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When Susan Arico stepped back from her jam-packed calendar, she compared it to a "dark, overcrowded broom closet." Dare to open the door, she said, "and everything ...
These compelling, in-depth Bible studies help you and your group see the urgency for sharing your hope in Jesus Christ in the workplace. The studies also offer tools for building the ...
We all enter marriage with great expectations. Most of us are challenged when the reality hits our imagination. However, for some, the disappointment is acute. Their marriage is not ...
Each of the stories in this study shows how people who are down and out find a way back to glory--whether they do it themselves, or someone helps them. What can we learn from these ...
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"The map of global Christianity that our grandparents knew has been turned upside down," Christopher J. H. Wright announces. Churches in places regarded as mission ...
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Elijah was a lot like you. He was a man who sought to honor God. At times, he saw great victories. At other times, he felt weak and wanted to give up the fight. The article ...
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"Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get," states Forrest Gump. Yes, life is full of uncertainty and wonder, raising questions such ...
The following 10-session course will help your group look thoroughly at their lives and how closely they fit into Jesus' ideals. Your group will be compelled toward spiritual ...
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In his article, "Forgiveness—The Power to Change the Past," Lewis B. Smedes talks about forgiveness as a redemptive response to having been wronged and wounded. ...
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Christianity is abounding in America. But so are divorce, abortion, homosexuality, and crime. Why are Christians not having more of an effect on secular society? Charles ...
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Worship offers a great challenge: to live in fear of God while walking with him in friendship. How do we approach God with wonder while claiming the intimate friendship Christ ...
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We go to extremes to bring our sizes down a couple of numbers. We follow diets that promise results for life. We read success stories of people who have found their way ...
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Life, most of us realize, has many lessons to teach us. But if we are honest, we will admit that we think far less about our death and about what the great transition can teach ...
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It has been said that "life is what happens while you're doing other things." Most of our days seem to be filled with those "other things," and for many ...
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You go through nine months of preparation, but nothing really prepares you for the moment an infant is wrapped in pink or blue and placed in your arms. And then it hits ...
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New parents can feel overwhelmed, insecure, incompetent, and inadequately prepared, according to Mimi Greenwood Knight in her article for CHRISTIAN PARENTING TODAY. Knight ...
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Verla Gillmor writes, "If your raw data is flawed, you end up with a faulty conclusion. The same is true with how we see ourselves. If we lack self-confidence, maybe ...
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As the popular hymn "Amazing Grace" suggests, we all once were lost, but if we've given our lives to Christ, we've been found and saved from sin. We'd ...
