Yes…it is almost December and Advent is soon again upon us. Which means Christmas is not far behind. What would Jesus want for Christmas if we asked Him?…
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Every time I read the book Meaning of Marriage by Tim Keller, one quote sticks out to me as particularly profound: He writes, “The surest way for any couple to succeed in marriage is for both partners to say ‘The greatest threat to our marriage is my own self-centeredness.’”
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I’ve gone through a downward spiral at times in relation to my sin. I’ll be spending time in the Bible each morning, praying often and feeling alive in fellowship with God. But then something will happen. I’ll sin in a way that I feel is too ugly to come before God with.
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Our capacity to go through life without paying attention is staggering. Yet, paying attention to people shapes their behavior, and often, their lives. What have I got to lose? Nothing, and they have an eternity to gain!
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We who are in Christ are having a home made for us in heaven, where we will be reunited with our wonderful, glorious, tender, and intimate savior, Jesus! But these homes are not for us only, but for all who have gone before us into glory to be with the Lord.
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Bernard’s prayer is a kind of “yeah...but...nope” of our heart, mind and soul before God. What is the key to getting rid of the “nope” factor in our prayers? Read more to find out…
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True confession: sometimes when I leave my spin class, I feel like a hero. I like to imagine myself as Wonder Woman, strong and resilient. It is amazing what spin has taught me about the Christian life.
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When a soul is hungry, we can search for love and meaning in the wrong places or “feed” on the things of this world that were never meant to fill our souls. Our souls were designed to be filled with the Holy Spirit.
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Rest. Who has time to rest!? In our busy world, rest is a guilty pleasure for many of us. But is rest a need that we have as human beings, or is it a luxury?
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