Relationship Challenges Category
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The Morning Watch
Every morning he wakes me. He teaches me to listen like a student. The Lord God helps me learn . . . . ISAIAH 50:4-5 NCV Each new day is a gift from God, and…
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Beating Stress One Day at a Time
This is the day the LORD has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it. PSALM 118:24 NKJV Face facts: just getting by in these turbulent times can be stressful . . . very…
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The Struggle Against Worldliness
And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and…
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Time for Renewal
I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you. EZEKIEL 36:26 HCSB Even the most inspired Christians can, from time to time, find themselves running on empty. The demands of…
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Defeating Procrastination
When you make a vow to God, don’t delay fulfilling it, because He does not delight in fools. Fulfill what you vow. ECCLESIASTES 5:4 HCSB When turbulent times arrive, it’s easy (and tempting) to avoid…
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The Need to Forgive
All bitterness, anger and wrath, insult and slander must be removed from you, along with all wickedness. And be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving one another, just as God also forgave you in…
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Make Peace With the Past
Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. JOHN 14:27 KJV Some…
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5 Positive Parenting Principles
Excerpted from the book Top Ten Dangers Teens Face by Steve Arterburn and Jim Burns Parenting isn’t easy.Life is difficult at times.But through the years we have found the five following principles essential for a…
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Positive Pain
Steve Arterburn Sometimes forgiveness involves pain. When we confront people regarding betrayal, abandonment, abuse, deception, or other offenses, we’ll likely experience sorrow. We need to accept this as part of the consequences of sin and…
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Ode To My Dad
My dad was probably the hardest-working man I’ve ever known. He worked for twenty years at a large university in Texas while also running drive-in restaurants and selling real estate. He was simply an outstanding…
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