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Staying Motivated to Follow God's Law (by Cathe Laurie)

As Christians, how do we stay motivated to follow God's Law? It can be a battle to keep His commands when the world's screaming the opposite.

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Mary Rooney Armand

How to Know God Sees You: Finding Grace in the Shadow of Shame

Do you struggle believing that God sees you? Deborah Rutherford shares her inspiring story of how to know God sees you and finding grace in the shadow of shame. We’ve had those moments when we don't feel like we belong—where the weight of a tangled past or the isolation of our current circumstances makes us feel unseen. But God sees you and offers grace.

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How to Know God Sees You: Finding Grace in the Shadow of Shame

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Nancy C. Williams

Is Someone Getting on Your Nerves?

When someone gets on your nerves, turn to the God who created your nerves as blessings.

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Venting vs. Complaining: What’s the Difference?

We all vent sometimes—but when does it cross the line into sin? Learn how your words and heart posture reveal the difference.

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Lisa Price

Growing the Heart of a Spiritual Hero-

For You, O Lord, will bless the righteous; With favor You will surround him as with a shield- Psalm 5:12 NKJV The book of Matthew is getting a lot of read time in my life right …

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Chris Carpenter

'We Are Never Alone': 'I Can Only Imagine 2' Offers Comfort in the Chaos of Everyday Life

As I Can Only Imagine wound down its highly successful theatrical run in 2018, Mercy Me’s Bart Millard thought it was time to get back to what he knew best and resume making music.His inspiring and true-life story of finding hope in the rubble of a dysfunctional, sometimes violent childhood,...

5 min readMercyMe I Can Only Imagine 2 Movie Bart Millard Milo Venitmiglia

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Stacey BarkleyinDaybreak Devotions and Nighttime Prayers

Nutrition for Growth to New Jerusalem

We have been born again with the divine, eternal life and now we are growing to maturity for New Jerusalem. Here are verses about our growth to maturity: In Ephesians 4:11-13 Christ the Head gave g…

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Cole Feix

Hope Beyond the Grave: A Theology of Death

In loving memory of Pastor Josue Raimundo, Don Lorentz, and Benjamin “Dima” Banner, whose lives—and in different ways, whose deaths—have shaped me and my wrestling with the questions explored in this article. Everyone has experienced this kind of loss at some point in their lives. As we get older, we seem to experience it more – like a bright blue neon sign – a reminder that this life is short and could end at any moment. How does our western culture think about death? What does the Bible sa

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Called to Walk Together

“Two are better than one because they have a good reward for their efforts. For if either falls, his companion can lift him up…” -- Ecclesiastes 4:9–10 (HCSB) A few years ago, I had a difficult conversation with my mother; one of those conversations that lingers long after the words...

3 min readFriendship Faith Overwhelmed Family Devotional

Darryl Strawberry's Testimony: MLB Success, Emptiness, & Redemption

Darryl Strawberry reached the top with World Series-level success and discovered he was still empty. But one day, God spoke to him.

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Nicole O'MearainDaybreak Devotions and Nighttime Prayers

Our Reliable Anchor (by Cathe Laurie)

Among the waves of the world, God offers us an anchor. Let us grab hold of that hope and His promise of eternity!

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God's Promise: Making Families for the Lonely

Photo courtesy Melody MacDonald [https://odymacphoto.com/families]A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in his holy dwelling.God sets the lonely in families, he leads out the prisoners with singing; but the rebellious live in a sun-scorched land. —Psalm 68:5-6 (NIV)My husband and I sat silently in a small,...

4 min readFamily Psalm 68:6 Loneliness Adoption Devotional

Eddie Jones

The "Faithful" (but not factual) Series Remakes Genesis - Booty and Treasures fer All!

