Special Bonding in Marriage

What are the mysterious ingredients that almost all good marriages have in common? What accounts for the marvelous blending of personalities when two separate and ...

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Free At Last

Dread, and her ugly sisters, Guilt and Shame, have kept me up at night, sometimes made me the phoniest person in the room, have destroyed ...

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In Everything Give Thanks

If you enjoy seeing science validate the teachings of Scripture, search for "health benefits of gratitude" on the Internet. Links to study after study will ...

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Praising God Through Generosity

Andrew Carnegie's wife was so fond of classical music that at the end of every year, she insisted that Andrew pay any outstanding debts incurred ...

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A Vision and A Passion

There are some things in life you can only read about. The scripture above is one of them. A bush was ablaze with flames all ...

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Is the Bible inerrant?

The Bible is inerrant in the original manuscripts. Still, something is always lost as the original languages are translated into new target languages. This is ...

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For What “Good” Is God Working All Things Together?

You’ve probably heard the proverb “Familiarity breeds contempt.” That’s often true with relationships and institutions, as your close proximity reveals cracks and blemishes you wouldn’t ...

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Learning to See Thorns As God Sees Them: The Stewardship of Suffering

Nobody likes a thorn. You might name your baby girl, Rose, but I have never heard of a child named Thorn. To us, a thorn a bad thing. ...

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I Am Here.

“Not Again!” I thought as, Jake, our middle son was admitted to the hospital again because of SMAS. The first time we faced this was ...

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The Process of Change

People often ask how change happens and how to move away from unhealthy traits. A good place to start is by understanding that change is ...

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Graciously Receiving and Giving

This was brought home to me rather forcefully one Christmas season several years ago. A man in our church congregation drove over to our home ...

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3 Specific Ways to Prepare Your Heart to Make Big Moves for God

I recently talked with author and leader Jennie Allen about the exciting but scary choice to live with holy ambition. As you’ve heard me discuss, ...

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How I Study My Bible

The Bible is God’s ultimate communication with His people. Most of what you need to know about God’s plan and His desire for your life ...

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To Follow Jesus, You Have to Persevere. But How?

During Jesus’ ministry on earth, while people answered His call to follow Him, not all became lifelong followers. The Gospel of John tells us of ...

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God’s Antidote to Worry

Wouldn’t it be great if we could just pick up the phone and talk to God? In a sense, we can. We can talk to ...

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Cultivate Positive Emotion

No matter how much positivity you have in your life these days, if you turn on the news, you're bound to feel stress and negative emotions ...

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Authenticity: Where We Meet God

But did you ever think that sensing the presence of God happens when you laugh at a good joke or cry at a great loss? ...

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Biblical Guidelines for Christian Meditation

Kati Metro, 74, was hiking near Phoenix, Arizona, when she fell, injuring her face, wrist, and hip. A rescue helicopter flew in, and workers strapped ...

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