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Happy Birthday!!
Every year it comes around, like clockwork. Some dread it, some love it, and some barely acknowledge it. Birthdays mark the passage of time—another year added to the story of our lives. We count them, celebrate them, ignore them, or reflect on them. But beneath the candles, cakes, and cards lies something more profound: the…
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The Bread and the Cup
Among the most sacred practices in the Christian faith is Holy Communion—the sharing of bread and the cup in remembrance of the body and blood of Jesus Christ. For generations, believers have gathered around this table of grace, not merely as a ritual, but as a deep spiritual encounter with the risen Savior. While we…
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Productive Faith: What It Means to Be an Effective Christian
2 Peter 1:8 (CSB) “For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being useless or unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.” Have you ever wondered whether your Christian life is actually making a difference—to yourself, to others, and to God? Are you truly living out your…
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Help! I’m Pregnant.
Maybe you just saw two pink lines you didn’t expect. Your heart is pounding. You’re staring at the test, unsure if you want to cry, run, or scream. You feel like your whole life just changed in an instant—and maybe it has. And whether you’re in a committed relationship or completely alone, the words running…
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You Came Near When I Called: Hope from the Depths
“I called on your name, Lord, from the depths of the pit.You heard my plea: ‘Do not close your ears to my cry for relief.’You came near when I called you, and you said, ‘Do not fear.’You, Lord, took up my case; you redeemed my life.”—Lamentations 3:55–58 (NIV) Sometimes the most powerful prayers are not…
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Take Off Your Clothes
“So Jehoiachin put aside his prison clothes and for the rest of his life ate regularly at the king’s table.”—2 Kings 25:29 (NIV) Introduction Buried in the closing verses of 2 Kings is a line so quiet, yet so profound: “So Jehoiachin put aside his prison clothes.” For thirty-seven years, Jehoiachin—the exiled king of Judah—had…
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Speak to the Mountains
Jesus once said something so audacious that it still challenges believers today: “If you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.”—Matthew 17:20 (NIV) We often pray for God to move the mountains in…
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Fixed Focus: Life Lessons from Bullseye Shooting
There’s a distinct discipline required in bullseye pistol shooting—an intense, focused kind of stillness that doesn’t just come from your hand, but from your heart. I’ve been training with the goal of competing in the President’s 100 pistol match, one of the most respected competitions in marksmanship. The physical preparation is demanding, but it’s the…
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Life Is Hard
We live in a world marked by hardship. Life is hard—not occasionally, not just for a few—but consistently and universally. The suffering may differ in shape or size, but none are exempt. For some, it’s financial pressure. For others, it’s relational pain, chronic illness, betrayal, loss, disappointment, failure, injustice, or spiritual dryness. Even Jesus said…
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Facing Uncertainty: Trusting God When the Path Isn’t Clear
There are seasons in life when the road ahead feels foggy. Plans fall through. Dreams stall. Answers don’t come. The future becomes a question mark, and uncertainty settles in like a heavy cloud. We all experience these moments—when we don’t know what to do next, when we’re waiting on God, when we feel stuck between…
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