If you want to develop the quality of persistence, you first have to appreciate the value of persistence. Second, you have to begin regardless of ...
Read MoreWhen anyone is raising kids buying school clothes, games, or toys or allowing them free time is the best thing ever, they may think. When ...
Read MoreEarly in the twenty-first century, a group of people predicted a date for the end of the world. Basing their claim on the last date ...
Read MoreI am so glad that God will overrule my prayers at times, because I have prayed for things fervently, believing they were the will of ...
Read MorePerhaps you are among those who have struggled to comprehend a particular heartache and God's reason for allowing it. A thousand unanswered questions have been ...
Read MoreDo you ever feel like your Christian life is mostly a matter of duty? You might be doing all of the right things—but it’s coming ...
Read MoreIn Matthew 20:20-28 there is a telling incident about Mary. She went to Jesus and asked him if he would consider special treatment of her ...
Read Moreit's no secret that a good coach often becomes the greatest influence in a young person's life. High quality coaches are more concerned about mentoring ...
Read MoreDaniel was born in the land of Judah during a time when much of the nation had fallen away from God. He was a teenager ...
Read MoreHere in this verse, Paul reminds us of the unseen spiritual war that we rarely, if ever, discuss or even acknowledge. Can you feel it? ...
Read More“Will we really know each other?” is a frequently heard question about heaven. And the answer is yes. We will forever be who we are now—only ...
Read MoreAs a parent, should I take an active part in guiding my child’s spiritual growth? Or are spiritual matters a personal issue we should leave ...
Read MoreNeed help moving forward after a mistake? It’s easy to be consumed by a past mistake and fear there’s no hope for tomorrow. No one ...
Read MoreI was raised to believe in the importance of a "quiet time." To the surprise of some, the original idea of that concept did not ...
Read MoreThomas Edison once said, “Most of life’s failures are people who didn’t realize how close they were to success before they gave up.” Edison was ...
Read MoreLife is filled with obstacles, challenges, walls to tear down, and vicious enemies. Most of the time it seems like the Lord is not interested ...
Read MoreThough 1 Corinthians 13 is largely regarded as a cozy part of the Bible, a closer look reveals that it is actually deeply challenging. These “feel-good” verses ...
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