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“You are my hiding place; you will protect me from trouble and surround me with songs of deliverance.” Psalm 32:7 Deliverance doesn’t come with an overnight guarantee. We can’t click it or pick it out of a line up, and it doesn’t always look the...

“This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends. You are my friends…” (John 15:12-14)Community and friendship are not only important parts of...

Affliction can be a hard subject to reconcile to our good God, but He isn’t afraid of our questions, or our anger on account of our circumstances or those of others. We are welcome to bring any and all of our afflictions to the feet of our Father...

“Not-so-newlyweds” know the pain of love… the joy of love… and what it means to choose love daily.

Isaiah’s vision predicted the terrible fall and captivity of God’s people. Yet his response to God was, “Here I am!” When we truly know God and are willing to serve Him, the details of the mission don’t matter.

The greatness of God manifested in Jesus Christ, is greater than any other angelic beings, demons, and the devil himself. He is the greatest. “The Bible describes God as the greatest of gods; his greatness is unsearchable,” Baker’s Evangelical...

We will never hit the mark of perfection as Christ did. He loved the Father with His whole heart, soul, and mind. Thankfully, perfection is not required of us.

We can always forgive, and never love less, by the power of Christ in us. Love them for Jesus. Instead of offense, we can choose forgiveness. We, those God calls righteous, have the honor of bringing glory to God by choosing the path of...

Ancient prophets delivered messages still relevant to our modern-day lives. Malachi preached to God's people at a time when they had returned from exile to their homeland in Jerusalem. Though they were physically home, things were not yet fully...

There are three simple things we can do daily to make sure we are filtering our daily lives through the purifying Truth of God. We want His will for our lives, because His plans are greater than anything we can ask for or imagine (Ephesians 3:20)!...

Our lives on earth are meant to bring glory to God, so we should be wary of the company we keep and remain focused on the mission.

Confession is an everyday process. We are adopted into the family of God when we freely receive the gift of salvation. God has purposefully placed us in families and communities because He knows it is not good for us to be alone. There are sins we...

“I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.” (John 16:33 ESV)Jesus warned we would have a hard time in this world. Cursed by sin, the...

“Please keep our home safe while we’re away,” I often pray. Prayer for protection is a good way to replace worry for trust in all circumstances. However, Luke 10:5 challenged me to pray in a new way for my home and the homes of others.

Noah and the Ark is an account of the consequence of humanity’s sinful nature and God’s redeeming grace. Despite the realm of sin bent against God, He promised never to destroy the earth in a global flood again. Victory over the ramifications of...

Thanksgiving may be a holiday we commemorate, but it is a characteristic Our Heavenly Father built into the core of who we are called to be.

Love is important to Christianity because love defines it. God is love, and Christ Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross was the greatest expression of that love.

“He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.” – Psalm 91:1God is sovereign and omnipotent, meaning He is all-knowing and everywhere simultaneously. These are comforting truths in a world full of pain,...

“I am like a green pine tree; your fruitfulness comes from me” (Hosea 14:8b). The evergreen tree is a fitting representation of the long-withstanding love of God, and the gift of His Son born unto us.

Psalm 139 is a psalm of prayer, meant to be sung in praise at worship services. When we seek to learn, when we look for help or healing, when we express gratitude or anxiety, and when we celebrate blessings … we pray. Prayer is conversation with...