“One of the things that first leapt out at me … is that it would have been perfectly normal and ordinary and expected for Abraham … to have taken a second wife. But he never did.” – René Echevarria is an American screenwriter and producer. Echevarria’s comment is worth a closer look — because the […]

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Shirley BrosiusinDaybreak Devotions and Nighttime Prayers

“IF:One Night” and Jennie Allen’s “voice from the sky”

By Elizabeth Prata In 2007, Jennie Allen heard a “voice from the sky”. Or it was a whisper. It spoke to her that day. Or it was the middle of the night. Anyway, the whisper told her thi…

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Maureen Hall Puccini

Divine Tool #5: The Fire Extinguisher

The fire extinguisher's invention allowed ordinary people to put out small fires before they became big ones. But what's my spiritual point?

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Healthy Families Begin at Home - A Nighttime Prayer

Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it. – Proverbs 22:6 (NIV)Please Pray: Lord, sometimes things in our world seem out of control. Things that can be used for good may also be used in ways that...

1 min readFamily Parenting Relationships Prayer

Claude F. Mariottini

The Evil Son: Responsibility in Transgression

NOTE: Years ago, I served as a curriculum writer for the Sunday School Board of the Southern Baptist Convention, where I developed Spanish-language lessons to help adult Sunday School teachers prep…

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Rejoice In The Lord, All You Who Love Him

May all who are godly rejoice in the Lord and praise his holy name! Psalm 97:12 Verse 12 brings Psalm 97 to a climactic closing exhortation that echoes throu

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Karen Farris

She Carried Courage

I only met her once, but she’s someone I’ll always remember.We boarded the bus heading to Seattle, and she took the seat right in front of me. Her smile was genuine, and her curly hair bounced as she greeted each new passenger who stepped aboard.As the bus pulled away, she...

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Lisa Wesley

Contend

Someone once said that the beginning of the Church Age started with the Book of Acts and the Church Age ends with the book of Jude, when we actually see the acts of the apostates.We’re living in a day that God predicted would happen - when men would fall away,...

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Peggi Tustan

What Makes a Life Complete?

“What does not satisfy when we find it, was not the thing we were desiring.” –C.S. LewisWhat makes a life complete? Earn a degree. Get a promotion. Raise a family. Grow a healthy financial portfolio. Travel the world. All these things are good and beneficial. But we can reach these...

4 min readLove Satisfaction God is Love Wholeness Motivation

Dennis Quaid on Audience Hunger for Films with Meaning

Dennis Quaid shares with Greg Laurie how 'Soul Surfer' helped him see audiences want films with meaning—including faith films.

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Samuel Deuth

Clarifying Your Calling in Hidden Seasons: How Obscurity Shapes Your Purpose — SAMUELDEUTH.COM

Have you ever felt stuck in a season of obscurity, questioning whether your efforts are making a difference? You’re not alone. Many people experience periods of seemingly unseen development—times when progress isn’t immediately visible. But what if these hidden seasons are actually vital for clarify

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Summer Marrero

How to be Holy

The harder I try to be holy, the more I find myself discouraged. Have you ever felt that way? Striving for holiness can feel like chasing something just out of reach — the carrot always dangling a …

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Vaneetha Risner

When Waiting Feels Wasted — Vaneetha Risner

Waiting can stir doubt, grief, and unspoken questions about whether God is really at work at all. This reflection explores how God works through waiting, tracing the lives of women in Genesis.

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Not Just Housekeeping: The Deeper Call of Titus 2:3–5

By Elizabeth Prata The author challenges the claim that Titus 2 limits older women to teaching homemaking. Examining context and the Greek term “teacher of good,” the piece asserts that…

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The Faith That Gets Heaven's Attention

What is faith that gets Heaven's attention? In Luke 7, a Roman centurion demonstrated faith that amazed Jesus.

