe in the hope of the…
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7 Female Heroes in the Bible
When I ask people about their favorite Bible characters, I often get the same answers: Moses, David, Paul, Peter with the occasional Noah or Daniel. Don’t get me wrong. These are great guys. But the Bible also includes the stories of some great (and often overlooked) female role models. Whether they were leading an army, negotiating a peace treaty or…
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7 Scripture Verses Can Help you Battle Loneliness
We all know what it’s like to feel lonely. It’s a hollow emptiness, a feeling of isolation and disconnection. And we don’t even have to be by ourselves to experience it. We can feel lonely in a relationship, in a crowded room, even among friends. Jesus understands the full breadth of human loneliness because he himself experienced it. But he stays…
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How the Bible Helped me Date Well
Dating is hard. Recognizing whom you’ve found and when you’ve found him can be confusing. It also brings all sorts of doubt: Do I like this person? Do I love this person? Where is this relationship going? Where do I want it to go? When my fiancé, Tim, and I began dating, I had many questions about my feelings and…
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Do You Feel Pressure to be the Perfect Woman?
Super mom. Super wife. Super worker. Super life. Many women might use these words to describe themselves. Often, they try to be the best version of themselves for their kids, their husbands, their employers, their social media "friends." All this, despite the Bible's message that God's love for us isn't contingent upon human perfection. Various factors--from changing roles in the…
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5 Bible Verses About Rejoicing
As followers of Christ, we should rejoice always, in good times and bad. Easier said than done, right? Fortunately, in Paul the Apostle we have a steadfast model for finding joy in times of great struggle through trust in Jesus. In his mission to spread the Christian faith, Paul endured persecution, imprisonment, threats to his life and ultimately death. Yet,…
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