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What Does God Require of You? Do Justly

Eddie Foster by Eddie Foster
April 9, 2018 • 3 minute read

The book of Micah lists three actions that God requires of His people. In this series, we will look at each and discover how we can make sure we are doing them.

Dealing With Sins That Won’t Go Away: A Two-Pronged Attack

Dealing With Sins That Won’t Go Away

Jeremy Lallier by Jeremy Lallier
April 20, 2016 • 6 minute read

Some sins seem determined to hang around. No matter how many times we think we’ve beat them, they keep coming back. What’s a Christian to do? In an old Mad TV skit, comedian Bob...

3 “Unpopular” Ways to Make God Smile

3 “Unpopular” Ways to Make God Smile

Eddie Foster by Eddie Foster
February 18, 2016 • 3 minute read

What Christian wouldn’t want to make God smile? So why do some of the things that the Bible teaches make God happy seem so unpopular today? Have we ever considered that God might be...

Five Steps to Overcome Your Quarter-Life Crisis

Five Steps to Overcome Your Quarter-Life Crisis

by Life, Hope & Truth Contributor
October 14, 2015 • 6 minute read

About a third of young adults feel anxious, disappointed and unprepared—maybe you are one of them! Here are five things you can do now to get back on your feet. I was living alone in a...

6 Steps to Overcoming Bad Habits

6 Steps to Overcoming Bad Habits

by Caroline Mills
May 13, 2015 • 4 minute read

Bad habits range from annoying to deadly. They can frustrate and discourage us. But there are biblical principles that can help us overcome them. Have you ever been in a social setting where...

When Emotions Become Dangerous: Working Through Guilt and Shame

Dangerous Emotions: Working Through Guilt and Shame

Debbie Caudle by Debbie Caudle
February 25, 2015 • 4 minute read

Emotions add color and depth to our experiences, as well as acting like an inner navigational system. But what should we do when our emotions go astray? Imagine a life without the capacity...

The Power of Choice: Complaining, Comfort and Contentment

Power of Choice: Complaining, Comfort, Contentment

by Leslie Bosserman
June 27, 2014 • 6 minute read

Challenges like serving abroad can stretch our comfort zones and teach us things about ourselves and true contentment. It’s all about choices. As we sat around the Bedouin campsite, it...

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Is Anything Really Free?

Jeremy Lallier by Jeremy Lallier
May 15, 2014 • 4 minute read

The things labeled “free” usually have an asterisk that leads to fine print. Could there be some fine print we are missing in how we live our lives? There are few things in this...

Are You a Christian in Name Only?

Are You a Christian in Name Only?

Paul Suckling by Paul Suckling
April 29, 2014 • 4 minute read

RINO is an acronym used in the political world. Is it possible to be a CINO—a Christian in Name Only? How can you avoid that and practice genuine Christianity? RINO! While driving...

Four Gifts You May Not Want … but Absolutely Need!

Four Gifts You May Not Want … but Absolutely Need!

Debbie Caudle by Debbie Caudle
April 1, 2014 • 5 minute read

Everyone likes to receive a gift. But what about the gifts you’ve been receiving all along and didn’t appreciate? How can we make the most of them? Why is it that some people...

Overcoming: Changing Magnetic Polarity

Overcoming: Changing Magnetic Polarity

by Johnathan Armstrong
January 15, 2014 • 5 minute read

Human beings have a natural attraction to sin—much like magnets of opposite polarity. In order to overcome, we must change our spiritual magnetic polarity! In our modern world, the...

Is Our View of Sin Too Narrow?

Is Our View of Sin Too Narrow?

Eddie Foster by Eddie Foster
October 8, 2013 • 4 minute read

For those who still believe in a concept known as “sin,” perspective of what that means can sometimes become skewed. What should we understand about sin? Regardless of varying...

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