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  • Why It's Good to Be Bold

    Liz Curtis Higgs | July 21, 2015

    "Since we have such a hope, we are very bold." 2 Corinthians 3:12 (ESV)

  • The Value of Showing Up for a Friend

    Natalie Chambers Snapp | July 20, 2015

    "When they saw Job from a distance, they scarcely recognized him. Wailing loudly, they tore their robes and threw dust into the air over their heads to show their grief. Then they sat on the ground with him for seven days and nights. No one said a word to Job, for they saw that his suffering was too great for words." Job 2:12-13 (NLT)

  • Why I Stopped Praying Against Fear

    Julie K. Gillies | July 17, 2015

    "For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline." 2 Timothy 1:7 (NLT)

  • I’m Not Hungry, But I Want To Be

    Suzie Eller | July 16, 2015

    "Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus Christ throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen." Ephesians 3:20-21 (NIV)

  • How We Answer Our Own Prayers

    Karen Ehman | July 15, 2015

    "Now Jesus was praying in a certain place, and when he finished, one of his disciples said to him, 'Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples.'" Luke 11:1 (ESV)

  • Never Say Amen

    Tracie Miles | July 14, 2015

    "Never stop praying." 1 Thessalonians 5:17 (NLT)

  • There Are No "Big" Prayer Requests

    Glynnis Whitwer | July 13, 2015

    Encouragement for Today

  • Who Am I Becoming?

    Lynn Cowell | July 10, 2015

    "But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things!" Galatians 5:22-23 (NLT)

  • Sometimes It's a One- or Two-Verse Day

    Lysa TerKeurst | July 9, 2015

    "Pay attention to what I say; turn your ear to my words. Do not let them out of your sight, keep them within your heart; for they are life to those who find them and health to one's whole body." Proverbs 4:20b-22 (NIV)

  • Practical Encouragement for Loving Your Man

    Chrystal Evans Hurst | July 8, 2015

    "The heart of her husband trusts in her, and he will have no lack of gain." Proverbs 31:11 (ESV)

  • A Righteous Rebellion

    Amy Carroll | July 7, 2015

    "Now that you have purified yourselves by obeying the truth so that you have sincere love for each other, love one another deeply, from the heart." 1 Peter 1:22 (NIV)

  • Can You Hear Me Now?

    Leah DiPascal | July 6, 2015

    "My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me." John 10:27 (ESV)

  • Serving Others

    Wendy Pope | July 3, 2015

    "For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many." Mark 10:45 (NLT)

  • Focus Brings Freedom

    Nicki Koziarz | July 2, 2015

    "Jesus stopped and said, 'Call him.' So they called the blind man and said to him, 'Have courage! Get up; He's calling for you.'" Mark 10:49 (HCSB)

  • When You Wish You Had a New Name

    Alicia Bruxvoort | July 1, 2015

    "Now all of us, with our faces unveiled, reflect the glory of the Lord as if we are mirrors; and so we are being transformed, metamorphosed, into His same image from one radiance of glory to another, just as the Spirit of the Lord accomplishes it." 2 Corinthians 3:18 (VOICE)

  • You Get to Decide

    Renee Swope | June 30, 2015

    "We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ." 2 Corinthians 10:5 (NIV)

  • Even in the Midst of Dirty Dishes

    Sharon Glasgow | June 29, 2015

    "Show hospitality to one another without grumbling. As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God's varied grace: ... whoever serves, as one who serves by the strength that God supplies ? in order that in everything God may be glorified through Jesus Christ." 1 Peter 4:9-10,11b (ESV)

  • Who Am I Like?

    Wendy Pope | June 26, 2015

    "Imitate God, therefore, in everything you do, because you are his dear children." Ephesians 5:1 (NLT)

  • 3 Steps to Overcome Fear

    Lysa TerKeurst | June 25, 2015

    "The Lord is near. Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus." Philippians 4:5b-7 (NIV)

  • The Strength of Weakness

    Michele Cushatt | June 24, 2015

    "That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong." 2 Corinthians 12:10 (NIV)

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