Please read Mark 4 Jesus called lowly fisherman to be his apostles. They weren't esteemed, highly educated, or wealthy. They were regular people, much like you and me. Spending time in Nof Ginosar, looking at the 2,000-year-old "Jesus Boat" which locals believe to date back to the time of Christ Himself, it is striking to imagine that Jesus and...... >Read More

Tags: Devotional, disciples, faith, hazelle schenk, israel, mark 4, Men, twelve disciples, Women

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Take today’s next step: Healthy faith grows. Feed your faith. “All people are like grass, and their glory is like flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of the Lord endures forever.” (1 Peter 1:24-25a) They pop up among the new green sprigs of grass. Some are yellow, some white, some pink, and some...... >Read More

Tags: 1 Peter 1:24-25, Bible, Devotional, faith, flowers, God, Julie Cosgrove, Women

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Take today’s next step: Increase your faith take The Life Challenge.   “Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.” (Matthew 17:20) In 1973, Chip and I had just gotten married and were living... >Read More

Tags: Becky Toews, Bible, Devotional, faith, God, seeds, Women

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Twelve days after celebrating her son Jordan’s wedding, Shirley Thiessen got the phone call every parent dreads. Her son, just 23 years old, had died in a workplace accident. Hours before the phone call that changed her life, Shirley purchased a beautiful black dress. Shirley said, “To think that the God of the universe would take care of...... >Read More

Tags: death, faith, grief, hearing God, Jordan Thiessen, Shirley Thiessen, where is god

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Take today’s next step: It’s easier to trust God when you really understand who He is.  Be encouraged with this lesson on God’s character.   Today is a new day.  We pick out our outfit, choose shoes to wear, the lunch we will pack, decide on the work we hope to accomplish. With that we face two important choices as... >Read More

Tags: Bible, choices, Devotional, faith, fear, God, Linda McCutcheon, Women

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Take today's next step: The Life commitment is all about being available to be used by God. How will God use you today?  “In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.” (James 2:17) “Having faith” is popular these days as interest in spirituality grows. Yet faith that is truly alive has a distinguishing...... >Read More

Tags: Bible, Devotional, faith, feet, gail rodgers, God, James 2:17, Women

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I’ve been a Christian for a long time.  The weirdest thing to me about being a Christian is how often I forget the miracle of God’s love. I forget the power of it.  I forget how wonderful it is, that a holy God should pursue me. It stops being such a big deal.  It stops feeling so amazing. I... >Read More

Tags: doubts, faith, faith & spirituality, God, god's love, growing in your faith, Holy Spirit, mundane christian life, power of the holy spirit, spirality, spiritual breathing, uncomfortable

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