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Stacey BarkleyinDaybreak Devotions and Nighttime Prayers

Reading Leviticus and Remembering the Cross: From Unending Sacrifices to the Perfect Sacrifice

By Elizabeth Prata Like many others, I read the Bible in a year through an annual Bible Reading Plan. I am currently using the John MacArthur Daily Bible. And like many others, I find Leviticus har…

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Called to Walk Together - A Nighttime Prayer

“Two are better than one because they have a good reward for their efforts. For if either falls, his companion can lift him up…” -- Ecclesiastes 4:9–10 (HCSB)Please Pray:Lord, thank You for creating us for connection and for the gift of godly friendship. Help me receive support with humility and...

1 min readFriendship Family Fear Prayer

Hannah Morrell

Squeezing Out All the Juice — Broken & Hopeful

I have spoken to several people through the years who are staring death in the face. I always want to ask them about it—how do you die well? How do you walk towards what feels like the biggest fear in life? What does God speak to you in those raw and vulnerable moments? In the last email

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Claude F. Mariottini

Joel: The Treasure of Stories

My new book, From Sinai to Sunday: Old Testament Studies from Jeff Griffin’s Sermons, represents a distinctive collaboration between the academy and the pulpit — two worlds that too rarely speak to…

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A meditation on the trend to go back to analog

By Elizabeth Prata I realize I am writing this on a digital platform to be published on digital media. EPrata photo However, I am 65 years old and I was a full adult nearing middle age before the i…

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Chip Tudor

A Study Of John 10:22-30

A study of John 10:22-30 reveals a festival and question to Jesus, belief and hearing, and the eternal security of faithful followers.

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AGBEMAWLE ATSU NORVISHI

KEEP YOUR GARMENTS WHITE: A Cinematic Story of Holiness and Watchfulness

The afternoon sun beat down upon the marketplace, its golden rays scattering across rows of traders calling out their goods. Goats bleated, children weaved through the crowd, and baskets rustled as buyers bargained. Among them walked Naomi, her plain white garment brushing the dusty ground, her steps weary after the...

8 min readFiction, Inspiration, End Times, Spiritual Growth, Holiness

Lisa E. Betz

How To Challenge Mindsets That Keep Us Stuck - Lisa E Betz

If we want a happier, more fulfilling life, we need to challenge the mindsets that keep us stuck, like perfectionistic thinking steals our contentment.

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AGBEMAWLE ATSU NORVISHI

ETERNAL FREEDOM: A Cinematic Story of Breaking Chains

The late afternoon sunlight filtered gently through the curtains of the William family’s living room. The hum of the air conditioner mingled with faint laughter drifting in from the street outside, while William, Sandra, and their teenage daughter Precious sat together on the sofa. On the television, Pastor Charles —...

6 min readFiction, Faith, Inspiration, Christian Living, Spiritual Growth

Ren ManninginDaybreak Devotions and Nighttime Prayers

The One Unique Eternal Marriage: the Lamb and New Jerusalem

New Jerusalem is a city fully in resurrection. It is spiritual, constituted with the divine, eternal life. This is seen in the forerunner in the church age as in Ephesians 2:19-22. Verse 19 speaks…

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Damon J. Gray

Putting Jesus on Trial

We can be seekers of truth, or seekers of outcomes. Caiaphas and the Sanhedrin were looking not for the truth, but for an outcome, and they got it.

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Mark McDowell

Rash Vows: Prayer’s Hidden Snare (Prov 20:25)

Discover the wisdom in Proverbs 20:25: avoid rash vows to God and enrich your prayers with thoughtful commitment, turning potential traps into faithful devo ...

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Samuel Deuth

Unlocking the Power of the Holy Spirit: Steps to Closer Connection and Empowerment — SAMUELDEUTH.COM

The Holy Spirit isn’t just a comforting presence—it's your divine power to deepen your relationship with God and activate supernatural gifts. By seeking, listening, and stepping out in faith, you position yourself to live in divine empowerment every day.

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Just Give Up - The Gift of Sacrifice

Therefore, be imitators, as beloved children, and walk in love, just as Christ also loved you and gave Himself up for us, as an offering and sacrifice to God as a fragrant aroma. – Ephesians 5:1-2 “I give up!” If you have ever heard these words come out of your...

