4 Bible Verses to Help You Pray During Difficult Times
What do you say when there are no words? You suffer daily from an incurable disease. A loved one receives a terminal diagnosis. A child passes away in a tragic accident. There are times when suffering can overwhelm our souls and leave us feeling like even praying is impossible. Even at the deepest points of our suffering and grief, God…
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How We Ought to Hear and Read the Word of God
In my spiritual journey, reading Scripture has been the source of great blessing and instruction. St. Paul, in his letter to his young protégé Timothy, wrote: “All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching the truth, rebuking error, correcting faults, and giving instruction for right living, so that the person who serves God may be fully qualified…
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The Death of Death
It’s Easter morning, and I’m tucked in between my mother and father on the church pew, shivering a bit from the walk through the spring rain. I feel the swell of the organ as the voices of the congregation rise around me in rich harmonies. The joyous fervor of their singing captures me and draws me in. A feeling I…
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Finding Who You Are in God’s Word
Growing up in the '90s, I was bombarded with messages of self-worth 24/7. Almost every pre-teen Disney movie or Nickelodeon TV show bedazzled itself with the same tried-and-true message: Be yourself! Don’t let anyone dull your shine! It all sounded nice, but it seemed at odds with another message I received from well-meaning Christian adults in my life: You’re sinful!…
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Study: 41.6 Million American Adults Look to Bible for Answers
The annual “State of the Bible” study, commissioned by American Bible Society and conducted by Barna Group, reveals that 21 million new people are looking to the Bible for wisdom and guidance this year. Also, 14.9 million people who were disengaged in 2018 have chosen to interact with the Bible. The study reveals a challenge, too: 9.9 million “Bible-centered” adults…
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Translating the Bible for Mexico’s Indigenous People
Did you know that Spanish isn’t the only language spoken in Mexico? There are more than 60 indigenous languages spoken by almost 10 million people across the nation. These Mexicans often have difficulty understanding the Bible in Spanish. They long to have a Bible in their own language. For decades, Bible translators have been working diligently to translate God’s Word…
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Why Did Jesus Want to Eat That Last Supper?
Almost every Sunday, churches across America remember Jesus’s “Last Supper” as they take communion together. Eating bread or wafers and drinking grape juice or wine, they recount Jesus’s words: “Take, eat; this is My body which is broken for you; do this in remembrance of Me. … This cup is the new covenant in My blood. This do, as often…
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