Comparison Is a Trap (Hebrews 12:1) 　　By: Betsy St. Amant Haddox 　　Hebrews 12:1 (ESV) Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us… 　　Comparison is an ugly manipulator, destined to destroy—and...

　　Saturday, February 1, 2025 　　The Wise and the Hows 　　“If you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and he will give it to you. He will not rebuke you for asking.” (James 1:5 NLT) 　　Some people treat prayer like a Christmas list. They see the words “generous God” and launch into their wish list of materialistic items that they think...

　　How to increase your spiritual endurance 　　He says, “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.” -Psalm 46:10 　　Dick Wade, a sportswriter in Kansas City, wanted to find out how much “action” really occurred in a regular baseball game. So he took a stopwatch to a...

　　In Praise of Friends 　　By Aaron D’Anthony Brown 　　Bible Reading: 　　“One with many friends may be harmed, but there is a friend who stays closer than a brother.” - Proverbs 18:24, CSB 　　There’s nothing quite like the feeling of reconciliation, especially when that reconciliation involves two friends. There’s a certain euphoria that happens when misunderstandings get resolved, and you’re suddenly...

　　Why Our Spouses Get Our Leftover Prayers (And How to Change It) 　　By: Jennifer Waddle 　　“Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; forthis is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 　　On a recent kayak trip with my husband, I paddled slowly across the lake, praying for my kids and grandkids. Naming them one by...

　　Many of the world’s worst ideas come from the United States. Critical race theory and affirmative action, for example, are all-American. Even when bad ideas lack American origins, US academics manage to execute hostile takeovers of (say) French nonsense like postmodernism or queer theory early on in proceedings. This is then exported in over-simplified form to the rest of the...

　　A Prayer for Embracing God's Unexpected Plans 　　By Christine F. Perry 　　Bible Reading:If anyone serves Me, let him follow Me; and where I am, there My servant will be also. If anyone serves Me, him My Father will honor.- John 12:26 NKJV 　　Listen or Read Below: 　　Working as an executive assistant/production assistant, I quickly learned to have multiple plans. I'd...

　　God’s Gift of Abundance 　　Your Nightly Prayer for Jan. 27, 2025 　　by Amanda Idleman 　　TONIGHT’S SCRIPTURENow to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. - Ephesians...

　　3 Things You Never Knew about Psalm 137 　　By Jean E. Jones 　　Psalm 137:9 shocks: “Blessed shall he be who takes your little ones and dashes them against the rock!” 　　Woah. 　　But before you skip over this verse, let’s look at three things most people don’t know about it, things which help make sense of the words and explain the...

　　What’s Stopping You from Being Strong and Courageous? 　　By Megan Conner 　　Bible Reading: 　　“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go.” (Josh. 1:9, NIV) 　　With the turn of the calendar, comes a new year. For most of us, this...

　　Saturday, January 25, 2025 　　Things to Come 　　“I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world.” (John 16:33 NLT) 　　John 16 　　Ultimate victory is assured to everyone who believes in Christ. On the path to that...

　　The year 2025 marks the 500th anniversary of perhaps the most momentous literary event in the history of the rule of law and the promotion of personal liberty. It was in the year 1525 that William Tyndale, working in the German city of Cologne, began publishing portions of his English translation of the New Testament. When we think of the...