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We never know what a day holds, do we? But an ordinary day can mark the beginning of an extraordinary journey! That’s what happened to Rebekah, one of God’s women in the Bible. How could she have known that on an ordinary day back in her hometown, an ordinary trip to the town well would […]
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Dear Mom and Dad, You know how important making right choices is for your life… but what about your children? What are you doing to train them in how to make right choices for themselves? Well, we’ve got three suggestions for showing your preteen boys and girls how to make really good choices. Try to […]
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One day my daughter Katherine received an unusual phone call from a business student at her college who was making a catalog of diamond rings. He had everything he needed to create his catalog — the diamonds, a studio, a camera, the lights. But he needed one more thing — a pair of hands. A […]
Are you facing a difficult decision? A painful situation? Whether we like it or not, trials and tribulation are part of our everyday lives. II Corinthians 2:10 speaks of five types of trials that we will likely face in this world: weakness, insults, hardships, persecution for the sake of Christ, and difficulties. As you fall […]
Have you thrown in the time-management towel? Are you operating in survival mode? Many women have given up using their organizers and other plan-making methods out of frustration. Well, I want you to give it another try. Determine to make tomorrow a better day than yesterday. Ask God for His wisdom. Just for today, create […]
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How much thought do you give to honoring your parents? It’s definitely something God has thought a lot about. In fact, He promises that if you respect your parents, He will bless you: “Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long upon the land” (Exodus 20:12). Once you marry, this command […]
Take care of yourself—it’s part of God’s plan for you! When you don’t exercise, your back goes out. When you’re not careful about what you eat, you lack energy and develop health concerns. When you don’t get the proper sleep, you’re wrung out for days. I think you get the picture! It’s dangerous to neglect […]
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The only way we walk in love – God’s love – is to look to Him to fill us with His love, the kind of love … … that is an act of the will, … that takes action rather than being content with mere words, … that extends itself to the unlovely, … that […]
When you became a believer, you entered into an intimate, personal relationship with Jesus. When you embrace Him as Savior, you put into motion a lifelong process of putting off the sinful ways of mankind and putting on the nature and conduct of a new creation in Christ. As part of this process, amazingly the […]
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Most men are do-it-yourself guys. If it needs fixing, they fix it themselves. They are or act self-sufficient and have a hard time letting others help. For example, guys usually don’t like to ask for directions. As a result, many men have a hard time depending upon God. This dependence goes against all the “rules of masculinity”. But […]
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Purpose to encourage everyone you talk to. Put this goal on your prayer list. And guess who should be at the top of your prayer list? Guess who should get the first overflow of your ministry of encouragement? Your family! I realize this doesn’t come naturally for most guys and even many women, but it’s […]
If you’re like most people, you need wisdom just about every time you turn around! When someone says or does something that hurts you, you need wisdom to know what to do or say— or what not to do or say! When you are invited to go somewhere or do something that your parents would […]
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For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, for which some have strayed from the faith in their greediness, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows. 1 Timothy 6:10 News flash! We are money managers whether we have paying jobs or not and whether we’re married or not. We manage our households on […]
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Forgetting the past is not easy to do, but the following three steps will help you let go of the past so you are free to press on and serve God in the present. Step 1: Discover the gold. Whatever has happened to you in the past and whatever is happening in your life now, […]
Anna was a woman whose life was touched by darkness. Her own dear husband had died after only seven years of marriage. In the intervening years, 84-year-old Anna had daily looked for help and redemption from the Lord. Then, on one particular day, the Light of the world entered the temple of the Lord where […]
It’s a fact that fear and worry immobilize us in our kingdom work. They distract us from our worship and love of God. They make us doubt the fact we can count on Him. And our service to God and His people is hampered and blocked when we worry about ourselves and fail to trust […]
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Marriage is a team effort, but sometimes a team fails to function as a unit. You can’t make your other team member—your husband—do anything. So do what you can to help and honor him. Whether it’s his refusal to take his health seriously or a misuse of time or money, or a hundred other things, […]
When I need strength and courage, I remember the women at the cross and the tomb of Jesus. Whenever I read Mark, chapter 15 and 16, I’m always amazed that a small band of ladies stayed with our Lord to the very end, even when His closest disciples left! These women stood near the cross […]
From Jim’s Heart— If you are a dad, you are part of an exciting, exclusive club. However you came to be your children’s dad and whatever the circumstances, you are their dad. Being a father is one of the greatest privileges God extends to you. You can use these small steps to make a big […]
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Despite the title, this is not the quick guide to God’s fame and fortune for you! God warns us often to beware of greed, lust, bitterness, and envy. But, in our culture and day-and-age it can be hard for any person to have a correct perspective on money. Beloved woman after God’s own heart, you […]
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One of the greatest gifts you can give your husband is that of lifting his name and his needs before the throne of God. Prayer for your husband releases the energies of God, for prayer is asking God to do what you cannot do. Start a prayer book or set aside a prayer page for […]
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Every woman wants to be considered beautiful. We’ve all tried one product or another that promises to enhance our physical beauty. But, have we tried God’s prescription for the kind of beauty that He esteems? Is developing the inner beauty of virtue also important to us? God describes another woman of such a beauty in […]
