Look around everything’s been masterfully designed: The skies, the trees, the mountains, the oceans. The animals, the people, the seen, and the unseen. You can breathe because you’ve been given lungs, oxygen, and an environment that sustains life. You can move because you’ve been given muscles, tendons, and a brain that instructs your body. You […]
There are so many places that we can go to learn about something new and grow in knowledge. Books are full of free access to learn anything you can dream up. The internet is packed full of content and ways to learn about any subject imaginable. While those are great places to start when building
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2 Timothy 2:15 NIV says, “Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth.” As Christians, we are invited every day to become more like Christ. We want to have the same mind and attitude that He had,
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“Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.”(John 1:29 KJV) Scholars disagree as to the exact date of Christ’s birth. Nor do they know that the Church of the Nativity that’s visited every day by pilgrims in Bethlehem, is the exact location of His birth. Nor can any of us
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The prophet Isaiah wrote the words of Isaiah 7:14 nearly 600 years before Jesus was born. At the time of this writing, the Israelites were doing all the right religious things, but weren’t practicing justice as God commands. Like many prophets during Isaiah’s time, this was a warning against that injustice. But among that warning
One of the most important biblical topics is your own heart. Throughout the biblical story, God shows that He is not nearly as interested in your money, time, or service as much as He is your heart. Why is this important? Jesus taught his disciples that the heart is the center of our lives. Our
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Have you ever regretted something you said as soon as the words were out of your mouth? You can’t take back the words you speak to others—and words can damage relationships. The Bible says that if you can control your mouth, you can control your whole body (James 3:2). Before you respond to people too
But speaking the truth in love [in all things—both our speech and our lives expressing His truth], let us grow up in all things into Him [following His example] who is the Head—Christ. Ephesians 4:15 (AMP) You and I live in a world filled with people who are living false lives, wearing masks of pretense, and hiding
Many times in life, we find ourselves having to wait. We can just wait and let time pass, or we can wait well and make the most of our time. If we want to wait well, we will wait patiently, expectantly, and in hope, as today’s scripture indicates. Patience is extremely important for people who
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He will not let your foot slip—he who watches over you will not slumber; indeed, he who watches over Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. Psalm 121:3-4 (NIV) Realizing that God watches over us at all times is very comforting. There is never one moment when He doesn’t have His loving eye on us. God
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