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Faithfulness in Marriage

God desires that you to learn to be faithful and committed. That’s how He is, how He wants you to become, and how life will be in the Kingdom of God. You become that way by practicing it in your...
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What Will Your Legacy Be?

When you're young is the time to plan what you want your legacy to be—and get busy making it a reality.
Small American flags stuck in the ground at a cemetery.
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Biblical Thoughts on Memorial Day: God's Vision for a World Without War

The history of wars and human conflict goes on endlessly. Is there hope for a world without war?
A tombstone with an iron fence and dried flowers in front of it.
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Unfinished Business

I've been to more funerals than I care to remember. They all had something in common, however: unfinished business.
Wine is small cups for Passover.
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Do This in Remembrance of Me

We can all be passed over from the certainty of death caused by sin because of the shed blood of the Lamb of God.
A man with arms crossed leaning against a tree looking at the sun setting.
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Nothing to Fear

Unchecked fear and anxiety can lead us down a dark path. But it doesn't have to be this way. A relationship with your Creator can help you deal with stress in a healthy way.
A walking in the woods.
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Humility: A Key to Conquering Anxiety

Dealing with anxiety on our own fails to produce any worthwhile results and it will prevent us from living a productive life.
A woman sitting on a sidewalk.
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Worry: An Enemy of Faith

Learning to put our trust in God and let go of our anxiety.
A man standing in front of an old building with steps leading up to big doors.
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How to Face and Defeat Your Fears

Fear—that raw emotion of dread, terror, fright or panic—can be pervasive. If uncontrolled, fear can drown out reason, facts and faith. Can it be defeated?
Two young women taking a "selfie" of themselves with the bright sun glaring.
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The Selfie Generation

Have we become a nation of selfies in spirit?
A Bible opened to book of Proverbs.
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Keeping a Clean House

Are you properly maintaining your life?
A young woman looking over water with the sun in the background.
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Grace and Losing Weight

How my battle with over-eating was won with God's grace.
Metal frames of children's beds are all that are left in this abandoned room from the 1986 Chernobyl disaster.
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The Future of Chernobyl: From Death to Revival

The Bible reveals both why humanity suffers from disasters like Chernobyl and its aftermath, and how a loving God will powerfully intervene and raise humanity to heights yet unexplored!
A person pointing a flashlight up at the night sky.
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Looking for God in All the Wrong Places

National Geographic's "The Story of God" is sadly a major disappointment. But finding out the answer to the question whether God exists is not.
Bubbles on the top of liquid.
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Puffed Up With Pride

Pride is an evil attitude that often leads to other more specific sins.
A man holding a Bible.
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The Christian Passover: Reviving Ancient Biblical Truth

Is the biblical Passover valid for Christians in the 21st century? While its observance is not commonplace today, history confirms that the original 1st century Christians took part in the Christian Passover as described in the New Testament book of...
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Can God Trust You?

It's obvious that the way someone treats another person dictates the relationship between them. So in our relationships with others, and with God, do we act in a way that engenders closeness and trust? Or distance and mistrust?
A man wearing glasses looking out a window.
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The Panama Papers: Are Your Sins a Secret?

Those connected to the massive leak of documents have had their private dealings revealed. God sees our private dealings and offers us a chance to change.
A young woman looking at water.
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About Your Heart: Clean or Unclean?

The need to distinguish and choose between what is holy and clean, and what is evil and unclean still remains for followers of Christ. But now He has added new meaning and purpose for us to consider when seeking holiness.
A man praying over his Bible.
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Prayers of Forgiveness

Praying to God in faith when we have done something we feel we don't deserve forgiveness for.