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Where God Reigns
In 2018, a man checked into a room at New York hotel for a one-night stay. Remarkably, he used the room for five years without paying another…
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Power of Consistent Prayer
Speaking to a group of young actors, Academy-Award-winning actor Denzel Washington encouraged them to begin each day with prayer, suggesting they “put…
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God Sees All
Michael couldn’t help laughing as Grace hid behind a menu. They were playing a game of hide-and-seek at the table in a café while waiting for the…
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Fighting for You
Professional boxer Jim Braddock was known as someone who fought not for riches and fame, but to put food on the table for his family. The movie Cinderella Man…
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Authentic Son of God
A recent photography contest featured images created by artificial intelligence (AI). People from around the world submitted pictures they had fabricated by AI…
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A Marriage Observed
Of all United States presidents, Jimmy Carter had the longest marriage. He and his wife Rosalyn were married for seventy-seven years. When Carter was asked the…
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Faithfully Serving Others
On a Thursday, just before lunch, the pastor passionately reminded the seventy senior saints gathered in his church’s cinder block auditorium about the…
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Shine Christ’s Light
In the dimly lit restaurant, our waitress quietly took our orders with a solemn expression. But then a customer kindly gave her a writing pen that had a little…
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Awesome God
As a landscape photographer, I’m drawn to photos I find online. Recently I came across “10 of the Most Breathtaking Places in the U.S.” A…
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Loving Children as God Does
All summer long, the children in the house behind ours spend hours swinging on their swing set. Their noisy swing set. Its creaky noise doesn’t bother…
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Plague of Lies
“What a cruel act to be untruthful,” German theologian and monk Meister Eckhart once wrote in a poem that contrasts relationships built on trust…
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Wounds That Build and Heal
According to research, Gen Z can detect a false compliment from a mile away. While the intention might be kindness, the members of that generation value…
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Living Out God’s Love
Branden’s father was dying of cancer in his fifties. Wanting to help, Branden talked his parents into moving in with him so he could assist them. His dad…
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One Worthy of Worship
One April afternoon, millions gathered along a mapped arc across Mexico and the United States to witness a rare total solar eclipse. Schools released children…
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Jesus’ Witness
I’ve heard it said, “We can’t make our children believe. We can only give our children reason to believe what we believe.” That’s…
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Precious Parting Words
My friend José was in hospice care, dying. He’d been alert and talkative during my prior visit but a week later was now frail and speechless. I…
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What My Rental Car Taught Me
I recently traveled to Los Angeles and had to rent a car. Soon, I was driving through narrow downtown lanes, full of traffic and people. I found myself driving…
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Hope in God
Because of his father’s alcoholism and mistreatment of his mother, Pablo left home when he was a teenager. He moved in with an uncle, graduated high…
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Costly Faithfulness
The film A Hidden Life tells the true story of Austrian farmer Franz Jägerstätter during World War II. Sickened by Nazi atrocities and believing only…
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Impacting Generations
During basketball practice, Enrique’s dad asked him and his friend to show the team how to pass the ball correctly. Enrique had practiced for weeks but…
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God Is Greater
Before he became famous, the Mongolian warlord Genghis Khan (c. 1162-1227) killed his own half-brother to advance his position in the family. As he solidified…
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Part of God’s Story
Archaeologist Jodi Magness and her team have been excavating a synagogue in the ancient village of Huqoq in Lower Galilee where they’ve found an…
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Family in God
“What makes you smile when you think about your son?” That was my question for Clarence—a younger man I was mentoring. The proud father…
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The Help God Provides
When commercial fisherman Scott Thompson fell out of his boat one moonless night in the Santa Barbara Channel off the California coast, he didn’t know if…
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Waiting for God
Kazuto and his wife Migiwa waited with trepidation for the ultrasound exam results. Migiwa’s liver had been failing for more than nine months, and she…
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Walking in Integrity
An Uber driver named Esbon Kamau picked up a sixteen-year-old rider who was on his way to purchase a motorcycle—a gift from his father. After Kamau…
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God’s Better Country
Michele experienced a mixture of emotions as her father neared the end of his life. She grieved when he said, “Honey, I won’t be here to walk you…
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The Battle Is God’s
Though she enjoyed befriending and helping folks in her church’s seniors ministry, Carol found herself being picked on by its domineering leader. She…
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New Life for Dead Hearts
Heartwood is the central supporting pillar of certain trees. Although dead, it won’t decay or lose strength while the outer, living layers are intact…
