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07/24/2016

Need to find some space in your life? Here's some great advice.

It is impossible to welcome others into our lives when there is no margin. Hospitality cannot be added to already overburdened lives. Without margin, we are incapable of relational spontaneity in our neighborhood, unable to even think about planning time to spend with others. Margin is the space bet...

02/12/2016

A great reminder, especially during Lent.

A daily time of connecting to God through prayer can be invaluable for spiritual growth.  But sometimes it’s hard to find the time each day or make daily prayer time a regular habit. Here are some ideas for cultivating a daily prayer practice that will help you establish it as an integral part of yo…

02/02/2016

If you know someone who is struggling, this is a great article.

Everyone loses. We lose jobs, lose promotions, lose races we relentlessly trained for. Our applications are rejected, our ideas spurned, our qualifications minimized, our performance goes unnoticed. Losing makes us feel small, insignificant, and invisible. This is why losing hurts–because it causes…

01/18/2016

"Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase." Martin Luther King, Jr.

01/14/2016

Do you have a life verse? Here's how to choose one.

When circumstances batter us about and we are most prone to go off-course, a single, well-chosen Bible verse can guide us back toward the things that matter most. A “life verse” is a powerful, clarifying tool. A life verse is a short passage of Scripture that serves as a rallying cry to guide and fo…

01/12/2016

"Don’t seek opportunity. Seek God and opportunity will seek you." A great reminder from Mark Batterson

01/04/2016

"You can never change the past. But by the grace of God, you can win the future." Richard Woodsome

12/21/2015

Seemed like a fitting article for these frightful times.

All it takes is a few minutes of listening to the news to realize we live in a scary world. Disease, disasters, wars, and terrorism dominate the headlines almost daily But the number one command in the Bible is “fear not.” Don’t be afraid. Jesus is fairly clear in his sermon on the mountainside that…

12/19/2015

"The Son of God became man to enable men to become the sons of God." C.S. Lewis

12/11/2015

"It is always possible to be thankful for what is given rather than to complain about what is not given. One or the other becomes a habit of life." Elisabeth Elliot

12/02/2015

'Tis the season to worry. Here's help from Amy Simpson. (Back by popular demand!)

Stop worrying about it. We’ve all heard that advice, but actually stopping those thoughts is another story. Next time you feel worry taking over your life, try these steps: 1. Recognize it Take some time to actually think about what makes you worry, how you express your worry and how destructive it…

11/10/2015

"Kindness has converted more sinners than zeal, eloquence or learning."
--Henrietta Mears