God tells the prophet Jeremiah to make this grand pledge to Israel. God has a message for His wayward people. He makes good on His first promise of the land, but it means so, so much more than that. The Lord God makes a greater promise...

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Contentment has an enemy. It goes by the name comparison. Few things will dissolve your sense of contentment and gratitude faster than the habit of comparing your life and situation to those of others. It's a slippery slope...

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The submarine is an amazing vessel. It would collapse like a paper cup under the extraordinary pressure placed on its hull if not for the internal pressure that equalizes the pressure from outside. Faith in our lives does not exempt us from external pressure. Faith ensures...

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Sometimes you don't choose the fight – the fight chooses you. When I was in elementary school, I got into a fight. The class was bullied by a girl named Jean who had a bowl haircut. She just brought fear with her everywhere she went. Finally one day ...

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Over the past decade, it has been refreshing to see Christians have a greater awareness of people's thoughts and feelings. Rather than...

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When you do trust in Christ, you become a new creation (2 Cor. 5:17). In other words, you are no longer defined by what you've done in the past. God is not judging you for your mistakes...

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I spent years hiding from the pain that sexual abuse and rape brought to my life. Because I didn't deal with the pain, the pain had a way of dealing with me...

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For too long, I have allowed fearful thoughts to dominate my life. Now I recognize fear as a misuse of the creative imagination that has been placed inside me. In the past, I have allowed fear to shove all hope aside...

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Contentment has an enemy. It goes by the name comparison. Few things will dissolve your sense of contentment and gratitude faster than the habit of comparing your life and situation to those of others. It's a slippery slope...

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Another New Year. Another chance to make resolutions merely to be broken before winter thaws. Such is the human condition. We look to the newness with hope...

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