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The Company We Keep
A scientific study revealed that watching TV programs featuring mean characters can actually lead people to be mean. Various forms of aggression—whether…
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Recovering from Betrayal
In one of her novels, Toni Morrison tells the story of Nel and Sula, girlfriends since childhood. But the friendship frays as Sula’s self-centeredness…
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Words That Honor God
My friend, Alex, a book editor, checked his inbox, anticipating an angry email from an author. He’d been working with a prominent business leader on his…
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Living Water of Christ
As I gazed at the intricate etching Christ and the Woman of Samaria by Dutch artist Rembrandt, two interesting details caught my eye. The first was…
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Serving God, Not Self
The ancient Egyptian pharaoh Ramesses II thought so much of himself that he had numerous structures served up in his honor, including many monuments that…
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Anchored in God
It’s morning, so my husband clicks open his phone to his favorite gospel song, “My Soul Is Anchored.” The lyrics express hope in God in…
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Prepared to Help
My friend needed to practice parallel parking before her driving test that was coming up soon. I was praying about and looking for a safe place to teach her…
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Rhythms of Joy
A scientific study—which sought to explore how much of people’s musical sensitivity is cultural and how much of it is instinctual—played drum…
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Walking Like Jesus
Ben had bought pirated computer software for years, simply because it was cheaper. Even though it was illegal and broke copyright laws, he didn’t fell…
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Pass It On
After a fifty-five year wait, England’s soccer team finally made it to the European Football Championship Cup finals. Locked in a tie with Italy, the…
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The God Who Saves
Sentenced to life in prison, Vic shared with friends his sense of longing. When they said that Jesus would fill the empty spaces in Vic’s life, he mocked…
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Road Closed, Spirit-Led
After a lengthy journey, my wife and I finally neared our street, but a large road closed to thru traffic sign blocked our path. I felt the urge to drive…
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God’s Handiwork
Dragonflies are dainty insects with some of the most amazing flight and endurance capabilities. Their aerial abilities have been studied to improve flight…
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Who Do You Need?
A famous athlete sat tall in his seat as he prepared to fly to the championship bout he knew he’d win. A flight attendant walked by and said, “Sir…
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Always Giving Thanks
A fifty-ton female humpback whale swam into a web of crab lines off the coast of California, trapping her in a tangled mess. Hundreds of feet of line and…
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God Watching Over Us
The angels were there all along, but no one alive had seen them. They adorned the walls of the Old North Church in Boston, looking down from on high, but had…
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Sharing Our Spiritual Gifts
“You’re good at playing the guitar,” I said to a new friend playing at the church I’d recently started attending. “Thanks,&rdquo…
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The Holy Grail
For centuries, people have been fascinated by the Holy Grail—the cup Jesus drank from at the Last Supper. The legends surrounding King Arthur and the…
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The Way Wisdom Works
As a child, I brought home a report card with all S’s, which stood for Satisfactory. My sister, who was five years older than me, had a mixture of…
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Thriving in God’s Presence
Zoologists describe what they call “turtle dancing”—the charming behavior of loggerhead turtles when they are in the presence of food. The…
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Lavish Love
It was my grandson’s eleventh birthday, and a group of family members gathered at a Mediterranean restaurant to celebrate. Before ordering, my son asked…
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A Shepherd’s Heart
That afternoon Tim saw a herd of deer emerge from the woods and graze nearby. One doe seemed especially alert. Wondering if she was the fawn’s mother…
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Walk by Faith
The woman walked gingerly up each step to the church’s sanctuary for that night’s prayer service. As she paused because of her pain or…
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Team Effort in Christ
In 1869 construction began on the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City. Soon after work commenced, chief engineer Washington Roebling became very ill. His wife…
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Remaining in Jesus
“A pleasure is full grown only when it is remembered.” These words, uttered by a character in C. S. Lewis’ book Out of the Silent Planet…
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Praying to Grow
After Lam Wai Chan moved from his native Singapore to pastor a church in Japan, he panicked. The church had barely twenty members. In a nation known as a…
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Jesus—Our Substitute
As the US Civil War (1861-1865) dragged on, both sides resorted to conscription (the draft) to fill their ranks. Under the Confederate law, a draftee could…
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Sweeter Than Honey
If you want to bring a smile to Jarrett’s face, ask him about his bees. He’s an “apiarist”—a beekeeper. Though our meetings in…
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One Sure Thing
Trees in cold climates prepare for winter through a process called “hardening.” Water drains from cells so they won’t freeze, expand, and…