4 min readParenting Sacrifice Raising Children Godly Attributes Devotional

Russelyn Williams

Does a Wise Woman Have Less Chances at Marriage?

As women we are not to allow the expectations of others to cause us to hold back from being ourselves. To answer the question is a wise woman

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Connie HarperinDaybreak Devotions and Nighttime Prayers

Make Commitments To The Lord And Keep Them

Commitments we make carry a lot of weight. People often start strong with fresh determination, yet many promises collapse under pressure, distraction, or self-i

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Mark Brady

Why Believe in God?

Image generated via AI. Believing in God is more than a religious choice—it’s a deeply personal decision that shapes how we see ourselves, others, and the world around us. For many, faith is the an…

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Carol McLeod

Worship in the Middle of the Battle — Carol McLeod Ministries

So what is the wise and tested prescription that enables us to fight against the onslaught that anxiety, depression, panic, and emotional exhaustion can inflict upon an unsuspecting heart? What do we do when our mental health feels fragile… when discouragement lingers… when fear refuses to loosen i

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Family is Messy - A Nighttime Prayer

And I will be a Father to you, and you will be sons and daughters to me, says the Lord Almighty. - 2 Corinthians 6:18 (CSB) Please Pray:Father God, please help me to see Your sons and daughters in a new light. Help me find the strength to love when...

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Nora TatinainDaybreak Devotions and Nighttime Prayers

God Is Bigger than Your Excuses

We all make excuses—but what happens when God calls us to a task anyway? Moses’ story has the answer.

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Treasuring God's Word Together as a Family - A Nighttime Prayer

These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. – Deuteronomy 6:6-7 (NIV)Please Pray: Heavenly Father,Thank you...

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Mark Brady

9,772 Tears

Image generated via AI. “I want you to have a stress test and an echocardiogram,” said my heart doctor. I was having some difficulties with my breathing. I have had these tests done before at the s…

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amose ding

Only love can make the world better

I did not know that love would arrive so quietly— not with thunder, not with trembling skies, but like morning light slipping between curtains to rest gently on my face.You came the same way— soft as a secret, certain as the tide.And somehow, in the space between your laughter and...

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Sheryl H. Boldt

Procrastination – And God’s Mercies

After reading these two Bible verses, I wanted to hug God—probably because I felt like He was hugging me through those verses. His Word reminded me that He loves me unconditionally.

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Mark McDowell

God’s Ear for Righteous Prayer (Prov 15:29)

Discover how Proverbs 15:29 unveils God's distance from wickedness and closeness to righteous prayers, empowering you to deepen your own communion with ...

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Mary Rooney Armand

The Story of the Good Samaritan: How to Love Like Jesus

The story of the good Samaritan teaches us about kindness, compassion, and how to love like Jesus.

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Mike Genung

Great Ways to invest Your Time

“So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom.” Psalm 90:12 My wife and I celebrated our 37th anniversary last week by going away to the mountains for several days. We had a wonderful time. These investments of time Read More

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Mike Genung

Leslie Vernick on the Wife's Road to Healing in a Marriage with Sexual Sin - Blazing Grace

Leslie Vernick is a speaker, author, counselor and relationship coach. She is the author of seven books, including he Emotionally Destructive Relationship and her most recent The Emotionally Destructive Marriage. She has received the American Association of Christian Counselors Caregiver Award, and been married to Howard Read More

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The Bible is a Romance

The Bible presents a romance. Love and marriage are seen beginning with Adam and Eve in Genesis 2 and concluding with New Jerusalem in Revelation 21-22. A song which presents this view begins: __Th…

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Carlene Hill ByroninDaybreak Devotions and Nighttime Prayers

Shout To The Lord And Sing For Joy!

