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Advent, Thirty Days of Jesus: Day 11, He was obedient

By Elizabeth Prata With today’s post, we’ve flowed through the first section of this series, in looking at verses that prophesy Jesus’ coming, His arrival, and His early life. Sta…

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More Than a Feeling: Be Ruled by Peace

God desires for us to live in everlasting, unshakeable peace, regardless of our circumstances.

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Season of Preparation Day Ten: God's Creation - Lori Altebaumer

Jesus is everything that matters and the only thing that matters. If it is not of Jesus, it doesn’t matter.

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Prosperity—Has God Said?

The one criterion that should settle the controversy over the prosperity message is, what did God say? Ironically, it was Satan who asked this question— “has God said?”— while putting his own twist on it. And he did so in the Garden of Eden.Eden, the very setting of prosperity, is...

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Day 2 Shiloh 2024 Encounter Night - Christian Personal Development

This is Day 2 Shiloh 2024 encounter night sermon by Bishop David Oyedepo. It is titled, Espousing the Treasure of Divine Wisdom. Related: Day 1 Shiloh 2024: Prophetic Dimension of Scriptures Sermon by Bishop David Oyedepo at Day 2 Shiloh 2024 Encounter Night This is the sermon by Bishop David Oyedepo at Day 2 […]

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The wisdom of scriptures sermon at Shiloh 2024 - Christian Personal Development

This is the Wisdom of scriptures sermon st Shiloh 2024 Day 2 by Bishop David Oyedepo. Related: Day 2 Shiloh 2024: Divine Wisdom is the Custodian of an Ever Winning Wisdom Day 2 Shiloh 2024: The wisdom of scriptures sermon by Bishop David Oyedepo IF WE’RE GOING TO BE VICTORIOUS IN THE ADVENTURE OF […]

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Day 2 Shiloh 2024: Divine Wisdom is the Custodian of an Ever Winning Wisdom - Christian Personal Development

This is Day 2 Shiloh 2024 sermon titled, Divine Wisdom is the Custodian of an Ever Winning Wisdom. Related: Day 1 Shiloh 2024: Prophetic Dimension of Scriptures Day 2 Shiloh 2024: Divine Wisdom is the Custodian of an Ever Winning Wisdom by Bishop David Oyedepo NO MATTER WHERE YOU MAY FIND YOURSELF TODAY, WISDOM […]

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Olubunmi Mabel

When Your Husband Walks Away During a Fight:10 Things It Means - Olubunmi Mabel

You already know that fights are normal in a marriage, right? I’m sure you don’t need me to tell you that. By fights, I don’t mean physical altercations (although those should never be tolerated) where everyone is throwing punches and breaking things. I’m talking about arguments, disagreements, and conflicts that arise from time to time …

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A Full Life » Robert Murray M'Cheyne - Enjoying the Journey

A free M’Cheyne Bible Reading plan is available through Enjoying the Journey. Like M'Cheyne, we can live a full life through God's Word.

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David Derksen

Cheater-Speak: "I don't know who I am." - Divorce Minister

“I don’t know who I am,” says Cheater. This statement is often accompanied by some sort of statement regarding being “trapped” in the marriage. They view the faithful spouse and the marriage as an obstacle to self discovery. The funny thing about this statement is how the Cheater is actually telling on herself. By saying … Continue reading "Cheater-Speak: “I don’t know who I am.”"

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Brenda Seefeldt

Our Story of Committed Love - Bravester

(Picture of "old" us at Citi Field at a NY Mets game because sports is one of our love languages.)I am an avid follower of Gen Z writer and influencer, Freya India. She writes words about what I love about teens and 20somethings and my worries for them.Once again she wrote this and it inspir

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Donna Bucher

Your Prayers Are Heard

While it helped to pray for others in the wait, nothing soothes an anxious heart like knowing your prayers are heard by God.

