Take a deep drink of living water You have a role in maintaining a healthy mind and heart. Invite God to help you guard the wellspring of your soul. “Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life” (Proverbs 4:23). Father God, I confess that I have not paid enough attention to what is going on... >Read More

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Is your world coming to an end? Talk to us about it. Join us for our Daily Devotional Chat today in our Women’s Chatroom at 10:30 am EST. She turned the TV off and headed to the bedroom. The news events of this past year continued to leave her feeling unsettled. Vulnerable…yes that was it!  Vulnerable in a way she... >Read More

Tags: business presentation, desperately, economic, education, gail rodgers, Grandmother, political, religious issues, soul, TV, vulnerable, worry

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Tired of trying to live the Christian life in your own power? “Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me” (Matthew 16:24). The newspaper referred to it as “home field disadvantage” recently when a pop fly hit a catwalk high above the infield under... >Read More

Tags: baseball stadium, battle, catwalk, commandment, disciples, follow me, heart, home field disadvantage, Jesu, john grant, mind, newspaper, roadblocks, soul, truth and the light

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Are you feeling downcast? Here is an online study. Originally written by Charles H. Spurgeon, published in “Mornings & Evenings,” entry for February 20th, AM. Updated to modern English by Darren Hewer, 2009. “God, who comforts the downcast …” (2 Corinthians 7:6). Who else comforts like Him? The sweetest promises and whispered...... >Read More

Tags: anxiety, charles spurgeon, comfort, comforter, consolation, creator, downcast, hell, hope, Jehovah-Rophe, mournful, paradise, physician, promises, soul

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Has your world shattered and left you with no hope for your marriage? It had been a heavy week, incredibly busy and in the midst of it all, people all around me who were hurting. As I sat down with my Bible in hand, I wondered what it was that God was going to remind me about today. As... >Read More

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What does your spiritual diet consist of? Do you need help to improve your diet? Ask a mentor. “Do not work for food that spoils, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. On him God the Father has placed his seal of approval" (John 6:27). All I needed was a loaf... >Read More

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Would you like to get involved in a ministry that will encourage others and nourish your soul? At seventy-eight years of age, Jack shows no signs of slowing; only growing. His chipper attitude paints the world with vibrant colors, even in his blackest moments. While he may be known as the golden oldie around his neighborhood, he stays true... >Read More

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