Need Hope Today? Guide Your Prayers with These 3 Scriptures
When was the last time you felt good about the future? Many of us spend our days watching negative news stories flash across our screens. We try our best to avoid heated debates on politics and religion with friends and family members. We see division growing in our churches, schools, and communities. It’s no surprise that we often find hope…
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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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Pray Americans Turn to the Bible for Relief and Healing
American Bible Society recently released the State of the Bible: USA 2021 ebook, which reveals what Americans believe about, and how they use the Bible. We shared the first two chapters with you: The Bible in America—examining Scripture engagement and key trends around the Bible The New Normal—looking at how the COVID-19 pandemic has changed people’s relationship with the Bible…
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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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New American Bible Society Study Reveals Americans Find Hope in Scripture Amid Trauma
American Bible Society today released the third chapter of their 11th annual State of the Bible report, which highlights cultural trends in the U.S. regarding spirituality and Scripture engagement. Today’s release shows that Americans are finding comfort in Scripture and report a tendency to envision a more hopeful future when they regularly read the Bible. The first three chapters are…
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3 Ways to Pray on World Refugee Day
On average, 42,500 people per day flee their homes to escape violence, persecution, war, or disaster at home, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). These brave men, women, and children seek protection in neighboring countries where rebuilding their lives is a long and difficult journey. But they are not alone. Each June 20, the world comes…
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This Juneteenth, Pray That God Will Heal the Spirit of Division
What is Juneteenth? On June 19, 1865, African American slaves in Galveston Texas received word that their Independence Day had finally arrived. Although President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation establishing freedom for all those enslaved, emancipation did not happen overnight for those in Confederate States. It would be a full two and a half years before 250,000 enslaved people…
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