Don’t Soft Pedal Scripture
We live in a time when everyone speaks passionately about every issue regardless of whether they are the experts. Sometimes, we speak so definitively on non-essentials that we lose the right to speak of essential truths.…
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Devotional Summaries
Many people read the Bible but forget what they studied moments later due to a tragic misstep. If you want retention from your devotional practices, you must learn the art of summarizing what you learn so you can remember and share it with others. …
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Why You’re Not Helping People
Every person you encounter today is going through multiple situations, positive or negative, of which you are probably unaware. In light of the knowledge of such ignorance, we must evaluate where someone is before we attempt to help them get where they need to be.…
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When Change Is Slow
In our fast-paced, independent, result-oriented society, we seem to grow frustrated if something doesn’t happen instantaneously as we desire. Oftentimes, the change we seek in multiple areas of our lives is much slower than we ever desire it to be.…
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Don’t Be So Negative
When we attempt to follow God’s call on our lives, it is easy to be overwhelmed by the potential opposition threatening to slow down our progress. Instead of focusing on the negative that could go wrong, anticipate what God can do through you.…
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Remembering Rebirthdays
We celebrate numerous milestones in life, highlighting those moments repeatedly to where those memories are cemented in our minds. If salvation is as important as you say it is, do what you can to ritualize celebrations of the conversions in your home.…
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Help for the Homeless that Actually Helps
When we often encounter people who are homeless, our reaction is typically to look away so that we don’t feel the pressure to do anything about it. As followers of Jesus, we must be like Him and embrace those in need rather than ignoring them.…
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Help for Spiritual Disciplines
Many disciples of Jesus have a desire to grow or at least a guilt when they aren’t doing so, but we rarely design a plan to help us in our efforts. To be successful in spiritual disciplines, you need to evaluate what you need to start and what you need to stop.…
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The Three Things You Have to Do Today
People often miss the essentials due to distraction, laziness, or busyness. Don’t allow these mindsets to rob you of accomplishing great things with the time you have this very day.…
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Having Friends Again
In our younger years, we obsess greatly about who we consider our best friends, yet we become more relationally isolated as we age. Many of us miss a key aspect of life by failing to make and keep deep friendships.…
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Fighting Unseen Battles
Whether or not we acknowledge it, many of our conflicts aren’t against physical powers but spiritual forces. As spiritual beings, we fight spiritual battles, but if we ignore the reality of them, we are probably losing ground all around us.…
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Why Giving Tuesday Happens Once We’re Broke
It’s the most wonderful time of the year (if you consider being stressed, busy, and broke as wonderful). While there are so many exciting moments to enjoy, our culture has structured this time of year to hinder our commitment to ministry.…
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