Watch How You React
Nothing reveals the stuff of which your Christian beliefs are made than tough times. Maybe that’s why today’s Scripture urges us to “glory in our sufferings...
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Jun
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Jun
Joni’s Personal Father’s Day Reflection
It’s been many years since Daddy passed away, but I miss him still. John King Eareckson always seemed so strong and capable to me...
11
Jun
The Fruitful Life Found in Abiding in Jesus
There’s nothing like picking berries ripened on the vine. I remember the long, generous days of June as a child. My sisters and I would soak...
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Jun
You are Promised an Inheritance
You may or may not receive an earthly inheritance. Maybe your parents didn’t have much at the end to give you, or maybe the government got most of it...
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May
A Great Cloud of Witnesses
We behave differently when we know people are observing us. It’s true, isn’t it? We bite our tongues, try to smile, hold our tempers, and say kind, courteous...
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May
Butterflies of Faith: Breaking Free Through a Glass Darkly
I spend a lot of time in my wheelchair thinking about God. Really thinking. But as much thought as I put into reading God’s Word or studying Bible doctrines...
12
May
No Good Thing Does He Withhold
Today’s Scripture affirms that God is a sun and shield, that He bestows favor and honor, and that “no good thing does he withhold from those whose walk...
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Apr
Stop Worrying and Pray
Sometimes the solution to a huge difficulty is so near at hand, so obvious, that we walk right by it. That may be the case with anxiety in our lives...
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Apr
An Easter Story
Ever wonder what happened during those three days Jesus was in the grave? First, here’s the back story: when Jesus said, “It is finished” on the cross, He dropped His head, gave up His spirit, and…
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Mar
What Holy Week Can Teach Us about Disappointment
Seasons of disappointment challenge us to understand God's idea of "good," if we’ll but listen. For it so easy to praise God when times are good… but far more difficult when times are bad.