Shout to the Lord, all the earth; break out in praise and sing for joy! Psalm 98:4 I love it when the Holy Spirit comes over me, giving me the urge to shout

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God is Holy! I Am (Not) Doomed

“It’s all over! I am doomed, for I am a sinful man. I have filthy lips, and I live among a people with filthy lips. Yet I have seen the King, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.” – Isaiah 6:5 (NLT) How can I dare to write to you about holiness?...

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The Unfailing Love And Hope of The Lord

O Israel, hope in the Lord; for with the Lord there is unfailing love. His redemption overflows. Psalm 130:7 Psalm 130 begins with desperation but ends with

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Nicole O'MearainDaybreak Devotions and Nighttime Prayers

Living as a Woman Loved by God

Tempted by comparison? Here’s your invitation to live in fullness rather than lack.

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Hannah Morrell

Dark Days — Broken & Hopeful

Today has been a hard day. Some days just feel darker, harder to hold on to hope. So much pain and fear threaten to choke me, drowning out the joy and peace. I can’t stop the tears as they pour from my eyes, uncontrollable cracks everywhere as my heart breaks again. Why are we so messy? Where is the

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Mary Rooney Armand

How to Heal from Trauma: 7 Powerful Ways God Leads You to Freedom

Are you struggling to heal from trauma? Nancy shares her powerful story and 7 ways God can lead you to healing and freedom after Trauma.

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Samuel Deuth

How to Launch Your Book Successfully: Marketing Strategies and Platform Building — SAMUELDEUTH.COM

Are you about to launch your book and wondering how to generate buzz and reach your target audience? Whether you're self-publishing or working with a publisher, knowing how to effectively market your book is crucial. In this guide, we'll walk through proven strategies for building momentum, engaging

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Mark McDowell

Ears Closed to the Poor: Prayers Unanswered (Proverbs 21:13)

Discover how Proverbs 21:13 links compassion for the poor directly to answered prayer. Learn to open your ears and heart so your own cries rise unhindered, ...

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God's Promise: Making Families for the Lonely - A Nighttime Prayer

A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in his holy dwelling. God sets the lonely in families, he leads out the prisoners with singing; but the rebellious live in a sun-scorched land. —Psalm 68:5-6 (NIV)Please Pray: Father in Heaven, thank you for securing my place in...

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Sesan Oguntade

7 Prophetic Prayer Points for deliverance - Christian Personal Development

Please enjoy and use these 7 prophetic prayer points for deliverance. This prophetic prayer points was produced by the Watchman, Stephen Famuyibo. Related: Inspired Prayers for your business What are prophetic prayer points for deliverance? Prophetic Prayer Points for deliverance are scriptural prayer lines that can be prayed to effect deliverance from any form […]

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Shirley BrosiusinDaybreak Devotions and Nighttime Prayers

Healthy Families Begin at Home

Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it. – Proverbs 22:6 (NIV) I grew up on a farm in simpler times. These days you would call it “crunchy” living. Sort of like Little House on the Prairie....

3 min readFamily Parenting Relationships Devotional

Terry Nightingale

God has made himself known – Can you see Him? (John 1: 1-9) – Terry Nightingale

The first sentence in John’s Gospel is devastatingly clever!

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Brenda Seefeldt

Loss Requires Us to Reimagine Hope

(I have learned this beautiful truth over time. It has taken some learning.) Loss happens. Pain happens. No one, not even Christians, are exempt from pain. Hope didn’t fail. The version of hope I was clinging to no longer could survive what happened. Plan A did not work out. What was “supposed t

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Wanda Alger

IF THIS IS OF GOD…

None of us have control in this season of correction. We may not like or agree with how everything is transpiring, but we can rest in the fact that whatever is of man will ultimately fail – even backfire. But that which is of God will happen, regardless of our input.

