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Living in His Light

Editor’s note: 5-Minute Devotions for Teens by Laura Smith was written for your kids and grandkids to help them take care of their mental and spiritual health. As Laura says in ...

Walk with Me Back to the Cross

Charles Martin’s It Is Finished is a 40-day devotional experience that looks up at the cross from a different angle each day. Enjoy this excerpt. * I don’t know for ...

Woman, Believe Me

Woman, believe Me. — from John 4:4–26 “There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. He came as a witness, to bear witness about the light, that ...

Freedom from the Bondage of Sin

“Even now,” declares the Lord, “return to me with all your heart, with fasting and weeping and mourning.” — Joel 2:12 “But when you fast, put oil on your head ...

Jesus: The Only One and Only

…He gave His one and only Son… Two of our three daughters were born in the South Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. We lived in the North Zone, separated ...

Jesus, the Eternal God

When the apostle John wrote his gospel about the life of Jesus, he began his biography by making the boldest of claims. In the beginning was the Word, and the ...

What You Do Matters

I’ve got a question for you. When you’re facing a hardship, challenge, or uncertainty, where do you turn for answers in the Bible? Do you flip open the book and ...

God Is Listening

When you wonder if anyone is listening, know this: God is. Your voice matters in Heaven. He takes you very seriously. When you enter His presence, He turns to you ...

How the Root of Insecurity Is Tied to Your Identity

I leaped out of bed when the alarm signaled it was time to wake up and hit the pavement. Ten minutes later, I was outside pressing “start running” on my ...

It’s a Jungle Out There: The Burden of Hopelessness

He restores my soul. — Psalm 23:3 NKJV I wonder if you could imagine yourself in a jungle. A dense jungle. A dark jungle. Your friends convinced you it was ...

Accepting Disappointment and Remaining Hopeful

We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope. — Martin Luther King, Jr. Choose Lockdown From a psychological perspective, and according to research by Dr. Rick Snyder (1944–2006), ...

You Can Love Them, But You Can’t Change Them

Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need. — Hebrews 4:16 ...

How (Not) to Read the Bible

Session OneNever Read a Bible Verse (Or You Will Have to Believe in Magical Unicorns) God brought them out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of a ...

Can You Forgive?

Then Peter came up and said to Him, “Lord, how often will my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? As many as seven times?” [22] Jesus said to ...

How Often Should You Repent?

Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from evil. — Matthew 6:12–13 Jesus Set the Bar ...

The Humble Relationship Guidebook

If we were to make a guidebook for the entire humble Christian life, Romans 12:10–18 would be a key part of it. The apostle Paul started the discussion in Romans ...

Free Resources

Free Online Bible Study by Margaret Feinberg

Free Online Bible Study by Margaret Feinberg

Let's study James with Margaret Feinberg for 5 weeks! You'll read the entire book of James from start to finish, memorize a verse each week with companion FREE coloring pages for each Scripture, and receive FREE access to 5 study videos by Margaret. Study starts 4/22!