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We Are One – Medicine For Your Marriage

Written by Nicole Russell. * They say laughter is the best medicine, but have you and your spouse been to the doctor lately? For many people, life’s day-to-day pressures make it difficult to laugh, especially with their spouse – the person... [Read more!]

We Are One – Marriage Tune-Up

Written by Tricia Goyer. * We heard the news via email. Another husband and wife we knew were getting divorced. They seemed like the perfect couple. They both had thriving careers and great kids. There was no infidelity, and no financial woes burdened... [Read more!]

We Are One – Why Can’t You Be Like … ?

Written by Jamie Driggers. * My friends’ husbands do the most extraordinary things. Things that leave me shaking my head in wonder. Laundry, for example. Dishes. One husband makes pancakes on Saturdays, and another makes pies from scratch. They... [Read more!]

We Are One – Midlife Waves

Written by Claudia Arp with David Arp. * Recently, as we walked on the shore at West Palm Beach, Florida, Dave stooped down to rinse off our collection of seashells when a huge wave knocked him down. Fortunately, Dave was okay, but we can’t say... [Read more!]

We Are One – Don’t Look Back

Written by Gary Thomas. * A dating relationship of a friend of mine, from my teen years, still makes me wince whenever the girl’s name comes to mind. One day, I prayed about looking her up to tell her how sorry I felt for how I acted over 15 years... [Read more!]

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Thoughts For Life – Trusting in God

Our passage for today covers one of the basics of what it means to really live a life of faith in God: “O my God, in you I trust.” How’s the trust-in-God thing going with you? Because trusting God is really the centerpiece of the Christian... [Read more!]

Thoughts For Life – Defining Worship

We were created and saved for the sole purpose of bringing glory to God. True worship recognizes that I am for Him. I breathe for Him. I live for Him. I spend my life for Him. The essence of worship is proclaiming God’s rightful worth and position.... [Read more!]

Thoughts For Life – The Real ‘Light’ of Christmas!

One of the favorite traditions of the Christmas season is to illuminate the night with lights. Before we even turn the calendar to December, neighborhoods and businesses, homes and churches all burst in patterns of red, green, and white. Who doesn’t... [Read more!]

Thoughts For Life – Got Joy?

As hard as it is to accept, joy is a personal choice. I’d much rather think the opposite—to claim that people and circumstances steal my joy. I hate the idea that the reason I don’t have joy sometimes is because I’m not choosing it. I don’t... [Read more!]

Thoughts For Life – What Your Kids Need Most!

So what is it that your kids need most from you? Love? Food? Shelter? As a youth pastor, I wonder if most kids would say “cash.” Joking aside, I believe that deep within the heart of every person is a longing for their parent’s approval—for... [Read more!]

Thoughts For Life – The Purpose of Life

Everyone searches for meaning and fullness to life — to know where it’s all going. The Bible teaches that the purpose of life is to know Christ and to make Christ known. Joy and fulfillment is ultimately only found in that one goal. Everything good... [Read more!]

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