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When Pain and Sickness Kill Your Joy: Try This! [Friday, #168]
Iām a wimp when Iām sick. I complain and I want to be left alone. My wife, on the other hand, never complains. Even during her cancer treatment, she never once complained. She had good reason to, but always remained...
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Money: Is it Your Enemy or Your Friend? [Wednesday, #167]
How can we keep our attitude about money "in check" (no pun intended) so it doesn't control our emotions, or even our lives? Today, we'll turn the tables to see how money can actually feed our joy. And it may not be...
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The Money Ran Out: Did Our Joy Go with It? [Monday, #166]
There arenāt too many things more powerful than money that will affect a personās joy.
Too much of it can make us miserable. Too little of it can make us depressed. Losing money, like in the stock market, can make us...
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When God Doesn't Answer Your Prayer [Friday, #165]
God invites us to talk with him about anything on our mind. If weāre worried, lay it out to him. If weāre confused, ask for wisdom. If we have a need, tell him. If we want healing, ask.
We know from experience that...
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Tips on Praying for Your Loved Ones in 2025 [Wednesday, #164]
Do you want to be a better prayer warrior for your family members in 2025? When you pray for your loved ones, youāre having a more powerful impact on their lives than perhaps any other person. You probably know them...
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The Super Typhoon That Was Ignored [Monday, #163]
Soon after we moved to North Carolina, Hurricane Florence swept through. It was a rude awakening for us. We had lived through earthquakes in California many years earlier, but hurricanes were new to us. Like any...
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Jesus to the Rescue: And the Story of a Navy Seal [#162, Friday]
In one of the most publicized rescue attempts in recent years, two dozen soccer players were trapped in a cave in Thailand, with waters rising and oxygen diminishing. It was a story that captured the world as we saw...
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Merry Christmas! Seeing Beyond the Baby [Christmas Day, #161]
Today, all eyes are on baby Jesus, the Father's gift to all mankind. However, as we know, he was much more than a baby.
In our audio Christmas Devotional, we'll consider his identity as "Lord." For me, when I do that,...
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No Time for Jesus? Even at Christmas? [Monday, #160]
It's Christmas week and we seem to have less time to focus on Jesus. Or even spend time with him in prayer. How can that be?
It's not only at Christmas when weĀ squeezeĀ JesusĀ out of the picture. This week, we're...
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Faith and Sand [Friday, #159]
Jesus warns us about building our lives on the sand.Ā
āAnd everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand. And the rain fell, and the floods...
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Faith and Fear [Wednesday, #158]
Several years ago (even though it seems like yesterday), my wife and I were at a crossroads that defined our faith. She was diagnosed with cancer. The word itself can send chills up and down your spine. It stops you...
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Building Strong Faith [Monday, #157]
Some people have compared faith to a muscle. The more you exercise it, the stronger it gets.Ā
If you read Hebrews 11, youāll be inspired by the great men and women of great faith. Itās the Hall of Faith, as some have...
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