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When Trusting Jesus Means Stepping Out into Unknown Waters

By Kim Walker-Smith Editor’s Note: Kim Walker Smith is a singer-songwriter, worship leader, and founding member of the Jesus Culture, a global worship movement. This post is an excerpt from her memoir Brave Surrender and talks about a time when she felt God prompting her to move on from her home in Redding, CA. “Trust […]

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John Maxwell Profiles in Leadership: Deborah – Let God Do the Unexpected

This is the eighth lesson in bestselling author and speaker John Maxwell’s Leadership by the Bible series. If you know someone or a group who would like to follow along on this journey through Scripture, tell them to sign up to receive John’s free email devotional here. By John C. Maxwell Judges 4 At a […]

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Why Satan’s Temptation of Jesus Failed

By Dallas Willard Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. The tempter came to him…. Matthew 4:1-11 Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, left the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, where […]

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Sacred Pace: 4 Steps to Discerning God’s Will in Your Decisions / Step 4 – Get Neutral

By Terry Looper, author of Sacred Pace: Four Steps to Hearing God and Aligning Yourself with His Will (W Publishing, 2019). God uses these first three steps of a sacred pace to help open our hearts to the vital question: “What do you want me to do, Jesus?” This is so important, because I’ve found […]

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Preparing for the Promise

By Audrey Roloff Editor’s Note: More than 2.3 million people watched as Jeremy and Audrey Roloff shared their vows and committed their lives to each other. Now for the first time, the former co-stars of TLC’s hit show Little People, Big World share their imperfect, resilient, and inspiring love story in their new book A […]

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God Uses Grace in Surprising Ways

Fingerprints of Grace And the LORD said to her, “Two nations are in your womb,     and two peoples from within you shall be divided; the one shall be stronger than the other,     the older shall serve the younger.” Genesis 25:23 (ESV) [Sign up to get the free Verse of the Day in the English Standard […]

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John Maxwell Profiles in Leadership: Jonah – Lessons from a Pouting Prophet

This is the seventh lesson in bestselling author and speaker John Maxwell’s Leadership by the Bible series. If you know someone or a group who would like to follow along on this journey through Scripture, tell them to sign up to receive John’s free email devotional here. By John C. Maxwell Jonah 4 Jonah’s ministry […]

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Sacred Pace: 4 Steps to Discerning God’s Will in Your Decisions / Step 3 – Watch for Circumstances

By Terry Looper, author of Sacred Pace: Four Steps to Hearing God and Aligning Yourself with His Will (W Publishing, 2019). How often do you read a devotional or a Bible verse, and it later proves providential? Or maybe you hear a sermon or have a seemingly random conversation with someone, and in a week […]

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I Can’t Handle Everything and Neither Can You

By Nate Pyle “God won’t give you more than you can handle.” That’s one of the most common axioms we are handed in the midst of intense grief. Well intentioned, sure. Everyone needs to be encouraged, and what better way than by letting someone know they must be strong enough to face whatever circumstance lies […]

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John Maxwell Profiles in Leadership: Jonah – Second Chances

This is the sixth lesson in bestselling author and speaker John Maxwell’s Leadership by the Bible series. If you know someone or a group who would like to follow along on this journey through Scripture, tell them to sign up to receive John’s free email devotional here. By John C. Maxwell Jonah 3:1-3 “Now the […]

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