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article | August 29, 2019

I’m applauding Linda Green for her wisdom on honoring God by submitting to our leaders—Tool #8 in the Women’s Ministry Leader Survival Guide series. This tool isn’t always easy to follow but it’s essential if we love God and want to flourish …

article | October 31, 2012

God is lots of things. He's omnipresent (always with us). He is omniscient (all knowing). He is good and compassionate, loving, and full of grace. The list of words that we could use to describe Him seems endless. But did you know …

article | October 7, 2015

In 1 Samuel 5, nestled in between Samuel’s birth and Saul’s anointing as king, we find a weird little story. The Philistines (enemies of the people of God) captured the Ark of the Covenant. This was a low blow to God’s people, …

article | February 16, 2021

There was a time in my life when a homing signal might as well have alerted every thief, rapist, and murderer within 100 miles of my house to head my way. The alert always went out when I was going to be …

article | March 10, 2009

If you’re a LYWB bloggie you know that we’re taking a look at A.W. Tozer’s book The Knowledge of the Holy this month. The first chapter of that book is titled “Why We Must Think Rightly About God.” Interestingly, the first set …

article | January 7, 2009

I was listening to Nancy’s radio series “Getting into the Word and Getting the Word into You” earlier this week. Her thoughts about the significance of knowing and loving God’s Word hit me like a two-by-four right between the eyes. She said, …

article | April 13, 2020

As the global health crisis marches on, it might be appealing to remove your leader hat, stuff it in the back of your closet, and go undercover until the storm passes. It’s an enticing idea when you feel overwhelmed by the compounding …

article | August 20, 2013

I was the girls' wrestling champion my eighth-grade year. We had a wrestling tournament in PE class. The winners kept advancing. I must have pinned a lot of girls to the mat because I ended up in the championship match, which happened …

article | February 19, 2023

While there is no "recipe" that will guarantee revival, God's Word outlines the conditions that must precede a visitation of His presence in revival. Nowhere are those conditions spelled out more clearly than in 2 Chronicles 7:14: "If My people, which are …

article | June 8, 2011

Do you ever find yourself . . . waking up on Sunday morning and wishing you didn’t have to go to church? having a hard time staying awake in church? daydreaming during the message or making a mental to-do list while the …