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Unexpected Forgiveness

Abundance, Acts 3:19, Counter-Cultural, Ephesians 1:7, Ephesians 4:31-32, Example, Forgiveness, Freedom, Grace, Grief, Hebrews 4:16, Love, Mercy, Radical, Romans 5:1-2

After Dylann Roof shot and killed nine members of the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, in Charleston, South Carolina, one could expect their family…

Choosing Happiness

1 Peter 5:6, Christ's Character, Discipline, Ephesians 4:2, Generosity, Gratitude, Happiness, Humility, Identity, Love, Philippians 2:3, Proverbs 11:2, Romans 12:16, Selflessness, Trust

Gretchen Rubin is known for her book, The Happiness Project. In it, she writes, “The belief that unhappiness is selfless and happiness is selfish…

Loving The Stranger

Faith, Galatians 6:10, Grace, Hardship, Hebrews 13:16, Hebrews 13:2, Hospitality, Kindness, Leviticus 19:34, Love, Psalm 12:5, Refuge, Responsibility, Sacrifice, Trust

The New York Times reports on Canadian families who take in refugee families as they resettle into the country. “Across Canada, ordinary citizens, distressed…

When Trials Come

1 Peter 4:12, 1 Peter 5:10, Comfort, Faith, God's Faithfulness, James 1:12, James 1:2-8, John 16:33, Love, Refine, Remembrance, Suffering, Trials, Trusting God, Witness

“When trials come no longer fear For in the pain our God draws near To fire a faith worth more than gold And there…

Founding Father Wisdom

1 Peter 3:11, 2 Corinthians 3:11, Community, Fighting Sin, Growth, Hebrews 12:14, Individualism, Love, Luke 24, Peace, Romas 12:18, Sanctification, Self-Centeredness, Service, Study

“Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man.” – Benjamin Franklin…

“Steadfast Love”

Active, Assurance, Binding, Deuteronomy 7:9, Faithfulness, Grace, Love, Persistent, Psalm 136:26, Psalm 86:15, Redemption, Repentance, Romans 5:8, Steadfast, Zephaniah 3:17

Lauren Chandler, wife to pastor of The Village Church’s Matt Chandler, recently wrote a book called Steadfast Love. She explores how far-reaching the Lord’s…

Man Dies on Mount Everest After Being Frozen In Place

Acts 13:47, Busyness, Distraction, Evangelism, Grace, Hurting, James 5:19, Lost, Love, Mark 16:15, Matthew 28:19-20, Matthew 5:15-16, Relationships, Salvation, Stress

In 2006, an English climber by the name of David Sharp stopped to rest during a climb up Mount Everest. Before long, his body…

Communicate With Others

1 Corinthians 2:1-2, 1 Corinthians 9:19-23, 1 Peter 3:8-16, Acts 1:8, Communicate, Conversation, Disagree, Discussion, Evangelism, John 13:35, Love, Luke 12:11-12, Matthew 5:15-16, Respectful, Responding to Others, Romans 1:16, Sharing Beliefs, Talking with Respect

As humans, oftentimes, our natural instinct is to be defensive and disrespectful when we feel someone is attacking us with their words. But as…

Dad’s Squad Car

2 Corinthians 9:7, Acts 20:35, Car, Enemies, Generosity, Gift, Love, Luke 6:38, Matthew 6:21, Prize, Proverbs 11:24-25, Reconciliation, Sacrifice, Strangers, The Cross

This article shares a touching story of a son wishing to buy the cop car his father drove before his untimely death. At the…