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article | February 7, 2012

In my teenage years, I became a slave to bulimia. I loved and enjoyed food, but I didn't want it to "catch up with me." How delighted I was to find this way of eating what I wanted without consequences—or so I …

article | December 4, 2020

When you receive a job offer . . . When your health results come back as questionable . . . When you need to decide on your future plans, moving or school or working . . . When you did something you’re …

article | August 7, 2014

When my husband, Eric, was in his early twenties, he went on a mission trip to inner city New Orleans. One night his team decided to do street evangelism on Bourbon Street, holding up a large wooden cross as a visual demonstration …

article | March 22, 2021

"God doesn't need me." Written with dry erase marker on my mirror, this phrase greeted me every morning in 2009. I had just started a job in youth ministry and loved it! Teaching the Bible to high school girls and modeling a …

article | April 14, 2010

Have you ever prayed for healing that never came? Have you ever faced a loss that didn’t make sense? Have you ever desired to serve God but been denied the opportunity? Have you ever been mad at God? I know this isn’t …

article | October 7, 2009

The small band of church leaders had been praying earnestly for revival in their community—a village on the Isle of Lewis, the largest isle of the Outer Hebrides, just off the coast of Scotland. They were particularly burdened for the young people …

article | June 2, 2008

Several years ago, when I was ready to own a home, I bought a lot overlooking a river and had a house built. Once the house was up, a landscape architect met with me to propose a plan for the property. That …

article | August 12, 2009

Few things matter more to us girls than our friends. Friends have the power to perk us up when we're sad, make us laugh until our sides hurt, speak truth in love, and "get us" in ways that no one else seems …

article | December 5, 2001

More than 3000 days have passed since I received the phone call telling me that my father had had a heart attack and had gone to be with the Lord. We had been together only hours earlier, celebrating my 21st birthday. He …

article | May 20, 2011

Introduction Welcome to the 30-Day Husband Encouragement Challenge! It didn’t take many weeks of marriage for me to learn that my attitudes and words have a profound effect on my husband. I have the ability to make Robert feel encouraged and cherished. …