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Yes's and Tomorrows!

God is known for answering yes, no or wait. Who wouldn’t prefer a yes! Yes, God, please say yes! Let me see a si! We want to hear a oui! Ja! Le!
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Keeping Family When You Don't Keep Christmas

What do you do when your relationship with God seems to collide with your relationship with your family?
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Planned Parenthood and San Bernardino Shootings: The Christian Perspective

When you recognize God as your King, you have to trust that He knows what is going on and how to handle it.
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The Illusion of Control

Life is an exercise in learning to surrender to God.
A man writing in a journal.
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What I Am Thankful for This Year

Personal reflections of one man leading into Thanksgiving.
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Thanksgiving in Tel Aviv

Giving thanks to God for the future and hope He promises—for Israel, for the Palestinians, and for the entire world that has been ravaged by conflict.
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Thankful for Enough

It's easy to give thanks when we have plenty; but can we also give thanks when we simply have enough?
A man walking on a rocky shore of the ocean.
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Death to the Old Man: Sometimes the Only Way to Live Is to Let Part of You Die

When we respond to God's calling, we don't just start doing more good things—we put to death our former selves, and become a new creation.
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Paris: Where is God?

Where was God when 129 people were murdered in cold blood in Paris last weekend? How could He allow something so terrible to happen?
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Replacing the Irreplaceable

When you need to let go of what's comfortable to move closer to God.
A man watching the waves on a lake.
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Come Unto Me and I Will Give You Rest!

At life's toughest moments—when we're in the fire—we can take comfort knowing God is with us and can take care of our burdens.
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Life's Messy Moments

What to remember when you find yourself in one of life's messes.
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Holodeck Not Needed to Visit God's Throne

Star Trek has nothing on the glory of the third heaven.
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Armageddon: The Battle That Doesn't Exist

With all the bad news bombarding us daily, we hear talk about the Battle of Armageddon and the end of the world. We’ve heard it all our life, but that doesn’t make it so.
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Why a Penny Could Still Have Big Value for You

There is one simple reason why a penny could still have big value for you.
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The Desert Oasis: A Family Kind of Place

Beyond this physical existence is the opportunity for so much more. It’s been said that we can’t take anything with us when we die, but that’s not exactly right. Relationships we build right now among the faithful may be carried...
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Building Strong Families for Now and Forever

Our children are God's gift to us; we have a great responsibility to bring them up in a way that honors and respects Him.
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Minding Someone Else’s Business

Christians are called to look out for each other--to mind each other's business in a positive way--honoring one another more than themselves.
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This Woman's Walk: Love Lessons

I assumed my mother was criticizing my abilities as a wife and mother; but when I confronted her, she gave me a profound lesson.
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God's Thoughts of Me

We can be sure the Lord sees our sorrows; and know that we are in His thoughts.