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Cole Feix

Podcast: Gratitude and Advent

Check out the So We Speak podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.Why Celebrate Advent?Advent is a collection of traditions that is based around anticipating the coming of Christ. There is more to this season than presents and lights. Advent reminds us of the importance of community in the celebration of the coming of Christ to save His people in the gathering of friends, lighting of candles, and the singing of songs. Christmas has very much become a commercialized holiday. Advent serves as the cou

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Mark McDowell

An Introduction to All the Prayers in Second Kings

Isn’t it common to ask for things in prayer during times of trouble and forget to offer praise or thanks? Join Dr. Mark McDowell as he introduces the prayer ...

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Don Martin

Enter New Jerusalem, the Holy of Holies

Revelation 21:16 says about New Jerusalem, “the length and the breadth and the height of it are equal.” The dimensions of the Holy of Holies, both in the tabernacle and in the temple, w…

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Sheryl H. Boldt

Do We Take Owning A Bible For Granted? - Today Can Be Different

One of the easiest ways to obtain wisdom is to read the Bible. Yet many of us take God’s Word for granted. We don’t realize how much we need our heavenly Father’s counsel for every area of our lives.

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Advent: Thirty Days of Jesus, Day 10- the Boy Jesus at the Temple

By Elizabeth Prata The Bible is intentionally blank where Jesus’ boyhood is concerned. After His birth, the Bible is silent on what Jesus was doing. We know is He lived in Galilee. We know as…

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Greg Laurie

What Do You Want? (by Cathe Laurie)

If Jesus asked "What do you want for Christmas?" what would you say? He’s able to make it happen, so it’s time to ask big...

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Anneta Pinto-Young

Continue in Prayer

At times we may feel like we have exhausted our prayers and that we already know how we should be praying. However, with the many problems and challenges that we face, there is always something to …

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What Shall We Call Him? - Enjoying the Journey

Following God’s Word & Finding Christ’s Joy.

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The Purposes of Prosperity

Must money constantly corrupt the soul? Denying that this is the case, A.B. Simpson insisted, “Money cannot hurt you if you do not love it for its own sake. It is not your fortune that hurts you, but your clinging fondness for it.…” 1 If the attachment is too strong,...

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Season of Preparation Day Nine: God's Steadfast Love - Lori Altebaumer

FaithDec. 10, 2024Season of Preparation Day Nine: God's Steadfast LoveOh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever! 1 Chronicles 16:34 Steadfast love . . . by definition, this is a love that is firmly fixed in place and not subject to change....

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Day 1 Shiloh 2024: Unveiling the Prophetic Dimension of Scriptures - Christian Personal Development

Please find details of Day 1 Shiloh 2024, Encounter night where Bishop David Oyedepo taught on, Unveiling the Prophetic Dimension of Scriptures. Related: 10 Christian ministries in Nigeria Day 1 Shiloh 2024: Unveiling the Prophetic Dimension of Scriptures WE ARE IN THE DAYS OF THE MANIFOLD WISDOM OF GOD. PRINCIPALITIES AND POWERS MUST BOW […]

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Mark Brady

Breath of Heaven

Image by Goran Horvat from Pixabay I have traveled many moonless nights,Cold and weary with a babe inside,And I wonder what I’ve done.Holy father you have come,And chosen me now to carry your son. …

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Eddie Jones

Stealing Victory: Outsmarting the Enemy with Skipper’s Tactics

Ever feel like no matter how hard ye work, yer ship keeps takin’ on water? The harder ye bail, the more it feels like yer sinking, leaving ye wonderin’ if there be deeper currents at play. When our ship’s hold, provisions, or course feel cursed, it’s often the work of the enemy—a devilish saboteur tryin’ […]

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David Derksen

Not "an easy way out" - Divorce Minister

Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me remove the speck from your eye’; and look, a plank is in your own eye? -Matthew 7:4, NKJV A faithful spouse choosing to divorce a cheater is not taking the “easy way out!” It is disgusting that a follower of Christ would ever suggest such a thing. They … Continue reading "Not “an easy way out”"

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Chip Tudor

The Character Of Godly Leaders

The character of godly leaders. When Jewish landowners were confronted about their unfair financial practices they made things right.

