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An Approchable God

Faithful, Forgiveness, Mistakes, Restoration

A zero-tolerance policy for mistakes at work is detrimental to the team. Whilemost companies would never implement such a strategy, many managers createan environment…

The Holy Spirits Transforming Power

ALone, Holy Spirit, Stress, Transformation

The podcast Radiolab featured a story about competitive bikepacking, a sport inwhich participants must backpack on a bike, across hundreds of miles, while inisolation…

Working to Point Others to Christ

Christ, Garden of Eden, Work

Feeling unsatisfied by work or flat-out hating our jobs isn’t a new concept. For most people, work is something we feel forced to do…

God’s Restoration Process

Faith, God, Redemption, Restoration

When a book ages or is damaged, a book restorer can give the book new life. This professional book restorer takes viewers through the…

God’s Protection from Unseen Dangers

Faith, God's Plan, Warning

We’re all familiar with warning signs. We see them on streets, on buildings, and on the packaging that accompanies so many of our purchases….

Fractures in Our Relationships

Adversity, Sin, Temptation

After sin entered the world, work shifted from being an activity completed alongside the Creator and became a curse borne apart from him (Genesis…

We’re All Lepers in Need

Elijah, Elisha, Miraculous, Need, Spiritual Disciplines

In “Don’t Expect a Spectacular Christian Life,” Rustie McKie connects the thought that we struggle with the simplistic—even substandard—ways that God seems to treat…

His Presence: The Cure for Exhausted and Overwhelmed

Depression, God's power, God's presence, Overwhelming

Life can be exhausting and overwhelming. Without even expecting it, our lives can turn from unwavering confidence to unyielding fear. Clarissa Moll shares her…

Pacing Yourself for a Long Fulfilled Life

Burnout, Depression, Self-Care, Taking care of others

In an interview, Shona Murray comments on the sense of being overwhelmed and burned-out from the tasks of her life. She said she received…

God’s Love for Us

Faith, God's Love, God's Intervention, Love

Brennan Manning tells a great story about a woman who was in desperate need of God’s intervention. At a silent retreat Manning hosted, the…

Know Jesus’s Teachings

Jesus, Jesus teachings, Knowing Jesus

This art forgery expert explains one of the tiny details he notices which reveal whether a painting is authentic or not: “The works were…

Mixtape of Your Mind

Dwelling, Paul, Philippians

Paul’s playlist, the list of things upon which we are to allow our minds to dwell, includes things that are “true … honorable ……

Cleaned by the Washing of the Word

Philippians, Sanctification, Serving, Washing

“I listened to Philippians today. It’s a letter from Paul to the church in Philippi. One theme stuck out to me: servanthood. Paul reminds…

When Rules Guide Your Life

Freedom, Old Testament Law, Sacrifice

Hitting the open road can be fun, but determining where to go might be tough when you are free to go wherever you please….

Childlike Freedom in Christ

Freedom, Freedom in Christ, Religious Freedom

Just as a child runs through a field freely, with utter abandon, unfazed by any potential threat, unbound from all safety straps of the…

Following God’s Call

Following Jesus, Local Church, Sacrifice

Richard Stearns, author of The Hole in Our Gospel, was CEO of multiple large companies. He felt God calling him to serve others and…

The Suffering Servant’s Obedience

Fasting, Jesus, Luke, Temptation

In Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, the elf servant Dobbie is sorely mistreated by his master Lucius Malfoy. Despite how poorly he…

God’s Rescue Mission

Forgiveness, Humanity, Jesus, Rescue, Salvation

In August 2010, thirty-three miners were trapped almost half a mile underground when their mine in Chile collapsed. It would be two months before…

But Wait, There’s More… With Jesus

Jesus, John, Trusting God

Infomercials often play late at night. The purpose is to quickly build your interestin a product so you’ll purchase it. They will usually throw…

Heavy Burdens

Burdens, Pressure

Disney’s Encanto (directed by Jared Bush, Byron Howard, and Charise Castro Smith, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, 2021) includes a song about called “Surface…

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