Mornings with Jesus

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EVERY SUMMER OUR CHURCH OPENS its doors to the community by hosting a VBS (Vacation Bible School.) This year, a group of older children stood at the back of the registration line. These rowdy kids had attended before, but now they were older and rowd

60 Days of Prayer

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About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them. ACTS 16:25 (NIV) IT’S EASY TO be happy when everything is going your way, but how you respond to dark and difficult times is a test

Mornings with Jesus

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I GET LOST. A LOT. Even when I use my GPS, I often manage to take a wrong turn. My most recent adventure landed me on a dirt logging road blocked by a fallen tree, not quite sure where I went wrong. And as I listened to Madam GPS, her voice sounded t

JOY Magazine

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Where is God when things go wrong? I can just imagine how frequently this question must be asked. It is now 8 months down the lockdown line and Covid-19 seems to have lessened its devastation – we all hope and pray. When will we be able to fully live

60 Days of Prayer

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May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. ROMANS 15:13 (NIV) WITHOUT A DOUBT, this year has been difficult with unique challenges, disappointments an

60 Days of Prayer

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“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) JESUS TOLD US that problems and difficulties are part of life. The

Our State: Celebrating North Carolina

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I can’t say there’s one perfect town in North Carolina, because there are so many I’m drawn to — Asheboro, where I grew up, will forever feel like home. Greensboro, my home now, has fantastic farmers markets and one of my favorite bakeries, Adrian an

60 Days of Prayer

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“Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.” EPHESIANS 3:20-21 (

Entertainment Weekly

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STARRING Pope Francis DIRECTED BY Wim Wenders RATING PG LENGTH 1 hr., 32 mins. YOU NEEDN’T BE CATHOLIC TO find comfort in the message of Pope Francis. Nor do you need to be a believer to see that his progressive ideas and plainspoken delivery

TIME

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Matthew Fish of Holy Family Catholic Church in Hillcrest Heights, Md., waits for parishioners at his drive-through confessional on March 20. As the coronavirus disrupts lives around the world, Fish is among those who have sought ways to meet the need

60 Days of Prayer

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Since they could not get him to Jesus because of the crowd, they made an opening in the roof above Jesus by digging through it and then lowered the mat the man was lying on. MARK 2:4 (NIV) IN THIS SCRIPTURE, a group of men were so determined for th

JOY Magazine

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The Family sphere of influence has been under severe demonic attack for several generations. The Family is the cornerstone of society. When the original structure of God’s creation of families is altered, society begins to change exponentially. Troub

60 Days of Prayer

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The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full. JOHN 10:10 (NIV) JESUS PROMISES YOU an abundant life. His endless blessings flow to you, filling you with His light. No matter what cir

Los Angeles Times

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SANTIAGO, Chile - Victims of a sexual abuse scandal by clerics in Chile's Roman Catholic Church applauded Pope Francis' decision Monday to accept the resignations of three bishops - including a prelate at the epicenter of cascading allegations of sex

Mornings with Jesus

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I CONFESS THAT when I’m sitting in church on a Sunday my thoughts don’t always go in saintly directions. I’ll wonder why that mom can’t keep her kid from running up and down the aisle during worship, or why that guy wears the same jacket week after w

60 Days of Prayer

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Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come. The old has gone, the new is here! 2 CORINTHIANS 5:17 NIV TODAY IS THE first day of spring! Reflect on the above verse and ask God to breathe new life into your faith and give you a renew

60 Days of Prayer

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After they prayed, the place where they were meeting was shaken. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly. ACTS 4:31 (NIV) IF YOU FEEL overwhelmed by the problems that others face— in your own family, your neigh

60 Days of Prayer

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For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us. ROMANS 8:18 (ESV) SCRIPTURE TELLS US that we are to glory in our sufferings. Because of faith, we can see the blessing in ev

Mornings with Jesus

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JESUS LOVED KIDS. THE BIBLE doesn’t speak much about His interactions with them except in a few verses, but it’s enough to recognize His kind and loving nature and understand He treasured children. He urges us to do the same. I believe Jesus’s admoni

Manhattan Institute

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Charles McElwee joins Seth Barron to discuss the decline of the Catholic Church in the Rust Belt and the impact of immigration on a working-class community in Pennsylvania. The Catholic Church faces a crisis in an area that remains disproportionately

60 Days of Prayer

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Show me your ways, Lord, teach me your paths. PSALM 25:4 (NIV) GOD WILL ALWAYS lead you on the right path. If you have wavered from His instructions, ask for forgiveness, take His hand and get back on track. When temptations threaten your faith jour

Post South Africa

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DHANASAGREE Pillay, a retired school secretary, had many passions. It included spending time with her husband and their three grandchildren, painting, gardening and listening to gospel music. “My mom was a god-fearing woman. She woke up and prayed, a

60 Days of Prayer

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But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.” 2 CORINTHIANS 12:9 (NIV) DO YOU EVER feel too sma

Mornings with Jesus

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JESUS COMPLETELY PROVIDES FOR OUR needs. All of them. I stumbled over a reminder of that when rushing across campus during a conference. The terrain made the trek a challenge for my heart, lungs, legs, and the blister forming on my toe. As I pulled m

Guideposts

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Moments of grace. We can find them anywhere, but it’s only by God’s grace that I came to Guideposts and have the privilege of doing what I do now. Would you like to hear about my journey? After graduating from college, I was determined to become a bu

JOY Magazine

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In our missionary travels around the world, it is easy to see the desperation and hopelessness of people and sometimes wonder where God is in all of this. Each time we face situations like these, God reveals Himself through His people. In each and ev

JOY Magazine

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It is amazing how the Bible comes alive in everyday life. The Bible is so practical. Recently, we had the honour of doing a school outreach in a particular primary school. This school was the smallest in the area and the principal was not sure if it

Indianapolis Monthly

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IN THE BOOK, YOU VISIT A LOT OF MIDWESTERN HOUSES OF WORSHIP—FROM MEGACHURCHES TO TINY, SMALL-TOWN CONGREGATIONS—TO GAUGE THE REGION’S ZEITGEIST. HOW DID YOU GET THE IDEA? It began as a magazine article for Pacific Standard. In late 2015, I underwent

JOY Magazine

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Harvesters trains disciples and plants churches  in over 50 countries. Harvesters’ curriculum  is available in 43 languages. Harvesters works in closed countries and trains pastors using an App for security reasons. Harvesters plants over 70 chu

Sunday Independent

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1. Joseph: King of Dreams 2. God Bless the Broken Road 3. The Gospel of John 4. Faith, Hope, & Love 5. Come Sunday ■