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  • Learning to Live with a "Yes" Heart

    Lysa TerKeurst | January 18, 2018

    “Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.” Proverbs 3:5-6 (NIV)

    • God's Plan
  • It Turns Out Money Does Buy Happiness

    Emily G. Stroud | January 17, 2018

    “People who long to be rich fall into temptation and are trapped by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction. For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. And some people, craving money, have wandered from the true faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.” 1 Timothy 6:9-10 (NLT)

    • God's Perspective
    • Joy
  • Let Go of the Old and Embrace God's New

    Tracie Miles | January 16, 2018

    “But forget all that — it is nothing compared to what I am going to do. For I am about to do something new. See, I have already begun! Do you not see it?” Isaiah 43:18-19a (NLT)

    • God's Love
    • God's Plan
  • Breaking Free of the Comparison Trap

    Sharon Jaynes | January 15, 2018

    “For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.” Psalm 139:13-14 (NIV)

    • Rejection
    • God's Plan
    • Contentment
  • How to Rediscover Joy in Your Work

    Amy Carroll | January 12, 2018

    “Do you see someone skilled in their work? They will serve before kings; they will not serve before officials of low rank.” Proverbs 22:29 (NIV)

    • God's Plan
    • God's Perspective
    • Joy
  • When New is What You Need

    Lynn Cowell | January 11, 2018

    “May the God of endurance and encouragement grant you to live in such harmony with one another, in accord with Christ Jesus.” Romans 15:5 (ESV)

    • Confidence
    • Wisdom
  • Leaning on God

    Kat Lee | January 10, 2018

    “The LORD your God in your midst, The Mighty One, will save; He will rejoice over you with gladness, He will quiet you with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing.” Zephaniah 3:17 (NKJV)

    • Thankfulness
    • Prayer
  • Guilt-Free Approach to Work and Rest

    Glynnis Whitwer | January 9, 2018

    “This is what the Sovereign LORD, the Holy One of Israel, says: ‘In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength, but you would have none of it.’” Isaiah 30:15 (NIV)

    • Forgiveness
    • Rest
  • The Hope That is Our Lifeline

    John Eldredge | January 8, 2018

    “We who have run for our very lives to God have every reason to grab the promised hope with both hands and never let go. It’s an unbreakable spiritual lifeline, reaching past all appearances right to the very presence of God …” Hebrews 6:19 (MSG)

    • God's Love
    • Hope
  • The Buddy Bench

    Alicia Bruxvoort | January 5, 2018

    “So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive his mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it most.” Hebrews 4:16 (NLT)

    • God's Plan
    • God's Love
  • How Can I Grow Closer to God?

    Lysa TerKeurst | January 4, 2018

    “Then he said to them all: ‘Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me.’” Luke 9:23 (NIV)

    • Surrender
    • God's Love
  • When Hollering is Prayer

    Mary DeMuth | January 3, 2018

    “While Jesus was here on earth, he offered prayers and pleadings, with a loud cry and tears, to the one who could rescue him from death. And God heard his prayers …” Hebrews 5:7a (NLT)

    • Thankfulness
    • Prayer
  • Walking in Obedience

    Wendy Blight | January 2, 2018

    “We know that we have come to know him if we keep his commands.” 1 John 2:3 (NIV)

    • God's Character
    • Wisdom
    • Taming the Tongue
  • Adjusting Your Pace-of-Life in 2018

    Katy McCown | January 1, 2018

    “But Martha was distracted with much serving. And she went up to him and said, ‘Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her then to help me.’” Luke 10:40 (ESV)

    • God's Plan
  • The Richest Poor Man in Texas

    Karen Ehman | December 29, 2017

    “For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through the endurance taught in the Scriptures and the encouragement they provide we might have hope.” Romans 15:4 (NIV)

    • Time with God
    • God's Character
    • Truth
  • The Weight of the Wait

    Brenda Bradford Ottinger | December 28, 2017

    “Lord, you have been our home since the beginning.” Psalm 90:1 (NCV)

    • God's Perspective
    • God's Plan
  • Beauty in the Struggle

    Chelsea Crockett | December 27, 2017

    “When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through fire you shall not be burned, and the flame shall not consume you.” Isaiah 43:2 (ESV)

    • Faith
    • Perseverance
  • How to Fall in Love With Jesus

    Glynnis Whitwer | December 26, 2017

    “‘As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love.’” John 15:9 (NIV)

    • God's Plan
    • God's Love
  • Christmas Prayers for the Merry ... And Not-So-Merry

    Stephanie Raquel | December 25, 2017

    “So the Word became human and made his home among us. He was full of unfailing love and faithfulness. And we have seen his glory, the glory of the Father’s one and only Son.” John 1:14 (NLT)

    • Christmas
    • Prayer
  • Rolled Away

    Suzie Eller | December 22, 2017

    “They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus.” Luke 24:2-3 (NIV)

    • Christmas
    • God's Love

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