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Fighting Words
“We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient t...
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Mary Cate LeBoeuf
Mary Cate worked on staff in 2013 while attending the University of Tennessee. She now lives in Knoxville with her husband and dog.
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Starting Your Day with Jesus
“In the morning, O LORD, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait in expectation.” Psalm 5:3 I know not everyone is a...
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Sin, the Problem, Jesus, the Solution
“For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. For one will scarcely die for a righteous person—though perhaps for a g...
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Secret Missions with God: Fast
“When you fast, do not look somber as the hypocrites do, for they disfigure their faces to show others they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they have ...
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What’s Going to Matter?
“So teach us to number our days, that we may gain the heart of wisdom.” Psalm 90:12 In her book The Time-Saving Mom, Crystal Paine asks two question...
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Seeing Discipline in a Different Way
“Our fathers disciplined us for a short time as they thought best, but God disciplines us for our good, so that we may share in His holiness. No disc...
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Persevering Through Life’s Tough Times
“Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by f...
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Don’t Forget About Your Best Friend
“You adulterous people, don’t you know that friendship with the world means enmity against God? Therefore, anyone who chooses to be a friend of the w...
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Stop Hiding Your Light
“You are the light of the world, a city on a hill cannot be hid. No one after lighting a lamp puts it under the bushel basket, but on the lampstand, ...
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Secret Missions with God: Give
“Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven. ...
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The Heart of a Pharisee: Focusing on the Superficial
“Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self...
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Making Joyful Noise
“Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth! Serve the Lord with gladness!Come into his presence with singing! Know that the Lord, he is God! It i...
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Being Content With What We Have
“But godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it. But if we have food and clot...
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Looking Over the Day with God
“The LORD will command His lovingkindness in the daytime; And His song will be with me in the night, A prayer to the God of my life.” Psalm 42:8 For...
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Secret Missions with God: Pray
“And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. T...
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The Powerful Love of God
“I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him...
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Trusting God with What’s to Come
“Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” Matthew 6:34 As I write this,...
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God Is Near to You Even Now
“And he made from one man every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having determined allotted periods and the boundaries of thei...
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Missing the Big Picture
“Looking for a reason to accuse Jesus, [the Pharisees] asked him, ‘Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?’ [Jesus] said to them, ‘If any of you has a s...
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Prayer Over Worry
“Don’t fret or worry. Instead of worrying, pray. Let petitions and praises shape your worries into prayers, letting God know your concerns. Before yo...
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Resting > Striving
“Formerly, when you did not know God, you were slaves to those who by nature are not gods. But now that you know God—or rather are known by God—how i...
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Learning to Love People Better
“The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’” Matthew 25:40...
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Do You Look Like Love?
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love […]” Galatians 5:22 One of my favorite songs is “More Like Love” by Ben Rector, and I often find myself singing...
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What Makes Up the Kingdom of God
“For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit, because anyone who serves Chr...
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Are You Using Gracious Words?
“Gracious words are like honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the body.” Proverbs 16:24 I’ve been convicted lately about the words coming ...
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You Can Do This
“I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” Philippians 4:13 If you’ve ever been to a sporting event or in the notebook or coffee mug a...
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Trusting God With Your Sleep
“In peace I will lie down and sleep, for you alone, LORD, make me dwell in safety.” Psalm 4:8 I currently have a three year old who has a hard time ...
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He Responds to Every Need
“In the morning, LORD, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait expectantly.” Psalm 5:3 There is something so beautif...
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A Prayer for the Waiting
“Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection o...
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An Upside-Down Kingdom
“Then Jesus said to his disciples, ‘Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.’” Matthew 16:24 “Fo...