Reading Time: 4 minutes
Let’s honor God in this season as we give thanks for our blessings, as we celebrate our salvation, and as we take the gospel to the world.
Columns
The Holidays’ Hard Edge
Reading Time: 4 minutes
When the holiday blahs settle in, it’s time to do some self-talk and use the second half of the psalmist’s blues song to tell your soul, “Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God” (Psalm 42:5, 11).
The Science Behind Giving and Receiving Gifts
Reading Time: 6 minutes
The act of giving elicits positive feelings and emotions for both the giver and the receiver, making it one of the most important exchanges you can have with someone.
Explaining the Word, Capturing the Heart
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Illustrations and stories enhanced a message by making it more relatable and applicable to modern life, but it is the explanation of the Word of God that captured the heart.
Elders are Mission Servant-Leaders
Reading Time: 3 minutes
There has been no finer servant leader than Jesus, who is the same yesterday, today, and forever. Jesus called people to serve him then, and he calls people to serve him now.
Mary In the Middle of the Mess
Reading Time: 5 minutes
Thankfulness and gratitude are choices, and Mary demonstrated great strength in making her choices, which must have been at least one reason why God favored her. Thankfulness and gratitude are choices for us as well.
Uncharted International Charts New Territory
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Uncharted International identifies nationals in underserved countries who are already spreading the gospel and further empowers them to reach their own communities.
Navigating the Journey Toward Love and Respect
Reading Time: 5 minutes
Marriage is often described as a journey; a journey two people embark on together, hoping to build a life filled with love, joy, and mutual fulfillment. One way to enhance the journey is to get to know one another well.
Who is More Religious, the Left or the Right?
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The problem with political religion should be obvious. Politicians make big promises but are bad saviors. Political parties make fanatical communities but bad churches. When politics become religion, Christian unity is poisoned and our more meaningful relationships die.