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Mike Genung

Gene Landers and Jacob Frantz on Recovery from Porn and Sexual Sin, Part 1 - Blazing Grace

Gene Landers leads a support group for men who want healing and recovery from porn and sexual sin in Phoenix, Arizona. Jacob Frantz has been attending Gene’s group for the past 6 months. In this first of two broadcasts, both men share their stories, which Read More

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Matik Nicholls

When God Shows Up

If you have been following my blog for any length of time, you would know that I am passionate about the pursuit of a tangible experience of God. I believe it is what the Bible evidences and advoca…

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David Derksen

Religious-y “Both Sides” Advice

Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes, And prudent in their own sight! -Isaiah 5:21, NKJV The practice of some pastors is to treat adultery on the same level as failure to do one’s share of the household chores: They are not the same! Faithful spouses are already primed to take on more responsibility … Continue reading "Religious-y “Both Sides” Advice"

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Summer Marrero

What Does it Mean to be Born Again?

What does it mean to be born again? According to the Bible, being born again is a supernatural act of God in which He brings a spiritually dead sinner to life through the power of the Holy Spi…

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Beth PatchinDaybreak Devotions and Nighttime Prayers

Welcome Home

“Blessings on the King who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven, and glory in highest heaven!” – Luke 19:37 Scanning the incoming travelers, my eyes searched the people in the rear we could barely see coming. My son-in-law’s head would surely poke out above the rest...

3 min readParenting Joy Enthusiasm Holy Spirit Devotional

Beth PatchinDaybreak Devotions and Nighttime Prayers

Welcome Home - A Nighttime Prayer

“Blessings on the King who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven, and glory in highest heaven!” – Luke 19:37Please Pray: Lord Jesus, I so desperately want to live with my arms and voice raised to praise you. But sometimes I become bashful, not fully willing to...

1 min readParenting Joy Enthusiasm Holy Spirit Prayer

Lynda Schultz

6. AND WHAT ABOUT ME?

Though we have looked generally at the impact of God’s control on humanity, we now turn to more specific references about how God exercises His sovereignty in our personal lives. We also need to consider our responsibilities as God works out His will in us. While we have previously considered the broad implications of God’s control over all humanity, it is important now to focus more specifically on how God’s sovereignty operates in our individual lives. The way God exercises His authority and g

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Sheila FitzgeraldinDaybreak Devotions and Nighttime Prayers

New Jerusalem, the Eternal Marriage of Jesus Christ, the Lamb, and His People

The presentation of New Jerusalem as the bride, the wife of the Lamb Jesus Christ, is the high point at the end of the Bible. This eternal marriage is in Revelation 19:7-9 and 21:2, 9-11, followed …

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Peggi Tustan

What Makes a Life Complete? | 1 Corinthians 13

Welcome to Real Life . What do you long for? “What does not satisfy when we find it, was not the thing we were desiring.” –C.S. Lewis What m...

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Take Time to Be Holy

“Jesus said to him, ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’” -- Matthew 22:37-39 (NKJV) I am...

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Renee GotcherinDaybreak Devotions and Nighttime Prayers

Say No to This: Tiny Deaths, Eternal Gain

In a world built on convenience, comfort, and immediate gratification, surrendering our impulses and denying our flesh gains far more than we lose.

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David Derksen

“Remain Teachable” Spiritual Abuse

Though the arrogant have smeared me with lies, I keep your precepts with all my heart. -Psalm 119:69, NIV “Remember, you need to stay teachable,” says arrogant authority figure. In my experience, religious authorities employ the “unteachable” label as a weapon to dismiss people who resist their control. This is spiritual abuse, by the way. … Continue reading "“Remain Teachable” Spiritual Abuse"

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Equip Your Family to Stand Firm in Their Faith

“Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, so are the children of one's youth. Happy is the man who has his quiver full of them; They shall not be ashamed but shall speak with their enemies in the gate.” –Psalm 127: 4-5 (NKJV)Early in our homeschooling journey, our family...

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Renee GotcherinDaybreak Devotions and Nighttime Prayers

Equip Your Family to Stand Firm in Their Faith - A Nighttime Prayer

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Janet Perez-Eckles

When the Ground Shakes: How to Stand Firm When Fear Tries to Take Over

When life feels unsteady, discover how to stand firm in faith, surrender fear, and trust God’s unshakable presence in the middle of the storm.

