"Therefore, if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother or sister has something against you, leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to them; then come and offer your gift" (Matthew 5:23-24, NIV). A seminary professor had a ...
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Build a Bridge
"How good and pleasant it is when God's people live together in unity!" (Psalm 133:1, NIV). James and his brother William were close friends growing up. Whatever one does, the other will follow. Their mother sometimes joked that the boys were twins she'd had two years apart. When the brothers ...
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Facing Grief
Then he said to them, "My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with me" (Matthew 26:38, NIV) It was a mild August day when Amelia climbed into the passenger seat of her car. She and her husband were headed to the beach to celebrate her promotion. "We'd ...
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Love Is Kind to You
"Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant" (1 Corinthians 13:4, ESV) Ellie lived with her grandmother, who regularly criticized her from the time she was small. "Nana always seemed to have a list of reasons things didn't work out for me. In ...
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Have Faith in God
A lot of Christians get discouraged because they feel they are never good enough. Satan tells us we are not worthy of God's love and that we could do nothing to please Him, so why even try? But our relationship with God is not based on what we do, but WHO God is. When we put our faith in Jesus, we ...
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The Power of a Devotional
A devotional is a short reading that you can do to center yourself and draw closer to God. They are usually based on a specific theme or Bible passage, and they are a great way to start or end your day. I've always been a runner. Not in the physical sense, but in the sense that I was always ...
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