"I freed a thousand slaves. I could have freed a thousand more if only they knew they were slaves." – Harriet Tubman In order for anyone to truly heal, we need to let God reveal the truth about the root of each issue we struggle with. The truth about ourselves…
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Andy McQuitty is the senior pastor of the Irving Bible Church in Irving, Texas. During his battle with stage 4 cancer, he wrote about the things he learned from his "valley" of suffering. He shares them in his book Notes from the Valley and with James and Betty this Tuesday…
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This story opens with the scribes and Pharisees leveling a test at Jesus’ feet. Jesus sat in the women’s court of the temple, teaching the people. Seeking to entrap Jesus, the scribes and Pharisees burst into the women’s court and threw a married (or betrothed) woman before Him. They “caught”…
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No matter where you are on your journey, and whether you can sense the restorative power of the Lord or not, your story is not over. When Cyd was growing up, struggling with feelings of inferiority and uncertainty because her father was not around, she couldn't imagine that she would…
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Eugene Peterson’s translation of the apostle Paul’s instruction to his protégé Timothy regarding the agenda for Christian worship is helpful. “The first thing I want you to do is pray. Pray every way you know how, for everyone you know. Pray especially for rulers and their governments to rule well…
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A new website www.stream.org has launched and I’d like you to be one of the first to experience it. Ravi Zacharias caught the vision and responded: Anyone who looks at the spread of the Gospel in the early days underscores two indispensable realities: the Roman road and the Greek language. It was…
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Instead of your shame you will receive a double portion, and instead of disgrace you will rejoice in your inheritance. And so you will inherit a double portion in your land, and everlasting joy will be yours. (Isaiah 61:7) Between the ages of five and nine I was abused by…
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This week, Beth begins a series on the hand of God and what it looks like in our lives. “This ought to become one of the foremost things on your tongue that you request from God,” she says. Most people are familiar with the prayer of Jabez from Bruce Wilkinson’s…
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"The Lord gives freedom to the prisoners." (Psalm 146:7, NKJV) Have you ever felt insecure? Been afraid to fail? Felt plain and ordinary when others around you seem to be shining stars? Do you think you have to be "good" for God to love you? You have to "do" in…
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When I was a young child, my family did not have much financially. I remember making a decision to do whatever I could to bring my family out of lack and poverty. That decision opened the door to what my life is today. Many people look at the success and…
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