Where is God’s Mercy in the Headlines?
“Police believe they found remains of 10-year-old girl.”
“Game warden killed after traffic stop.”
“Armed men burn down girls school.”
Are you depressed yet? These headlines appeared recently on cnn.com. If we look again tomorrow, we will find several others just as depressing. Headlines like these keep some people from believing...... >Read More
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Why Do We Suffer?
There’s a huge countdown clock on CNN.com this morning. As I write this it reads “17 underground, 16 rescued.” After 69 days trapped under half a mile of rock the 33 Chilean miners are being rescued. I cannot imagine all of the emotions they are going through today. What must it be like for each one as they emerge... >Read More
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Why Did God Let It Happen?
Hurting from the pain of losing a baby or child? We care and want to pray for you.
Join us for our Daily Devotional Chat today in our Women’s Chatroom at 10:30 am EDT.
"Why did I not perish at birth, and die as I came from the womb" (Job 3:11)?
Have you ever felt that low?
So many things had gone wrong... >Read More
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Just Follow
Searching for meaning to existence? We can pray for you.
“By this we know love, because He laid down His life for us. And we also ought to lay down our lives for the brethren” (1 John 3:16, NKJV).
I have been thinking a lot lately about the responsibility that all of us as the children of God have to... >Read More
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Let Go – Let God
Life gets complicated. Don’t go it alone. Talk to us.
“That is why I am suffering as I am, yet I am not ashamed because I know whom I have believed, and am convinced that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him for that day” (2 Timothy 1:12, NIV).
Paul was imprisoned in Rome when he wrote... >Read More
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Get Over Yourself
Is anger defining your relationships? Talk to us.
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“How good and pleasant it is
when brothers live together in unity!
It is like precious oil poured on the head,
running down on the beard,
running down on Aaron's beard,
down upon the collar of his...... >Read More
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Be Quick to Listen
Need someone to listen to what you are saying? We listen. Talk to us.
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“My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry” (James 1:19, NIV).
When Job’s three friends heard about... >Read More
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