Are you wondering, “Why do I need a Savior?” Many people ask this question when the Christmas season approaches. This the reason Joseph was given regarding Jesus’ birth: “And [Mary] will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins” (Matthew 1:21). Consider all […]
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When it comes to my prayer life, I have a saying that helps me each day—First things first. I try to make my quiet time with God the first thing I do each morning. Somehow, dedicating my fresh new day to God in prayer first thing makes a tremendous difference in that day. It reminds […]
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Laying aside all malice, all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and all evil speaking, as newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the word, that you may grow thereby, if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is gracious. —1 Peter 2:1-3 Are you thirsty? Are you craving time in God’s Word? Peter instructs us to yearn for […]
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Love is something we do, not merely the words that we say. Yet acting on our love is not always easy-as a wife knows who pulls into the driveway at 5:30 p.m. followed closely by her husband! Both of them have put in a long day at the office, so…who is going to fix the meal, clean up the dishes, and do the laundry? […]
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Have you had a day filled with driving carpools and assigning time-outs? Of homeschooling, overseeing homework, and making sure chores get done? If so, reminding you that children are a blessing from God probably isn’t what you need to hear right now! Or – is it? Psalm 127:3 says, “Behold, children are a heritage from […]
A windstorm came down on the lake, and [the boat was] filling with water, and they were in jeopardy. And they came to Him and awoke Him saying, “Master, Master, we are perishing!” Then He arose and rebuked the wind and the raging of the water. And they ceased, and there was a calm. But […]
Jesus answered and said: “A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, who stripped him of his clothing, wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead. Now by chance a certain priest came down that road. And when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. Likewise a […]
For the Lord God is a sun and shield. Psalm 84:11 I thank God that even when we don’t see the physical sun, we have the Lord God as a sun! Here are a few of the benefits of the sun and how God, as your sun, provides for you spiritually: The sun brings joy, […]
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In addition to the teachings of James 1:2-4, there is another scripture I draw upon every time I’m faced with a trial. No matter what is happening to me, what I am up against, what is breaking my heart, or what I am suffering, I turn to the strength offered and assured in 2 Corinthians […]
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Humility is active cooperation, not passive resignation. Humility rolls up its sleeves and says, “Where can I help? What do you want me to do? It doesn’t matter how great or small the task, I’m here to help!” Unfortunately we also often encounter these women: The “last word” woman—isn’t willing to give encouragement or positive […]
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In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace. Ephesians 1:7 Perhaps because our family lived in Southern California for 30-plus years, I dearly love the ocean. Surprisingly, every time I read God’s Word, I think of the Pacific Ocean. I recall the many times […]
As we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers. Galatians 6:10 What makes a person a hero? A person doesn’t become a hero because he or she decides to. No, a hero is born when some incident occurs, and he or she answers […]
We can’t read very far in the New Testament without realizing that love is important to God. He calls us as women who love God… to walk in love (Ephesians 5:2) to love one another (John 15:12) to love our husbands and children (Titus 2:4) to love our neighbor (Matthew 22:39) to love our enemies […]
She seeks wool and flax, and willingly works with her hands. Proverbs 31:13 In biblical times a house was generally built around an open space which often included a fountain. All in the home enjoyed the happy music of bubbles, gurgles, and splashes produced by their fountain. You can be a fountain of joy when […]
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Question: What do we worry about most? Answer: About our relationships with our parents, brothers and sisters, friends and acquaintances. And we can’t stop there! Oh no, we’ve also got to worry about relationships with our enemies, about the mean girls—and about knowing what to do and how to handle problem people. And as if […]
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As a parent, you already want to sow seeds of God’s love and His truth into your kids’ hearts. Well, be encouraged. It’s never too early and it’s never too late to start. That’s because God’s Word does not return void, no matter when it’s sown. It always works on the heart of the hearer, […]
Read The Privilege of Partnering with God on Elizabeth & Jim George.
Jesus’ mother, Mary, was living in the center of a huge crisis. She was single and pregnant, which was a public disgrace and punishable by stoning. She was engaged to a righteous man, who was sure to be hurt and would surely want nothing to do with her. As Mary appears to have silently trusted […]
The choices you make as a wife make all the difference. But the good news is that, as God’s child you have the indwelling Holy Spirit. He will produce in you His fruit of the Spirit as you walk in obedience to Him. You can oh-so-subtly slip into nagging, whining, complaining, arguing, and criticizing until, […]
I love music, orchestras, and concerts. Perhaps that’s because I played the violin in my junior high school orchestra. I like to think that I did my part and made a positive contribution to the group and those in our audiences. But what do you think would have happened if, on Day One of my […]
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Wives, here a quick list of five little things that can make a bit difference in your marriage this week! 1. Thank your husband for living out his roles. Specifically remark on a decision your husband has made regarding the direction the two of you will take. Thank him that he works hard on his […]
“Whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.” (Philippians 4:8) When I was a young mother, I strived to “train a child in the way he should go,” so […]
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Picture this. You are merrily going through your day. So far, so good. For a patch of time, it’s been smooth waters. Maybe you’re thinking, Wow, look at me go! See me sail! There’s not even been a speed bump. Life is sweet! And then…everything goes sideways. The phone rings. The mail arrives. An accident […]
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Perhaps you’ve heard this little rhyme about making a choice: Good, better, best, never let it rest, until your good is better, and your better is best. When I lived in Los Angeles, I spent a lot of time in traffic. For years, I tuned in to easy-listening music on the radio. It seemed like […]
