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Encouragement to engage with God’s Word.
Inspiration to know God better.
Challenges to dig deeper into Scripture.
Stories about how God is working in the lives of people.



How to identify and eliminate idols
It was years ago, but I remember the conversation like it was yesterday. His question came seemingly out of the blue as we are driving...
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3 Tips for When Bible Reading Has Become Dry
Daily Bible reading is a foundational spiritual discipline in the life of a believer. Some days the words jump off the page and are like...
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10 Bible Verses about Celebration
Celebration is essential to kingdom-living. God invites His people to celebrate because He is a God of celebration. Biblical celebration...
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How to Transform Your Personal Bible Study Time With an Easy Perspective Shift
I tossed my Bible aside in frustration. What on earth did Jeroboam, Rehoboam, Abijam, Asa, Nadab, and a series of other kings whose names...
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4 Truths to Remember When Disappointment Strikes
Jesus promised we would have trouble in this world. It's not usually a promise we highlight and underline in our Bibles, but it's a...
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5 Tips for Keeping a Quiet Time Routine While on Vacation
Vacations are wonderful interruptions to the regular rhythms of life. But they also can be unhealthy interruptions to a consistent quiet...
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I Failed in my Bible Reading Plan. Now What?
A few years ago, I set out to read the Bible in a year, and it was when the calendar flipped from January to February that I began...
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An Invitation to Celebrate
I'm a work first, play later kind of gal. The trouble is, the work is never done. Yes, we are called to work diligently in the kingdom....
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54 Books in 2023
I have a confession to make: I can't stop buying books. At the end of 2022 my stack of unread books numbered 48. And of course, my dear...
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When We Wonder if God is Still There
We woke in the middle of the night to her screams. The thunder boomed, the lightning flashed wildly, and the rain pounded against the...
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5 Ways to Fight for Joy
Sometimes we have to contend for what is rightfully ours in Christ. I remember well the season of littles and the days I had to fight for...
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23 Tips for Getting into God's Word in 2023
*To listen to the podcast, click here. New Year’s is a time when we typically attack our goals with fresh resolve, including our Bible...
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