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Lisa E. Betz

My New Favorite Trick to Defeat Monkey Mind - Lisa E Betz

Do you suffer from monkey mind? You know, those days where your thoughts swirl around and around, bouncing from one thing to the next so you can’t seem to stay on task? Or else negative thoughts play on repeat over and over, driving you crazy? I’ve been there, and in this post I’m sharing a

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Advent- Thirty Days of Jesus: Day 9, The Child Grew

By Elizabeth Prata We are still in the section of verses from the Bible depicting the prophecy of Jesus’ coming, His arrival, and His early life before ministry. With two more days after toda…

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Kevin Bart

Why Did Jesus Come To Save Us ? - Part 3 - Pursuing Intimacy With God

Why did Jesus come to earth to save us ? We know Jesus came to save us. But why ? Why did He suffer & die a horrible death ? Salvation is not the end all reason

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Treasure in the Dark

Don’t despair that the darkness seems to be winning. Rejoice in the fact that the Light has come.

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Maureen Hall Puccini

My 2024 Scriptural Memes

Favorite Scriptures I remain confident of this; I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord. (Psalm 27:13-14 NIV) Wise Words…

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The Perils of Prosperity

Perhaps the biggest reason the prosperity message is feared is its threat to dulling the heart to the truths of God, while at the same time exciting the heart to a carnality that reeks with worldliness. This fear is legitimate. Who can deny that the piled-up splendors of ostentatious wealth...

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The Perils of Prosperity

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Season of Preparation Day Eight: God's Gift of Longing - Lori Altebaumer

GeneralDec. 09, 2024Season of Preparation Day Eight: God's Gift of LongingWhen the Holy Spirit nudged (i.e. convicted) me to prepare my heart for Christmas differently this year, I couldn’t wait. My soul thirsted for a time of focused, intentional fellowship with God. And it hungered for a reason (as if...

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Mike Genung

How the Church Can Become a Spiritual Powerhouse - Now - Blazing Grace

Did you know that: Over 60% of adults in the United States report feeling lonely. Young adults between the ages of 18 and 22 are the loneliest age group. The number of people who live alone has increased by over 30% in the last few Read More

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Unlimited: No Condemnation | Good News Unlimited

There is no condemnation for those who are in Jesus Christ.

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David Derksen

That pursuit advice is trash. - Divorce Minister

“I know she cheated. But what you need to do is pursue her like Christ did His Bride, the Church,” says naive Christian leader. The pursuit advice is trash. In my opinion, the last thing a narcissistic adulteress needs is more suitors fawning over her. She does not need to be treated as the prize … Continue reading "That pursuit advice is trash."

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Mike Genung

Counseling and Healing for Those Who Have Been Sexually Abused - Blazing Grace

By Mike Genung I grew up in a Christian home, but, our family had its share of problems. The words “I love you” were rarely, if ever, spoken. Hugs were non-existent. Physical abuse was a reality; if I didn’t eat right, for example, a beating Read More

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Mary of the Nativity

By Elizabeth Prata The Nativity, Bernardo Daddi, circa 1330. The Nativity is set in a stable whose wooden supports and thatched roof are visible, located in a rocky landscape. Mary is seated next t…

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Brenda Seefeldt

Your Soul Needs Advent This Christmas Season - A Nighttime Prayer

She gave birth to her firstborn son. She wrapped him snugly in strips of cloth and laid Him in a manger, because there was no lodging available for them. – Luke 2:7 (NLT)Please Pray:Dear Triune God, I love the Christmas season. I hate the Christmas season. My soul needs the...

