4 Prayers for Supporting a Sick Loved One
October 9th, 2015

4 Prayers for Supporting a Sick Loved One

Nicholas Hemming

Sitting next to your father’s bedside, you smile warmly. But beneath your expression, you’re hurting. For nearly a year, he has received treatment for an illness that won’t seem to pass. You love him dearly—but as his primary caretaker, you’re running out of energy. To lighten the load, ...

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3 Prayers for When You Long to Feel Loved
August 27th, 2015

3 Prayers for When You Long to Feel Loved

Nena Podbury

You can live without a lot of things in life, but love is not one of them. I believe inside every man and woman is the desire to be loved—a desire to be accepted regardless of shortcomings or weaknesses, a desire to be what I call “someone’s favorite.” But ...

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4 Bible Verses for Mending a Broken Relationship
August 20th, 2015

4 Bible Verses for Mending a Broken Relationship

Christy Mulberger

Relationships are risky business. While they can fill our lives with joy and delight, they can also tear us apart with heartache. And as I’ve learned the hard way, good relationships take hard work, especially when I have to mend broken bonds with the people I love most. ...

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3 Bible Verses for Restoring a Broken Heart
August 13th, 2015

3 Bible Verses for Restoring a Broken Heart

Nena Podbury

At a young age, many people begin to dream about the excitement of getting engaged. But when I got engaged, I felt terrified. Why? Because I had a secret: I was walking around with a broken heart. After being abandoned by my father—and having already gone through one failed ...

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How the Bible Helps Me Overcome Parenting Guilt
July 31st, 2015

How the Bible Helps Me Overcome Parenting Guilt

Peter Edman

Guilt is always waiting. When I let down my guard or my mind wanders, there it is. Something I did wrong. Something I should be doing right now. I recently saw a study reporting that men who are married with children are more socially ...

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4 Bible Verses For Coping With A Challenging Childhood
July 10th, 2015

4 Bible Verses For Coping With A Challenging Childhood

Nena Podbury

My childhood was challenging. I grew up in a tough area in the Bronx where survival was more important than education. Running home from school to avoid fights and gunshots was normal. Then, while already living in a small apartment, my cousins came to live with us after ...

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4 Bible Verses For When You Feel Friendless
June 26th, 2015

4 Bible Verses For When You Feel Friendless

Nicholas Hemming

According to the esteemed Myers-Briggs test, I am a natural introvert. I feel overwhelmed in large groups, process the majority of my thoughts internally and prefer to start (and end) my day with alone time. But by nature, I also crave friendship and community. I long for ...

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4 Misconceptions About Forgiving Others
June 25th, 2015

4 Misconceptions About Forgiving Others

Randy Petersen

Somebody jostles you on the street and says, “sorry!” You could lash out at their carelessness, but instead you say, “no problem.” Have you really forgiven that person? Forgiveness can be a wonderful thing, but it’s often misunderstood. In the Lord’s Prayer, we ask God to ...

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