He Has Not Deserted Me
Ever feel like God has deserted you? We're here to pray with you.
“And He who sent Me is with Me - He has not deserted Me - for I always do those things that are pleasing to Him” John 8:29
If we have a conscience free of offense, and if we have evidence that we please God, it matters little... >Read More
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Faith Through Trials
"... for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. These have come so that your faith —of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire— may be proved genuine and may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed." 1 Peter 1:6b-7
Untested faith may be... >Read More
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Do You Know?
Take today's next step: You can have an active role in the lives of teens across the country. Apply to be a teen mentor.
“For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope. Then you will call upon me and come and pray to... >Read More
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Hopefully in Love
"I love those who love me, and those who seek me diligently find me." Proverbs 8:17
We were singing when I noticed the typo. The lyrics to the praise tune were supposed to be, “I’m hopelessly in love with you.” But someone accidentally typed: “I’m hopefully in love with you.”
The first suggests an abandonment to love: “God,...... >Read More
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How Knowledge Strengthens You
"The people who know their God shall stand firm and take action." Daniel 11:32 (ESV)
Spiritual knowledge is a source of strength to us in our faith. The scriptures describe believers as people who are enlightened and taught biblical truth about the Lord. They are said to "have an anointing from the Holy One," (1 John 2:20) and it is... >Read More
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Chaos Now For Beauty Later
“For I am about to do something new. See, I have already begun! Do you not see it? I will make a pathway through the wilderness. I will create rivers in the dry wasteland.” (Isaiah 43:19, NLT)
I am in the midst of a kitchen reno and my house looks like a disaster zone. The simplest tasks are complicated and... >Read More
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New Year’s: An Invitation to Rejoice
“Sing aloud, O daughter of Zion; shout, O Israel! Rejoice and exult with all your heart, O daughter of Jerusalem! The LORD your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing.” (Zephaniah 3:14 &... >Read More
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Something to Crow About
"Peter replied, 'Man, I don't know what you're talking about!' Just as... >more
Love can be dangerous