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Brenda Seefeldt

Your Soul Needs Advent This Christmas Season

She gave birth to her firstborn son. She wrapped him snugly in strips of cloth and laid Him in a manger, because there was no lodging available for them. – Luke 2:7 (NLT)The Christmas story begins with darkness--metaphorical and physical. The first sign of Jesus' birth is a great light....

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Don Martin

New Jerusalem’s Constitution: God in Us

In Revelation 21:15 John wrote, “he [an angel] who spoke with me had a golden reed as a measure that he might measure the city and its gates and its wall.” The reed used to measure the …

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Nancy C. Williams

The Privileged Life: From Worry to Worship

“ And Mary said: ‘My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior. For He has regarded the lowly state of His maidservant.’” (Luke 1:46-48 NKJV) As a for…

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Advent: Thirty Days of Jesus, Day 8- The Magi Offer Gifts & Worship

By Elizabeth Prata Many people worshiped Jesus during His earthly ministry. They bowed before Him and called Him the Messiah, Son of God, or other titles indicating they knew they were worshiping t…

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Lynn H. Pryor

Misunderstanding the Love of God

We talk often of the love of God—and we should. It’s the favorite topic of so many Christians and even a lot of folks outside the church. They like the concept that God loves them no matter what. T…

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The First Christmas Story, Part 1 - Enjoying the Journey

Following God’s Word & Finding Christ’s Joy.

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How He Escaped from Kidnappers and 3 lions - Christian Personal Development

This short video will show you how he escaped from Kidnappers hostages and the 3 lions they set against him. This is a true-life story! I was struck with awe when I heard him narrate the story to me. Indeed there’s still a God that rules in the affairs of men. He has packaged his […]

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Season of Preparation Day Seven: God's Values - Lori Altebaumer

GeneralDec. 08, 2024Season of Preparation Day Seven: God's ValuesAsk just about anyone to describe their ideal Christmas and most of the answers you’ll hear will be about the decorations, the gatherings, the gifts, or the food. But what if the most ideal Christmas that could ever be imagined and planned...

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Rethinking What Scripture Says About Prosperity

Communications these days have become toxic. We see it in political discourse particularly, where passion precedes the first syllable uttered. Rhetoric ignites, shouting begins, invectives are hurled, people are denounced, the opposition is caricatured. There’s no listening. There doesn’t need to be. Minds are made up. And there’s no thought...

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Damon J. Gray

The Greatest Gift Ever

The giving of gifts is a ubiquitous in scripture. The theme of gift giving is found well beyond 2,000 times from Genesis to Revelation.

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Ken Barnes

What Goes Around Comes Around – kenbarnes.us

Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Have relations with your father’s concubines, whom he has left behind to take care of the house; then all Israel will hear that you have made yourself repulsive to your father. The hands of all who are with you will also be strengthened.” (2 Samuel 16:21 NASB)

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Wanda Alger

THE REFINER’S FIRE IS EXPOSING SINS OF THE HEART, MAKING WAY FOR HIS GLORY

The exposures of sexual sin and moral compromise in the camp are but a symptom of a much larger problem. Deviant behaviors and ungodly practices are but the overflow of the heart and mind. In bringing these fruitless deeds to the light, the very thing the Lord is uncovering is a lack of holiness and purity within His House.

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Unlimited: In My Mind | Good News Unlimited

...in my mind am a slave to God’s law, but in my sinful nature a slave to the law of sin.

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Michelle Blan

Everything is Gonna Be Alright

“But you, O LORD, are a shield around me;you are my glory, the one who holds my head high. I cried out to the LORD, and he answered me from his holy mountain. I lay down and slept, yet I woke…

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Keri Willis

Embracing Peace in This Advent Season

For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders.And he will be called Wonderfu…

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Advent- Thirty Days of Jesus: Day 7- The Magi Seek the Child

By Elizabeth Prata This beginning part of my Advent series is a presentation of 11 verses overlaid on photos depicting the life of Jesus from prophecy to birth and boyhood. The next section (#12-16…

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Season of Preparation Day Six: God's Presence - Lori Altebaumer

GeneralDec. 07, 2024Season of Preparation Day Six: God's PresenceYesterday I pondered a tiny infant who pushed back darkness for an entire world. A beam of hope that beckoned shepherds from the field and wise men from afar. A baby that brightened the world two thousand years ago and brightens it...

