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Controlling the Chaos of the Holiday Season
Stress studies show that a sense of control is essential to mental health. Those who survive captivity with the fewest mental scars are those who maintain as much control as possible even when so much...
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May Christ’s Promise of Eternity with Him Cause You to Rejoice This Thanksgiving
Tomorrow will be our family’s second Thanksgiving with Nanci in Heaven. I am so deeply grateful for the life God gave us together, and it is impossible to be this grateful without also being happy....
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Sixty Years Later, C. S. Lewis’s Voice Still Speaks
I shared these reflections on my Facebook page last Wednesday, but I wanted to also share them on my blog and add some other important things about C.S. Lewis.Wednesday, November 22, flooded me with...
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Giving, the Gift of Happiness
Sociologist Christian Smith’s study on generosity yielded this observation: “People rightly say that money cannot buy happiness. But money and happiness are still related in a curious way. Happiness...
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Jesus: Good News of Great Happiness
The angel’s message to the shepherds at Jesus’ birth condenses the gospel to its core. He said, “I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people” (Luke 2:10). The gospel isn’t for...
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Why Love Is Love Doesn’t Square with Scripture
Note from Randy: Rosaria Butterfield is an author, pastor’s wife, homeschool mom, and former professor of English and women’s studies at Syracuse University. This sister in Christ was previously, in...
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Thousands of Years Before Bethlehem
Note from Randy: Pastor and evangelist Greg Laurie has a new advent devotional out called Heaven’s Light Breaking. He shares wisdom, Scripture, and prayers to help you connect with God and find hope...
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Kirk Cousins, Focus on the Family, and How God Uses Opposition to Spread the...
Kirk Cousins, quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings, and former QB of the Washington Redskins, is a faithful and Christ-centered brother. We’ve gotten to know each other well over the last seven years,...
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Could You Summarize the Christmas Story with One Word?
Note from Randy: A great book to reflect on Jesus this Christmas season is Come Let Us Adore Him by Paul David Tripp (Amazon, Christianbook). There’s no greater subject in the universe to contemplate...
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A Grieving Mother’s Cry, and a Glimpse into How God Is Using Eternal...
One of the things I love most about our ministry is that our staff take the time to respond to people who contact us. I have been told by countless people that in times of need they reached out to...
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Eternity Changed Because Nanci and I Met 55 Years Ago
I shared a version of this on Facebook last week but wanted to also post it on my blog, and add a few more things.Last week was the anniversary of the day Nanci and I met 55 years ago, December 7,...
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Immanuel Came to Secure God’s Eternal Plan to Live with Us
Multiple times in Revelation 21, God says He will come down from the present Heaven to live with His people on the New Earth. The city “comes down out of heaven,” God’s dwelling place is “with man,”...
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How to Fight Materialism at Christmas and All Year Long
I was on the Faith & Finance podcast with Rob West, talking about giving guidelines to fight materialism. (You can read all 11 guidelines here.) We don’t need to be victimized by the world’s...
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Meet the Messiah Who Came to Serve
When Jesus washed the feet of His followers (John 13), they were amazed that a leader and teacher they respected so much would do the work of a servant. Peter especially couldn’t bear the thought of...
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For Your Sake Christ Became Poor
In a sermon given on December 24, 1854, titled “A Visit to Bethlehem,” Charles Spurgeon portrayed a conversation between a Christian family on Christmas day. This excerpt is drawn (and slightly...
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The Place Where God Was Homeless and All Men Are at Home
I am a great fan of G.K. Chesterton, but I don’t recall ever reading this poem of his until last year. Though it is an old-style rhyming poem, it really moved me. Merry Christmas to you and your...
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Everything Is Going Wrong in the World? G. Campbell Morgan Reminds Us to...
The following was first posted on my blog ten years ago. The grandson of Marden Wickman, my first pastor, recently shared it on Facebook, and it made me think that given all that has happened in the...
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The Best Is Still Yet to Be
Emmanuel Ndikumana was nineteen years old when he heard that a group of young men in Burundi planned to murder him in two weeks. He chose to stay where he was and survived the attempted murder through...
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Good New Year Resolves Begin and End with God
Note from Randy: Today is the first day of 2024. What better time to stop and evaluate our choices and the direction we’re headed than at the start of a new year? I hope these reflections from Marshall...
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Start Giving Before You Inherit
Millennials may inherit over $68 trillion from previous generations by 2030. According to Newsweek, some experts believe this “could be the largest transfer of wealth in the history of humankind.”What...
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