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No Actresses
Walk into God’s x-ray machine. Let Him turn on the light. Get honest with Him. Read More
Chapter 1
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Trading Better for Broken
We’re invited to trust Jesus to make us more like the best of the best, Himself. Read More
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No Actresses
Walk into God’s x-ray machine. Let Him turn on the light. Get honest with Him. Read More
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Paying Our Gratitude Accounts
We all have gratitude accounts. There just aren’t many of us who keep them paid up. Read More
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A Word of Encouragement
Take time to express your gratitude as frequently as possible. Read More
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Evaluate Your Expectations
God’s Word and His Spirit can help us evaluate whether our hopes are unrealistic. Invite Him to search your heart. Accept what He reveals. Read More
Chapter 2
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Jesus, The Humble
Our God gave up His exalted place in heaven to humbly dwell with sinful man! It is God’s humility that makes Him supremely glorious. Read More
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Choose the Pathway of Brokenness.
We will all be broken—sooner or later. We can choose to be broken or we can wait for God to crush our pride. Read More
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He Came So He Could Die
Jesus emptied Himself so that He could serve us. He lowered Himself so that He could take our place on the cross—to take our punishment and cleanse us from sin. Read More
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Theology 101
God reigns over both the big events of history and the minute details of His creation. Read More
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Will You Lay Down Your Rights?
"You deserve a break today." That’s been a memorable advertising slogan. But it doesn’t work as a philosophy of life. Read More
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Looking Back
What appears when we look back is God’s Story—what He sees and knows and has in mind, how He is always at work for our good and His glory. Read More
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A Different Focus
Grateful people are loving people who seek to bless others, while ungrateful people are bent on gratifying themselves. Read More
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Truth or Bare Fashion
Dannah Gresh and Staci Rudolph are gonna take the awkward right out of that difficult topic as we explore Truth or Bare Fashion! Read More
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He Will Refill
In Luke 21, Jesus praised the poor widow for her generosity. Even though her gift was small, she gave “all she had to live on.” Read More
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He Made Himself Nothing
God became like us so that we could become like Him. Read More
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A Turning Point
Philippians 2 isn’t one of those comforting passages of Scripture we usually turn to on dark days. But it became a bastion of hope for Charles Spurgeon. Read More
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Forgiveness Isn’t Easy
Nothing about forgiveness is easy. It’s hard to think about. It’s hard to do. It’s hard to keep doing. Read More
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Made Like Us: The Humanity of Christ
"The little Lord Jesus no crying He makes." This idea shows up in a popular Christmas carol, but it’s probably not true. Nancy paints a different picture. Read More
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The Choice of Humility
Boasting and bragging come naturally to us, but Jesus is an example of genuine love. He knew nothing of a boastful spirit. Read More
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Don’t Drift
If you let yourself drift in your Christian life, inevitably you’ll find that you’re heading in the wrong direction. Read More
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Before and After
The crucifixion marked a before and after point in the history of the world. At the exact moment when every element of God’s plan was in place. Read More
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Learn to Yield
Do you consciously look out for the welfare and interests of others above your own interests? Read More
Chapter 3
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Something to Offer God
What unfulfilled longings can you offer as “material for sacrifice” to the Lord? How can they help you to enter a deeper intimacy with Jesus? Read More
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The Power of Brokenness
In a sense, revival is really nothing more than the release of God’s Spirit flowing through broken lives. Read More
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He Is Worthy
What are you willing to give up to know Christ and be known by Him? For you, is He truly worthy of everything? Even your life? Read More
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Life to Life
Throughout my life, I’ve had the privilege of witnessing a powerful dynamic—women living out the beauty of the gospel together. Read More
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Citizens of Heaven
This world is not our home. Our citizenship is in heaven. We long for a country that God is building. Read More
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Full-Time Christian
The older I get, the more I find myself evaluating every aspect of my life in light of the price it will bring in eternity. Read More
Chapter 4
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A Thankful Heart
As challenging as your situation may be, your frame of mind likely has less to do with your circumstances than with your need to develop a thankful heart. Read More
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A Biblical Approach to Food and Beauty
The path to destruction is the path of discontentedness. That’s what Bob Lepine says. A lack of contentment will lead to many other sins. Read More
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Rejoice Always
We don’t have to understand what God is doing, agree with it, or see how it will end to embrace it with joy. Read More
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Choosing to Worship
The book of Habakkuk suggests that worship is more than singing songs. Read More
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Pray about Everything
I love reading stories of Christians from the past because when you hear about their struggles and how they trusted God. Read More
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Walking and Talking with God
Do you feel like a great prayer warrior? If not, you’re in good company. Learn how to pray from someone who doesn’t find it easy. Read More
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Always Needed
We rely on Christ’s strength in “all things”—the good and the bad—that cross our path, knowing that His grace truly is sufficient. Read More
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How to Find Joy
We need to run to God, to soak up His Word and seek His face. That’s how we’ll find joy in the midst of discouragement. Read More
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Saintly Living
Are you a saint? If you’re a child of God, the answer is yes. Read More
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Hold on to His Word
In every season and trial, we need to rest—not fretting, not stressing, but totally trusting in the Lord to provide what He knows we need. Read More
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If Only
The fact is that if we’re not content with what we have, we will never be content with what we think we want. Read More
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A Great and Precious Gift
God’s Providence. The word describes His care and guidance of all things, but it also speaks to His wise, sovereign rule over every detail of His creation. Read More
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Look to the Source
We can have joy because we know who our Source is, and we have a relationship with Him. Read More
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Choose to Worship
In the book of Habakkuk, the prophet suggested that worship is more than singing upbeat songs. Worship was the act that gave him balance. Read More
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Sit Quietly
Our thoughts and words will be transformed as we spend time quietly before the Lord, letting Him show us His view, as we meditate on His Word. Read More