Give Thanks for God’s Goodness with Psalm 107
As we get closer to Thanksgiving, it’s easy to get distracted by all the good things we have to look forward to: delicious food, friends and family we haven’t seen all year, football games, crisp fall weather.… What’s not to love about this uniquely American holiday? As you anticipate the joy of Thanksgiving, you also have a chance to reflect…
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Pray for Spiritual and Emotional Healing for Children in the Sahel
Nine-year-old Moussa lies awake in his bed, his heart pounding heavily and his palms sweating uncontrollably, and wonders: Will someone break into my home? Will there be violence in my village? Will someone harm me or my family? These fears overwhelm him every night. Moussa* lives in the Sahel region of Africa. Political instability has plagued this region for years.…
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Pray for One Million Bibles for the Church in Cuba
In 2 Corinthians 9:8, the apostle Paul delivers this message to the church in Corinth: “God can bless you with everything you need, and you will always have more than enough to do all kinds of good things for others” (CEV). Paul encouraged the church’s leaders to keep giving of themselves to support the believers. As they gave spiritually and…
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Pray for First Oral Bible for Ovaherero People
Imagine learning about Jesus’s death and resurrection—not through reading words on a page but by looking at pictures. That is how Watjanga Muharukula, a member of the Ovaherero people group, learned Christ’s story. “As I was growing up, my mother showed me pictures of what Christianity was,” says Watjanga. “She would draw for me the pictures of things like the…
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Pray for New Bible to Encourage Military Teens
When Chloe walked into the lunchroom, she saw groups of friends chatting and laughing together. But Chloe sat alone. This was her first day at a new school—the third new school in just two years. At home, Chloe had to stay with relatives, because her dad was serving a second deployment in Iraq. Chloe spent many hours in her room,…
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When Everything Else Is Crumbling
When you focus only on the eschatological meaning of what Jesus says in Matthew 24, you miss the punch line. “Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away” (verse 35 GNT). That was the message of Michael Perreau, Director General of United Bible Societies, addressing us last week at an American Bible Society staff meeting.That…
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Answered Prayer: God’s Word Brings Healing to Refugees Worldwide
Today, as part of World Refugee Day, we join with others around the globe to honor the courage and resiliency of refugees worldwide. Brave men, women, and children have fled their homes and sought asylum in other nations due to war, genocide, violence, persecution, and natural disasters. Now living in foreign lands, away from everything familiar, refugees are rebuilding their…
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