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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Fighting Cancer with Faith
Mara and Mike had big plans for their future and for their children. They moved from the inner city and bought a small townhouse in the suburbs of Virginia. Mike secured a solid-paying job, the family found a loving church community, and the kids were happy in their new school. Life was good. But one day, Mike started having trouble…
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5 Things to Look for in a Christian Counselor
You and your husband are devout Christians, but you're having difficulty communicating. You've hit an impasse, and neither of you can move forward. You're drifting away from each other, and your marriage is headed for disaster. Who can you go to for help? A Christian counselor may be the answer. Whether secularly or biblically trained, these counselors believe in the…
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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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