Sanctified Trials
If you're going through trials, and would like us to pray with you, please contact an online mentor for prayer.
Originally written by Charles H. Spurgeon, published in "Mornings & Evenings," entry for February 18th, AM.
Updated to modern English by Darren Hewer, 2009.
"Do not condemn me; shew me wherefore thou contendest with me." Job...... >Read More
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Challenges Produce Growth
Are you struggling with feelings of sadness, loneliness or despair? Facing challenges you think you can't survive? Talk to someone who is ready to listen.
Do you get tired of the struggles and challenges in your life? I do, sometimes. It seems like there always are challenges in our lives. Our own agendas, health issues, busy schedules to...... >Read More
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Winning and Losing
Have questions about this devo, or about faith and life in general? Online mentors always welcome your questions!
"Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain a heart of wisdom." (Psalm 90:12)
It's been statistically proven that out of the 162 Major League baseball games that make up a full season of play, every team will win at... >Read More
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Directions for the Road Ahead
Learn about God's strength in our series of "Learning about God" online interactive life lessons.
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The key question in life is not “How strong am I?” but rather “How strong is God?”
Focus on his strength, not yours. Occupy yourself with the nature of God, not the size of your biceps.
That’s what God told Moses...... >Read More
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Second Chances
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I know I’d read that passage a hundred times. But I’d never seen it. Maybe I’d passed over it in the excitement of the resurrection.
But I won’t miss it again. It’s highlighted in yellow and underlined in red....... >Read More
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Nevertheless...
Are there issues in your past that you'd like to get off your chest but don't know who to talk to? Our online mentors are here to listen, privately & confidentially.
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"And the king and his men… spoke to David, saying, “You shall not come in here; but the blind and the lame will repel you,” … Nevertheless David took...... >Read More
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What's Your Excuse?
Want to start the new year by living with significance? Try our Living with Significance online interactive life lesson!
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"The lazy person is full of excuses, saying, “If I go outside, I might meet a lion in the street and be killed!”" Proverbs 22:13, NLT
It’s rare to find people today who are willing to take complete...... >Read More
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