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I am humbled in gratefulness and moved by the Spirit to pray for parents whose innocent Christmas joy is absent this year.

Prayer is powerful. God is all heart, and He knows ours fully. Prayer is an intimate connection with our Creator, who hears us and loves us. Jesus sacrificed His life to forever open up the lines of communication between us and our great and holy...

The first few notes of “O Holy Night,” and the Peanuts singing, “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing” stir the true spirit of Christmas in our souls. We feel this way because many of the Christmas Carols that have become part of the tapestry of our every...

In a world that often feels heavy and dim, joy isn’t just a fleeting feeling—it’s a powerful light rooted in Christ. Let the glow of His presence brighten your heart and your home, reminding you that true joy transcends even the darkest days.

Though we aren’t likely to hear the audible voice of God through a burning bush as Moses did, or in the midst of a dream as Joseph experienced, the One who spoke the earth and the heavens into existence still speaks to us today. When we seek to...

How do we find a fresh start after our normal drifts into a different season of life?

“You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit - fruit that will last - and so that whatever you ask in my name the Father will give you” (John 15:16).We were created to bring glory to God in...

Silence allows us to sit in our anger and spin stories to ourselves about how sorry we and others should feel that we’ve endured this injustice. We start assigning false character traits to others and assuming their motives. Silence in anger can...

Father, I lift my eyes up to you, O, God, enthroned in heaven.

Pieces of life are unlocked in the dimly-lit atmosphere of worship. What we notice when we gaze around the surrounding crowd is part of God’s message. He places us in a church family purposely. The one Sunday of fifty-two that we choose to come to...

"Give it to God" is a typical response we receive when going through a worrisome or troubled season in life. Learning how to give our lives over to the Lord, especially when life is unexplainably difficult, is an important step of growth in our...

Without words, my dad faithfully repaired the doorframe every time my teenage angst slammed it off its alignment. No one ever asked him to check on me after an outburst that ended in tears behind that slammed door, but he always did. My dad loved...

In a world overrun with words, let’s find a different way to love each other beyond our screens and devices. The power of an in-person smile, embrace, and live listening ear oozes of compassionate love. Christ-like love is self-sacrificing,...

We all face times when it's hard to believe, and I think God is telling us through this story to come to Him with every doubt and hurdle in the way of belief. We can praise Him with little energy as if scraping up the side of the mountain, making...

Loving Jesus doesn’t make parenting easier, but it does get us through it in one piece! It’s not going to be a smooth ride, this parenting jam, but it’s going to be full of joy! Because it’s all on purpose for a purpose greater than us! 

How can we avoid common pitfalls and sharpen our ability to discern what is true and what is false in our daily lives? Faith in the resurrection is the cornerstone of our faith in Christ.

Fear is powerful. The phrase ‘do not fear’ appears 95 times in the New American Standard translation of the Bible. “Free” pops up 133 times. Jesus died to free us from fear, and in today’s verse, He reminds us why.

A devout Baptist, Rosalyn was an outspoken activist. Her shy demeanor complimented her diplomacy as she paved the way for the office of First Lady to be utilized as a platform to champion change and awareness.

Jesus’ death on the cross allows us to embrace the soul-gripping freedom of eternity that we are invited to share in as Christians. “But for all who did receive and trust in Him, He gave them the right to be reborn as children of God” (John 1:12,...

“For you have been born again, but not to a life that will quickly end. Your new life will last forever because it comes from the eternal, living word of God.” - 1 Peter 1:23