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Bitter or Better?

Editor’s note: In The Unfair Advantage, Pastor Aaron Burke takes a look at the unfair seasons Joseph endures in the book of Genesis and shows how his struggles are very ...

Mental Health: Thank God That I Am Not God

Do you remember the scene in the movie Rudy when he’s trying to get accepted into Notre Dame but it’s not looking good so he goes to a priest for ...

Let Go of Regrets

Editor's note: Pastor Kim (also known as Real Talk Kim) says it how it is. She's full of spunk and Jesus and she loves to share the joy and hope ...

The Living Water: Living with struggles today gives us another reason to worship God

Editor’s note: Country Music artist and podcaster Granger Smith lays a path through grief in his book Like a River. Granger and his wife, Amber lost their son, River, to ...

Don't Carry Your Burdens Alone: 5 Scriptures That Address Key Issues Teens Face Today

I have three teen daughters and one more who is right on their tail. I’ve also raised teen sons into adulthood. (Quite a feat!) During the teen years, there are ...

In the Waiting

Don’t be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be discouraged, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you. I will hold you up with my ...

Learn from Hagar

Hagar was the woman Sarah instructed to sleep with her husband in order to get pregnant so her husband could have a son. Remember, this was normal back then, but ...

Why Would He Come?

Christ Himself was like God in everything… But He gave up His place with God and made Himself nothing. He was born as a man and became like a servant. ...

Trusting God During Busy Seasons

Editor's note: Advent is right around the corner! Jesus Listens for Advent & Christmas by Sarah Young is the perfect devotional for the holiday season. Place it on your nightstand to ...

5 Powerful Prayers to Pray for Your Kids from Head to Toe

Editor's note: How do you pray for your kids? What prayers for them will be effective? If you want to pray for your children, praying for them from head to ...

The Myth: “God is distant.”

Editor's note — Flourish: The NIV Bible for Women includes Myths articles which expose commonly accepted myths of our culture that many women believe — misconceptions about love, relationships, God, ...

The Myth: “If I’m a Good Christian, Then Nothing Bad Will Happen to Me”

Editor's note: Flourish: The NIV Bible for Women includes Myths articles which expose commonly accepted myths of our culture that many women believe—misconceptions about love, relationships, God, fulfillment, sex, faith, identity, and ...

Put Your Hope to Work

Editor’s note: Hope is easy to lose and hard to find, but there is never a season when hope is out of reach. Every Christian eventually has her hope broken, ...

In the Morning When I Rise

Editor's note:  Beloved author Sarah Young passed away Thursday, August 31 in her Tennessee home. Sarah wrote one of the most widely read devotionals of all time, Jesus Calling.  Her ...

Leaving a Legacy of Prayer: The Praying Example of Susanna Wesley

If a passing stranger walking through the rural village of Epworth, England, on any given day between 1700 and 1720 had peered through the window of the home of the ...

Being Unoffendable: The Ridiculous Idea

Okay. So this may sound like the dumbest thing you’ve ever read, but here goes: You can choose to be “unoffendable.” I actually heard a guy say this at a ...

Free Resources

Your waiting is not wasted when waiting on the Lord!

Your waiting is not wasted when waiting on the Lord!

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