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  • 12 New-Year Reminders To Read Before 2023

    Grace Valentine | December 30, 2022

    “Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.” Isaiah 43:18-19 (NIV)

    • Encouragement
    • Reminders
    • God's Plan
    • New Year
  • Planting Small Seeds That Reap Big Rewards

    Lysa TerKeurst | December 29, 2022

    “He told them another parable: ‘The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field. Though it is the smallest of all seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds come and perch in its branches.'” Matthew 13:31-32 (NIV)

    • Serving Others
    • Faithfulness
    • Cultivate
  • When Family Gets Messy

    Sharon Jaynes | December 28, 2022

    “You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives.” Genesis 50:20 (NIV)

    • Redemption
    • Family
    • Relationships
  • Even on the Bad Days

    Stacy J. Lowe | December 27, 2022

    “Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus ...” Romans 8:1 (NIV)

    • Condemnation
    • Comfort
    • Identity in Christ
    • God's Love
  • To Live, To Really Live: Vivir, Realmente Vivir

    Rachel Marie Kang | December 26, 2022

    “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.” John 10:10 (NIV)

    • Blessing
    • Contentment
    • Beauty
  • The Significance of the Insignificant: A Christmas Story

    Meghan Mellinger | December 23, 2022

    “But the angel said to them, ‘Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people.’” Luke 2:10 (NIV)

  • What Do I Do With All of These Painful Memories This Christmas Season?

    Lysa TerKeurst | December 22, 2022

    “Now grace was given to each one of us according to the measure of Christ’s gift.” Ephesians 4:7 (CSB)

    • Christmas
    • Healing
  • Walking Counts When It’s Hard To Run Your Race

    Kia Stephens | December 21, 2022

    “Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us …” Hebrews 12:1 (NIV)

    • Rest
    • Endurance
    • Perseverance
  • Lift Our Eyes

    Sarah Freymuth | December 20, 2022

    "I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come? My help comes from the LORD, who made heaven and earth." Psalm 121:1-2 (ESV)

    • Psalms
    • Faith
    • Hope in Uncertainty
  • You’re Never Too Much for God

    Jodi Harris | December 19, 2022

    “Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; and yet I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these … will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?” Matthew 6:28b-30 (NKJV)

    • God's Love
    • Rejection
    • Relationships
    • Identity in Christ
  • Bethlehem Awaits

    Karen Wingate | December 16, 2022

    “Wait for the LORD; be strong and take heart and wait for the LORD.” Psalm 27:14 (NIV)

    • God's Plan
    • Trust
    • Christmas
  • Do I Want To Be Liked, or Do I Want To Be Obedient?

    Lysa TerKeurst | December 15, 2022

    "but just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, so we speak, not to please man, but to please God who tests our hearts." 1 Thessalonians 2:4 (ESV)

    • God's Love
    • Loving Others
    • Obedience
  • When Crisis Brings Joy

    Ferial from Syria | December 14, 2022

    “I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want.” Philippians 4:12 (NIV)

    • Gratitude
    • Contentment
    • Perseverance
    • Suffering
  • Overwhelmed. Overcommitted. Overworked.

    Carey Nieuwhof | December 13, 2022

    “Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.” Proverbs 4:23 (NIV)

    • Rest
    • Busyness
    • Balancing Life
    • Burnout
  • That Prepared Me for This

    Binu Samuel | December 12, 2022

    “Do not despise these small beginnings, for the LORD rejoices to see the work begin, to see the plumb line in Zerubbabel’s hand.” Zechariah 4:10a (NLT)

    • Preparations
    • Seasons
    • God's Plan
  • The “Low-Shelf Things” Might Be the Most Important Things of All

    Jennifer Dukes Lee | December 9, 2022

    “Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground outside your Father’s care. And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.” Matthew 10:29-31 (NIV)

    • Contentment
    • God's Perspective
  • I Still Get Scared Sometimes

    Lysa TerKeurst | December 8, 2022

    "He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say to the LORD, 'My refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.'” Psalm 91:1-2 (ESV)

    • Comfort
    • Healing
    • Endurance
    • Fear
  • A Reason To Celebrate All Year

    Laura Bailey | December 7, 2022

    “She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.” Matthew 1:21 (NIV)

    • Celebration
    • Christmas
  • Trusting God in the Midst of Uncertainty

    Alice Matagora | December 6, 2022

    “I will remember the deeds of the LORD; yes, I will remember your miracles of long ago. I will consider all your works and meditate on all your mighty deeds.” Psalm 77:11-12 (NIV)

    • Faith
    • Trust
    • Hope in Uncertainty
  • The Mom They Need

    Nicki Koziarz | December 5, 2022

    “And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:19 (ESV)

    • Relationships
    • Desires
    • Family
    • Parenting

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