An 11-year-old Gold Star child honors his father, who made the ultimate sacrifice in Afghanistan less than a month before he was born. U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Andrew Carpenter sends a heartfelt message to his wife and unborn son while serving in Afghanistan's Helmand Province in 2011. Every day is…
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“After today, you’ll be as good as new. You’ll never have to think about it again.” That’s what the nurse said to me when, at the tender age of sixteen, I showed up at a clinic—pregnant, unmarried, and terrified. She said after they removed the “tissue” inside me, I could…
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As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love. If you keep my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commands and remain in his love. I have told you this so that my joy may…
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The first time I stepped into the role of a mother, it was wonderful and overwhelming all at the same time. It was new territory, and I wanted to learn how to be the best mom I could be. My mom taught me all she knew about being a mom,…
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“If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. This is to my Father's glory, that you bear much fruit showing, yourselves to be my disciple.” –John 15:7-8 (NIV) I received an email from a 51-year-old gentleman…
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First Peter 5:6-7 tells us, “Humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, so that He may exalt you at the proper time, having cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares about you.” The context around “casting our cares” in this passage is humility. Notice what Peter said…
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This weekend millions of people around the world will acknowledge and many will celebrate the historical fact that Christ arose from the grave. I am grateful for every occasion that reminds people in any way of God’s love freely shared through the sacrificial death of His only Son. Betty and…
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To experience peace, we must learn to live by faith in the promises and character of God. No one lives by having faith in explanations. All of the heroes of the Scriptures lived by faith in the promises of God. Faith is taking God at his Word, not asking him…
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When I was eight years old, my family and I lived out in the country, so I rode the bus to and from school every day. When I was in third grade, our bus driver gave us assigned seats, forcing me to sit next to a teenage boy who was…
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Jesus is walking (I love that Jesus did multiple things at one time. He was heading somewhere, he was usually teaching as he went, and he often embraced the opportunity to heal along the way. He was the ultimate maximizer.) As he is walking with his best friends, they see…
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