How to train a child’s heart

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If "children are a blessing from the Lord" why is being a parent so hard?  Jeremiah 17:9 says, “The human heart is the most d...

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Three problems with insecurity

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Insecurity: a nasty little habit that seems to follow you at work, at home, and when you’re with friends. It comes in the form of n...

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5 Ways to Make Your Life Not Boring

Radical. Different. Weird. Full. Do these adjectives describe your life? What about powerful? Way too often, our lives are painfully norm...

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A fight draws a crowd and Jesus wins the fight

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Some of you are in the middle of overwhelming circumstances. You are in a fight for your life. It's hard to see how God will deliver ...

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5 Ways to Know God Loves You

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1. He created you. Psalm 139 says He knew you before you were born. He knit you together in your mother’s womb. You were plan...

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What’s a woman to do?

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Do you ever feel like you just can’t get it all right? That you should be able to do it all, be it all and have it all? Maybe if I ...

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28 Days That Changed My Life

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Twenty eight years ago I was challenged to try a 28-day experiment. The experiment sounded easy enough — wake early, read from the ...

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What to remember when the road to blessing is painful

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Sometimes God’s plans for our good can hurt. God often removes something that will eventually kill me, just as a surgeon removes a ...

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What if God wants to get you out of your comfort zone?

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We are all guilty of turning up our noses from time to time. Especially in uncomfortable situations, where someone may be different than ...

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The Parable of the Three Sons

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Once there was a king with three sons. On the youngest son’s eighteenth birthday, he gave each son a plot of land to use however he...

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An open letter from a single guy to a single girl

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Dear Single Girl, I don't know you personally, yet, but there are a few things I want to tell you with the hope that I will get to k...

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Relationships in a War Zone

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As I sat in a hospital bed and held my first child, grief began to consume me. My sweet baby girl would face a harsh, dark world. This wo...

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