Paul wrote, “I discipline my body like an athlete, training it to do what it should. Otherwise, I fear that after preaching to others I myself might be disqualified” (1 Corinthians 9:27, NLT). No one wakes up one morning and thinks...

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Our bodies are supposed to change. When we were children, these changes were celebrated and praised. In our home, I track how much my boys...

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I believed unconsciously for a long time, even as I went to church and served God vocationally, that His grace applied to others but somehow I was too far gone. His grace didn’t apply to me. My addiction...

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Do the Father and Jesus really want intimacy with us? As hard as it may be to believe, the answer to this question is a resounding yes. And that yes comes right from...

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Though I don’t know what you’ve gone through, my friend, I do know it’s impossible to live in this broken world without being sliced by its edges. It may be a daily battle for you to trust that God cares about your life. The foundation of your faith may seem so riddled...

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ln Matthew 5: 13-20, Jesus called us to a radical faith — to be salt and light in a decaying and darkening world, to submit to the authority...

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Being a police officer in one of the most violent, high-crime areas of the country brought many dangerous situations. Nearly every day, we were in vehicle or foot pursuits of dangerous criminals. Often, we’d chase a murder or deadly assault suspect ...

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This may sound simplistic, but when you’re stressed out, go outside after dark and just look up. That’s what Isaiah told the nation of Israel to do...

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You’re standing on the battlefield, in an arena. You look to the left and right and see several arched doorways with their gates open. Though you don’t see them yet, you hear hungry lions roaring...

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One day in the early 1990s, psychiatrist Dr. Daniel Amen had a hard day at the office. He met with several patients, including four people who were suicidal, two teen runaways and two married couples who couldn’t stand each other. He came home that evening to a kitchen infested ...

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