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David Derksen

Allowed to have friends?

“Beware of false prophets who come disguised as harmless sheep but are really vicious wolves.” -Matthew 7:15, NLT “Aren’t I allowed to have ‘friends?!'” -Cheater I think this is one of the most dangerous tools at the disposal of cheaters. It effectively puts the faithful spouse on the defensive as he or she tries to … Continue reading "Allowed to have friends?"

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Deborah Hemstreet (Dvora Elisheva)

Growth to Maturity for New Jerusalem

The Bible is a book of the divine, eternal life. In Genesis 2 is the tree of life showing God’s desire to give us His life in addition to our human life. At the end of the Bible is New Jerusa…

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Are We Reading Revelation the Wrong Way?

If Revelation was written after 70 AD, its purpose may look very different. What if John’s vision was meant to steady a wounded church rather than fuel end-times speculation?

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Claude F. Mariottini

Acquiring Wealth in the Ancient Near East

This article, published in Biblical Illustrator, Summer 2013, examines how wealth was accumulated and understood across ancient Near Eastern cultures and connects it to biblical texts. Mesopotamia …

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Sharon Jaynes

What If You Could See Your Story Through a Different Lens

I sat in the dimly lit room with soft music wafting through the air, and I began to relax. No this was not the prelude to a romantic evening with my husband. It was my yearly eye exam! If you’ve ever had an eye exam, you’re familiar with the refraction test the doctor uses to determine if you need glasses and if so, Read more...

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Kevin Bart

Letters To 7 Churches In The Book Of Revelation - Sardis -

Letters to 7 churches in the book of Revelation - Sardis. Jesus' letter to the church of Sardis in Revelation 3 condemns the church of being spiritually dead.

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Connie HarperinDaybreak Devotions and Nighttime Prayers

Hypnosis: Therapy, Trend, or Spiritual Danger?

From Pagan Sleep Temples to Hypnobirthing: Nothing New Under the Sun By Elizabeth Prata Should a Christian undergo hypnosis to ingrain new behavior patterns and dispense with unwanted desires or ac…

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Christine Malkemes

The Significance of Jesus Walking on Water in Scripture

Take a few minutes and prayerfully read John 6:16-21? That evening, Jesus’ disciples went down to the shore to wait for him. But as darkness fell and Jesus ...

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Family is Messy

And I will be a Father to you, and you will be sons and daughters to me, says the Lord Almighty. - 2 Corinthians 6:18 (CSB) An older man came forward one Sunday morning to give his heart to Christ. He was alone and barely able to walk. He later...

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Nora TatinainDaybreak Devotions and Nighttime Prayers

Treasuring God's Word Together as a Family

3 min readFamily Parenting Prayer God's Word Devotional

Let The Message Of Christ Fill Your Life

Let the message about Christ, in all its richness, fill your lives. Teach and counsel each other with all the wisdom he gives. Sing psalms and hymns and spiritu

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Ren ManninginDaybreak Devotions and Nighttime Prayers

Promises of Painless Birth and the Problem of False Hope

By Elizabeth Prata SYNOPSIS A popular teaching claims mothers can secure pain-free childbirth through faith and declaration. Examining Scripture in context, this review exposes faulty interpretatio…

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Just Give Up - The Gift of Sacrifice - A Nighttime Prayer

Therefore, be imitators, as beloved children, and walk in love, just as Christ also loved you and gave Himself up for us, as an offering and sacrifice to God as a fragrant aroma. – Ephesians 5:1-2Please Pray: Heavenly Father, How humbled we are that you would trust one of your...

1 min readParenting Sacrifice Raising Children Godly Attributes Prayer

Chris Hutchison

Be Strong

Christian men are supposed to be strong. Does that include physical strength?

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