READ: ISAIAH 61:10; 1 CORINTHIANS 13:8-12; PHILIPPIANS 1:6 When Jesus comes back, He’s going to make all sin go away. But you might ask, “How is He going to do that exactly? If doing wrong things is the problem and Jesus fixes it, what if someone sins again after that? I mean, I still sin even though [...]

READ: ROMANS 8:19-25 Have you ever been to a wedding, and when the ceremony was over and it was time for the reception, you had to wait a long time to eat? At the weddings I’ve been to, it’s often the custom to wait to serve the reception meal until the bride and groom arrive, [...]

READ: PSALM 56; LAMENTATIONS 3:22-23; JOHN 8:12 Here I am, LordFalling into the darknessWaiting for someone to hear my cryHere I am, wandering and brokenDealing with the pains of my pastI want to see a comebackI want to feel Your songMy soul needs to hear a note of hopeHere I am, calling to the LightFeeling [...]

READ: PSALM 32:1-5; 1 JOHN 1:7-9; 4:18 I watched as a droplet of shimmery liquid slipped to the floor. Regrettably, I realized too late that I shouldn’t have painted my nails while sitting on the carpet. What would my landlord say about this mistake? The carpet had looked new when I moved into the apartment. Would he charge [...]

READ: PSALM 55:22; MATTHEW 11:28-30; 1 PETER 5:7 Have you ever had an ache or pain that wouldn’t go away? It can be utterly exhausting—physically, mentally, and emotionally. I experienced this when I was pregnant with my son. Especially in the last few months of pregnancy, my belly was HUGE. It was so big that people [...]

READ: COLOSSIANS 3:12-17; 1 PETER 3:15 Have you ever wondered how to go about sharing your faith with friends and family? It can be scary and a bit confusing, but God is ready to help us. Sharing Jesus with others involves more than talking. It involves the ways our whole lives—both our words and our [...]

READ: EXODUS 17:7-15; ECCLESIASTES 4:9-12 Standing on the peak of the mountain outcropping, Shalish scanned the battlefield. The noonday sun glinted off armor as the battle raged on in the valley below. Lord Nissi, the great voice who had led them through both sea and desert, had trained Shalish and several of her friends for years. But [...]

READ: ZEPHANIAH 3:17; JOHN 3:16; EPHESIANS 2:8-10 "Does God really love me?” If we’re honest, this is a question we ask often. And the answer is a resounding yes! God loves us very much! But what do we do when it doesn’t feel like God loves us? One thing we can do is remember the [...]

READ: GENESIS 1:27; PSALM 139:13-16; EPHESIANS 5:1-4 The human body is amazing! Did you know that the human heart, which is only about as big as a clenched fist, pumps over 4,000 gallons of blood a day? Or that human eyes are protected by seven interlocking bones? Or that the palms of your hands are [...]

READ: GENESIS 1:26-27; 2:15; JOHN 6:25-29; COLOSSIANS 3:23 Did you know that work is part of God’s loving plan for us? Work is a good thing. The first thing God did after He created Adam and Eve was give them work to do. It was only after humans sinned that work became difficult—and sometimes frustrating—but that [...]