Kickstart the New Year with Prayers Filled with Hope and Faith
Maybe the past year was a difficult one for you. Maybe it was good. Or maybe it was more of the same. No matter what the past year brought, we encourage you to kickstart this new year with renewed hope! One way to do that is through prayer. When we pray, we fix our eyes on God. Prayer helps us…
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4 Verses to Overcome the Shame of Rejection
The first time a good friend “broke up” with me in middle school, I ran home crying to my mom. She patiently listened as I detailed every aspect of our friendship, everything we said, everything that happened the last time we had a sleepover at her house. I spent hours agonizing over what I must have missed—some glaring sign I…
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A Practice of Gratitude
The Bible tells us to rejoice. All the time and in everything. I spend my days juggling a toddler, freelance work, volunteer positions, a husband, friends, and a household. I cook meals that are too complex. I regularly overschedule my days. I am not continuously mindful of my very good God or my role as his ambassador. However, at the…
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Engaging Migrants with the Gospel of Jesus
“My family is waiting for me,” says Hassan*. Hassan left his country to provide a decent living for his family back home. Now in Bahrain, he works in horrible conditions, lives in a labor camp, and barely makes enough money to send home. Approximately 55% of Bahrain’s workforce are migrant workers like Hassan. They leave developing nations like Sri Lanka,…
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Learn From My Bible-Reading Mistakes
For years I struggled with Bible reading. Not only was Scripture challenging to understand, but that challenge also left me with a lack of desire to read it. Every day I felt defeated before I even started; and most days I didn’t start at all. I eventually learned that I was making three primary mistakes in my approach to reading…
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3 Verses for Hope During Hard Transitions
Put away your pumpkin spice, autumnal gourds, and freshly picked apples. I’m the one woman in all of America who hates the fall. Well, actually, I don’t really hate fall. I just hate what it represents: the descent into shorter days, colder nights, more sneezes on the subway. When a friend squeals over her new flannel dress, I want to yell,…
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Praying for Wounded Hearts to be Healed
The United States is witnessing unique challenges resulting in trauma. The border crisis, mass incarceration, and deepening racial divides have left many with deep emotional wounds. Yet God desires to bring healing to those suffering.Bible-based trauma healing is using God’s Word to heal those affected by trauma. Bible-based trauma healing is a ministry that equips people to provide a compassionate…
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