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When Burdens Are Too Burdensome

I cannot carry all these people by myself; the burden is too heavy for me. — Numbers 11:14 Moses boldly spoke these very honest words to the Lord: the Israelites ...

The God Who Sees: A Note from Kathie Lee

Editor’s note: Our next Online Bible Study, The God Who Sees by Kathie Lee Gifford and Joanne Moody, starts March 4th and you’re invited! We’re going to the Holy Land ...

Faith Amid Fear

Perhaps you’ve heard it said that the phrase “fear not” or something similar occurs 365 times in the Bible, one for every day of the year. Clearly, with so many ...

What Is Holy Fear?

It’s impossible to define holy fear in a single sentence, paragraph, or chapter. It’s no different from attempting to explain the full breadth of God’s love in the same space. ...

Lent As a Project

Editor’s Note: “What are you giving up for Lent?”. Chocolate? Designer coffee? Social media? Carbs? Forty days later, some feel disappointed, some feel surprised by their success, but perhaps few ...

Lent: Uncluttering of the Soul

Editor’s Note: “What are you giving up for Lent?”. Chocolate? Designer coffee? Social media? Carbs? Forty days later, some feel disappointed, some feel surprised by their success, but perhaps few ...

When Your World Turns Against You

Get up, we must go. Look, here comes the man who has turned against Me. The words were spoken to Judas. But they could have been spoken to anyone. They ...

Turn Off the Tech

Am I now seeking the approval of man, or of God? Or am I trying to please man? If I were still trying to please man, I would not be ...

Did Jesus Have Fun?

Writings from He Gets Us From the beginning, we’ve wanted to share the real Jesus. At some point along the way, we realized that despite our best efforts to show ...

Childless, Not Godless

Editor’s note: Infertility is a painful and oftentimes lonely time to endure. Praying Through Infertility is a new devotional book for women and men going through infertility. This excerpt is ...

Fasting

Editor’s note: Of all the spiritual disciplines, fasting is probably one of the least practiced. Fasting is hard. It takes grit, but it is so worth it! As we near ...

The Art of Listening: Truth and Tone

The Art of Compassionate Conversations “Sir,” the woman said, “You have nothing to draw with and the well is deep. Where can You get this living water? Are You greater ...

A Recipe for Listening Well

With mankind’s need to understand and be understood, everyone... must focus on the opportunity to raise the bar of listening. ~ Ralph G. Nichols I (Amy) own two dogs, Lou ...

Bountifully

I will sing to the LORD, because He has dealt bountifully with me. — Psalm 13:6 Years ago, managers at a Houston airport noticed their customers had lodged many complaints ...

Prayer Posture

Before we open our lips and say a single word to God, we have to discover the proper posture. For that, we turn to David, who has more prayers recorded ...

When God Doesn't Do What You Want

James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to Him. “Teacher,” they said, “we want You to do for us whatever we ask.” — Mark 10:35 The disciples were on ...

Free Resources

Free Online Bible Study by Jennie Allen

Free Online Bible Study by Jennie Allen

What does the Bible tell us about our emotions? Join the free Untangle Your Emotions Online Bible Study and get exclusive content from author Jennie Allen, 6 study videos, and other Bible study resources - all free when you sign up! Study starts 6/10.