✨ Verse of the Day
“Be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged. For the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”
— Joshua 1:9 (NLT)
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Press On: Finding Hope Beyond Past Mistakes
Have you ever wished you could go back and change something in your past? Maybe it was a decision you regret, words you wish you could take back, or an opportunity you let slip away. Many of us spend far too much time replaying yesterday’s failures and wondering what could have been. While reflection can…
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Finding True Peace Amid Life’s Noise
Columnist Deborah Mathis has written about her observations during a particular trip through Union Station in Washington D.C. There was a great deal of movement and noise. Announcements blaring, security guards shouting directions, horns honking, people moving in all directions, and a traveler singing What a Friend We Have in Jesus. “What a friend we…
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Finding Hope Amid Life’s Challenges
“I’m between a rock and a hard spot” is a phrase I’ve heard often. It is said amid challenges when there is no easy answer. Have you ever been there? Challenges come in all sizes. Job losses, financial hardships, illnesses, and family struggles are just a few. Whether big or small, challenges find us on…
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Podcast Episode: Wisdom For A Steady Life
Pip: Get Encouraged is a site that does exactly what it says on the label — which, in a media landscape built on outrage, is either quaint or quietly radical. Mara: Chris Miller has been writing this week about some genuinely old questions: how we live alongside people who are different from us, what we…
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Seeing the Heart: A Call to Grace and Acceptance
They came from a variety of backgrounds and places. Some were of Jewish descent while others shared a different heritage. Some were poor and could barely make ends meet while others had plenty of wealth. They lived in different locations and celebrated different cultures. They were a diverse people, but they received the same promise.…
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Finding Harmony in a Divided World
Have you ever noticed how easy it is to find reasons to disagree and how difficult it can be to live in harmony? Every day we are surrounded by division. Social media, politics, cultural differences, and personal preferences often seem to highlight what separates us rather than what unites us. Yet Scripture reminds us that…
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Overcoming Failure: Lessons from History’s Successes
It has happened to us all. No one likes it, and it is not one of life’s enjoyable experiences. It hurts, it is painful, and it is a part of everyone’s life. It is failure. One stumble does not break or define a person. Some of history’s most successful people have experienced the agony of…
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Unlocking Wisdom: The Benefits of God’s Word from Psalm 119
What would happen if you had access to wisdom for every decision, hope for every difficult season, encouragement for every discouragement, and guidance for every step of life? According to Psalm 119, we do. Psalm 119 is the longest chapter in the Bible, and its central theme is the value and importance of God’s Word.…
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Navigating Life’s Storms with God’s Word
In 1914, Ernest Shackleton and a team of explorers set out from England to do something no one before had accomplished, cross Antarctica from one side to the other across the South Pole. Disaster struck when the team’s ship became entrapped in ice and the hull was eventually crushed. The ship sank, and the…
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Finding True Fulfillment: Lessons from Solomon
What if the very things we spend our lives chasing can never truly satisfy us? Success. Money. Entertainment. Recognition. Achievement. Relationships. Possessions. We often believe fulfillment is waiting for us in the next accomplishment or experience. Yet the wisest man who ever lived discovered something many people spend their entire lives learning. The Bible records…
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