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  • When Strong Moms Feel Quite Weak

    Lysa TerKeurst | August 3, 2017

    “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go.” Joshua 1:9 (NIV)

    • Parenting
  • Blessed is She Who Believed

    Julie K. Gillies | August 2, 2017

    “And blessed (happy, to be envied) is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of the things that were spoken to her from the Lord.” Luke 1:45 (AMPC)

    • Faith
  • Why Your Mess Matters

    Brooke McGlothlin | August 1, 2017

    “But I received mercy for this reason, that in me, as the foremost, Jesus Christ might display his perfect patience as an example to those who were to believe in him for eternal life.” 1 Timothy 1:16 (ESV)

    • Parenting
  • Courage to Be the True You

    Lynn Cowell | July 31, 2017

    “Then we will no longer be immature like children. We won’t be tossed and blown about by every wind of new teaching. We will not be influenced when people try to trick us with lies so clever they sound like the truth.” Ephesians 4:14 (NLT)

    • Fear
    • Parenting
    • Rejection
  • The Prodigal Cat

    Liz Curtis Higgs | July 28, 2017

    “But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him.” Luke 15:20 (NIV)

    • God's Love
  • Make Your First 5 Count

    Lysa TerKeurst | July 27, 2017

    “My son, if you accept my words and store up my commands within you … then you will understand the fear of the LORD and find the knowledge of God.” Proverbs 2:1,5 (NIV)

    • Time with God
  • When You Feel Invisible

    Ashlee Gadd | July 26, 2017

    “Lift up your eyes and look to the heavens: Who created all these stars? He who brings out the starry host one by one and calls forth each of them by name. Because of his great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing.” Isaiah 40:26 (NIV)

    • Marriage
    • Parenting
    • Forgiveness
    • Change
  • Everybody's Got Somethin'

    Karen Ehman | July 25, 2017

    “Good sense makes one slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook an offense.” Proverbs 19:11 (ESV)

    • Marriage
    • Forgiveness
    • Contentment
  • Traveling Toward the Unknown

    Bekah DiFelice | July 24, 2017

    “But Ruth said, ‘Don’t force me to leave you; don’t make me go home. Where you go, I go; and where you live, I’ll live. Your people are my people, your God is my god; where you die, I’ll die, and that’s where I’ll be buried, so help me GOD — not even death itself is going to come between us!’” Ruth 1:16-17 (MSG)

    • Change
  • My Husband Wanted Me to Be Like Someone Else

    Tondi Wheat | July 21, 2017

    “My old self has been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. So I live in this earthly body by trusting in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.” Galatians 2:20 (NLT)

    • Sanctification
  • A Life with Extraordinary Impact

    Lysa TerKeurst | July 20, 2017

    “After Ehud came Shamgar son of Anath, who struck down six hundred Philistines with an oxgoad. He too saved Israel.” Judges 3:31 (NIV)

    • Faith
    • Obedience
    • Courage
  • Who Are You Looking For?

    Sheila Walsh | July 19, 2017

    “She turned to leave and saw someone standing there. It was Jesus, but she didn’t recognize him. ‘Dear woman, why are you crying?’ Jesus asked her. ‘Who are you looking for?’” John 20:14-15a (NLT)

    • Time with God
    • Obedience
  • When Negative Thinking Stands in the Way of Following God's Call

    Tracie Miles | July 18, 2017

    "Don't copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God's will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect." Romans 12:2 (NLT)

    • Stress
    • Change
  • Finding the Soul-Rest Jesus Offers

    Glynnis Whitwer | July 17, 2017

    “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.” Matthew 11:28-29 (NIV)

    • Balancing Life
  • The Wild Ride of Faith

    Chrystal Evans Hurst | July 14, 2017

    “… the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.” James 1:3-4 (NIV)

    • Faith
  • You are Invited

    Suzie Eller | July 13, 2017

    “Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.” Romans 5:3-5 (ESV)

    • Suffering
    • Perseverance
  • How to Create an Uncommon Hunger for God

    Carey Scott | July 12, 2017

    “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.” Matthew 5:6 (NASB)

    • Perseverance
    • Sanctification
  • When You Don’t Like the Story God is Writing

    Sharon Jaynes | July 11, 2017

    “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)

    • Perseverance
    • Waiting on God
  • God Sees Your Tears

    Alicia Bruxvoort | July 10, 2017

    “You have taken note of my journey through life, caught each of my tears in Your bottle …” Psalm 56:8a (VOICE)

    • Marriage
    • Prayer
  • Why We Gather

    Arlene Pellicane | July 7, 2017

    “And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another — and all the more as you see the Day approaching.” Hebrews 10:24-25 (NIV)

    • Time with God

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