7 Bible Verses That Teach Us to Be Thankful
September 12th, 2014

7 Bible Verses That Teach Us to Be Thankful

Maria Wolf

Scriptures invites us to thank God in all circumstances. That’s easy to do when things are going our way. But it’s a lot harder when things aren’t. How can we thank God when a loved one has cancer? Or when we lose our job? Or our marriage ...

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Where Was God on 9/11?
September 11th, 2014

Where Was God on 9/11?

Art Pace

We all remember where we were on Sept. 11, 2001, the day a group of murderers attacked America. Although they managed to find a weakness in our nation, they exposed a strength. They bent us, but they did not break us. They killed our citizens, but not our ...

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How Did Jesus Treat the Women of His Day?
September 2nd, 2014

How Did Jesus Treat the Women of His Day?

Maria Wolf

The women of first century Palestine weren’t highly revered—until Jesus came along. This carpenter from Nazareth upended expectations about who women are and how they should be treated. Stories of widows, wives, sinners, Samaritans, loyal friends and faithful companions pepper the pages of the Gospels. Jesus—in the ...

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8  Ways Jesus Reveals His Identity to Us
August 29th, 2014

8 Ways Jesus Reveals His Identity to Us

Maria Wolf

Our names have special meaning. When we were born, our parents gave each of us a name that identifies who we are and who we will be. Jesus, too, was gifted with a name when he was conceived by the Holy Spirit in Mary’s womb. It is a ...

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6 Psalms to Pray for People in Crisis
August 28th, 2014

6 Psalms to Pray for People in Crisis

Jennica Stevens

We all experience crises in our own lives, from anxiety about money to stress in relationships. But sometimes, watching the reports of violence, war and crime in the daily news can feel just as overwhelming as the difficulties we experience every day. From the chaos in Iraq and Ukraine ...

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How Scripture Prepared Me for Fatherhood
August 22nd, 2014

How Scripture Prepared Me for Fatherhood

Rob Giorgio

As the proud father of a young toddler, I delight in my son’s smiles, belly laughs and baby babble. But when my wife and I discovered we were going to have him, I was terrified. I became acutely aware of my weaknesses, sins and ignorance. I thought, ‘Am ...

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Back to School?
August 21st, 2014

Back to School?

Jennica Stevens

When I look outside the window of my apartment, I can see the shop down the street advertising fall clothes. Families fill the sidewalks holding shopping bags with brightly colored notebooks, rulers and pencils. And the library is full of kids cashing in prizes for their summer reading points. ...

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Praying Together, Staying Together
August 19th, 2014

Praying Together, Staying Together

Caitlin Emas

Praying with my husband is a humbling, vulnerable act that has comforted us in times of trouble, encouraged us in times of doubt and empowered us in times of weakness. We have prayed anthems of praise and laments of sadness together, prayers of triumph and prayers of defeat. ...

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