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Season of Preparation: Day One God's Love

The Season of Preparation." I like the sound of that.But what exactly am I preparing for? The decorations, the gatherings of friends and family, the gifts, the food? None of these are bad things, unless they become the enemy's distractions for making us miss the most important thing.Do I grasp...

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Unlimited: Rescued By Jesus | Good News Unlimited

Jesus is our deliverer and victor over all.

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Petrina Ferguson

When A Man Truly Wants You, Will You Know?

When a man wants and loves the woman he deems right for himself, he will clearly show her this. If he doesn’t ladies, you really don’t have to try so hard to get a man to see your worth…

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Advent – Thirty Days of Jesus: Day 6- The Glory of Jesus

By Elizabeth Prata We’re in the section of the 30-day Advent flow of the prophecies of Jesus’ coming, his arrival, and his early life. Yesterday’s scripture picture was “The…

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Abigail Wallace

Jesus, the Wisdom of God: An “O Antiphon”

Do you know the "O Antiphons"? I didn't either until last week. But boy are they cool. That's whay I wanted to introduce you this first week of Advent.

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Emmaus Global College of Evangelism - Christian Personal Development

Letter of Assistance from Emmaus Global College of Evangelism. This is a letter from an elder Minister of God. A passionate Christian and Pastor. He is also an Evangelist. God has started something great with him and his ministry at Emmaus Global College of Evangelism. I would like you to read the remaining part of […]

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Season of Preparation: Day Five God's Light - Lori Altebaumer

Man has always sought to push back darkness everywhere but in his own soul. Where the glory of the Lord shines, there is no darkness.

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Mark Brady

The Little Drummer Boy

I saw the posted image in Facebook the other day. I had to read it twice before my mind drew the correct image of what was being said. Then I laughed, and immediately shared it with a couple of f…

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Chris Carpenter

Director D.J. Caruso Hopes to Honor Mary in New Netflix Movie Release

Through the years, many movies and television programs have been made that feature the Nativity story. And in most cases, the story focuses on the birth of Jesus in the unlikeliest of circumstances. In this case, in a stable’s manger because there was no room for Mary and Joseph in...

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Morenike Ajidagba

Movember 2024

Movember is a movement where we highlight and concentrate on issues relating to Men’s Health during the month of November. The blog was lucky to sit down and have amazing conversation with Vi…

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Unlimited: Who Will Rescue Me? | Good News Unlimited

Who will rescue me from this body that is subject to death?

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Don Martin

Live the Pure Gold of New Jerusalem

Revelation 21:18 and 21 describe New Jerusalem: “the city was pure gold, like clear glass” and “the street of the city was pure gold, like transparent glass” In typology gol…

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Santa pause?

By Elizabeth Prata I work in an elementary school. I work mainly in kindergarten, first, second, and third grades. The age range is about 5 to 9. These are prime years for kids to be old enough to …

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Advent: Thirty Days of Jesus; Day 5- The Babe has arrived!

By Elizabeth Prata Answers in Genesis: Separating myth from biblical fact, No Room For an InnYou probably recognize this scene: Bethlehem (around 2,000 years ago): Joseph and Mary arrive at the sle…

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The Name of Jesus, Part 5 - Enjoying the Journey

Following God’s Word & Finding Christ’s Joy.

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Russelyn Williams

5 Green Flags to Look for When Seeking a Spouse

Both men and women need to practice discernment. Below are 5 green flags to look for when considering a spouse.

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Janet Perez-Eckles

Five steps to turn painful changes to a fresh, new beginning.

