The Lord Is Our Light and Strength: Psalm 27:1 NKJV
The Lord is my light and my salvation; Whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life; Of whom shall I be afraid? Psalm 27:1 NKJV We can have confidence and trust in God despite difficult circumstances. In the middle of an enemy attack, David wrote Psalm 27 as an outcry to God. David expressed the gravity…
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This Advent Pray for Jesus to Come Quickly
The year has been dark. As I write this, the headlines announce that someone has driven a truck into a group of pedestrians, killing eight people. Hurricanes, fires, war, refugees, political turmoil—a succession of loss. Haunting photos capture the starvation of children besieged from within and without the walls of Syrian cities. This is all old news, but its tragedy…
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How to Pray the Psalms During Advent
The season of Advent in the church calendar marks the days leading up to our celebration of Jesus’s birth. During this time, churches and individuals await Jesus’s coming and coming again. It is rife with anticipation, preparation, and expectation. Follow this three-part series to enrich your Advent season and deepen your Scripture reading practices. When the much-loved King Bhumibol Adulyadej of…
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Advent: How to Find God in the Holiday Bustle
The season of Advent in the church calendar marks the days leading up to our celebration of Jesus’s birth. During this time, churches and individuals await Jesus’s coming and coming again. It is rife with anticipation, preparation, and expectation. Follow this three-part series to enrich your Advent season and deepen your Scripture reading practices. This morning I prayed to be brought into…
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Can God Give You Strength With a Chronic Illness?
In May of 2008, everything seemed to be going my way. I had just graduated from college and accepted an internship with a Christian mission organization, planning to subsequently join one of their teams in Asia. Over the summer months, I raised enough money to fully fund the internship. In early September, full of anticipation and excitement, I flew out…
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How to Sustain an Ongoing Conversation with God
Recently I lamented to a friend that even though I want to memorize Bible verses, I can’t work up the willpower to do it. I don’t understand this disconnect in myself, because the times that I’ve intentionally worked on memorizing a passage of Scripture, I’ve experienced what Darlene Deibler Rose describes as: God speaking to me. Darlene Deibler Rose was…
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What Would a Biblical World Look Like?
Why should we lead others in reading Scripture? What difference does it make? In this four-part series, we explore the Bible Cause: the transformative stages of leading others in Scripture engagement—1. Introducing others to Jesus 2. Restoring a secure identity 3. Transforming our attitude 4. Changing our behaviors. One of the great joys of my work at American Bible Society…
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