God has the path to take us from one change to another on the vehicle of trust.

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Manuel A. Luz

The “With Us” God

Lately, I’ve been contemplating the name, Immanuel. Or maybe it’s more the conceptual implications behind the name. Deep in the prophetic writings of Isaiah is the foretelling of the Ch…

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Mary Had A Little Lamb by Dr. Johnny Pope - Enjoying the Journey

This is the true story of a little Lamb born to a Mary. This is not a nursery rhyme to comfort a sleepless child, but the story that will give comfort to any troubled soul.

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Unlimited: Sin That Works Within Me | Good News Unlimited

Paul acknowledges that in this life, he is a “prisoner” of the law of sin that works within him.

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Charlaine Martin

Beauty from Brokeness - Charlaine Martin

My shells represent us—broken people. Often discarded as ugly, useless, and therefore unwanted, God showed me their beauty. My shells represent us—broken people. Often discarded as ugly, useless, and therefore unwanted, God showed me their beauty.

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Lynn H. Pryor

You Can Learn a Lot From a Briquet

This is not the time of year we think about grilling so just humor me. We know that Henry Ford gave us the first affordable car, the assembly line, and the 40-hour work week. All these things came …

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Advent: Thirty Days of Jesus, Day 4; Angelic Comfort

By Elizabeth Prata Advent series in scripture photos. We are in the section of my Advent thirty day flow where we examine PROPHECY, ARRIVAL, and EARLY LIFE of Jesus. ‘He will save f…

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Anneta Pinto-Young

Refined for His Glory

“The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold, But the Lord tests the hearts” ‭‭(Proverbs‬ ‭17‬:‭3‬). Peter wrote an epistle to the elect pilgrims about their heavenly inheritance in Chr…

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From Limelight to Shadows: Growing in Humility

When magnifying Christ is our priority, other lesser desires will fade.

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Losing the Rewards

Nobody wants to be a loser. Merging back into the crowd as an “also ran”—a participant without distinction, having a number but not a name—is hardly a welcomed experience. To train and try, only to come up short can be very disheartening. Sure, the hurt feelings will go away, but...

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Unlimited: Delighting In The Law Of God | Good News Unlimited

Within our inner beings we all delight in the law of God.

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Mary-Ann Oyejobi

A reason for disappointment

Good day beautiful people, I pray today’s post meets you all in good health physically, spiritually and emotionally. Disappointment: sadness or displeasure caused by the non-fu…

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Olubunmi Mabel

4 Things Affair Partners Offer That Marriages May Lack - Olubunmi Mabel

No one enters marriage planning to cheat. Oh well, except for serial cheaters, but that’s a different story. Most people expect their marriage to be fulfilling in every way – emotionally, physically, and mentally. So, we get married to build a life of partnership, trust, and connection. But sometimes, despite our best efforts, marriage falls …

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Mark McDowell

Summary of the Prayers in First Kings

A summary of all the prayers in First Kings, focusing on the literary and history background, the meaning behind the prayers, and how we can use these praye ...

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Donna Bucher

Let there Be Light

The Spirit moved over a darkened orb in the genesis of all things. In the fullness of time, God spoke the same words, "Let there be Light"

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Greg Laurie

Waiting (by Cathe Laurie)

Advent is a season of waiting for the Christmas story—which may feel distant from us 2,000 years later, but it’s closer than ever.

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Carol McLeod

Experiencing the Favor of God - A Nighttime Prayer

26 Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city in Galilee called Nazareth, 27 to a virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph, of the descendants of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary. 28 And coming in, he said to...

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How to Have a Perfect Christmas

Christmas will still be special because Jesus will be there.

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No Mistakes in Giving These Rewards

It is not uncommon for the public to have other ideas about who the winners should have been at the Academy Awards, the Grammies, and the MVP in various sports. Nothing like that will happen when God gives his rewards.Matthew 16:27 says he will reward according to our works. I...

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