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Keep Your Eyes on Jesus

by Sarah

by Sarah

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“We do not dare to classify or compare ourselves with some who commend themselves. When they measure themselves by themselves and compare themselves ...

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Secret Missions with God: Fast

by Mary Cate

by Mary Cate

38

“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?

by Mary Cate

by Mary Cate

38

“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

by Mary Cate

by Mary Cate

38

“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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Don’t Forget About Your Best Friend

by Mary Cate

by Mary Cate

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“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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Secret Missions with God: Give

by Mary Cate

by Mary Cate

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“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

by Mary Cate

by Mary Cate

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“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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More, Not Less: A Practice for Lent

by Mary Cate

by Mary Cate

38

“I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.” Ezekiel 36:26 O...

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Secret Missions with God: Pray

by Mary Cate

by Mary Cate

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“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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Knowing Jesus for Ourselves

by Mary Cate

by Mary Cate

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“Many of the Samaritans from that town believed in him because of the woman’s testimony, ‘He told me everything I ever did.’ So when the Samaritans c...

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You Are a Fixer-Upper and He Is at Work

by Caroline

by Caroline

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“And he who was seated on the throne said, ‘Behold, I am making all things new.’ Also he said, ‘Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and ...

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What Are Christians Defined By?

by Rob

by Rob

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“And he told this parable: “A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit on it and found none. And he said to the vinedres...

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Tracking Everything but My Heart

by Sarah

by Sarah

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“But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.” Matthew 6:33 One of my favorite things about m...

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The Powerful Love of God

by Mary Cate

by Mary Cate

38

“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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Missing the Big Picture

by Mary Cate

by Mary Cate

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“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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Living Water

by Mary Cate

by Mary Cate

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“Jesus answered her, ‘If you knew the gift of God and who it is that asks you for a drink, you would have asked him and he would have given you livin...

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Your Verse for the Year

by Mary Cate

by Mary Cate

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“For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, from whom every family[c] in heaven and on earth is named, that according to the riches of his glo...

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Growing in Your Sleep

by Catherine

by Catherine

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“And he said, “The kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter seed on the ground. He sleeps and rises night and day, and the seed sprouts and grows...

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Re-seeing the Kingdom of God: Those Who Hunger & Thirst

by Mary Cate

by Mary Cate

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“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.” Matthew 5:6 As Jesus begins His public ministry, it becomes un...

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Re-seeing the Kingdom of God: The Pure in Heart

by Mary Cate

by Mary Cate

38

“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.” Matthew 5:8 As Jesus begins His public ministry, it becomes undeniable that people want to l...

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Growing in the Vine

by Catherine

by Catherine

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“I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch that does bear fru...

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God is a Gardener

by David

by David

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“I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch that does bear fru...

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The Power of Scripture

by Milly

by Milly

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“For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow,...

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Can You Be Here?

by Mary Cate

by Mary Cate

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“One thing I ask from the Lord, this only do I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the ...

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Spoons and God's Transforming Grace

by Cody

by Cody

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“So that the tested genuineness of your faith—more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire—may be found to result in praise and ...

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Digging Up the Roots

by Mary Cate

by Mary Cate

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“Look after each other so that none of you fails to receive the grace of God. Watch out that no poisonous root of bitterness grows up to trouble you,...

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Building Your Spiritual Muscles

by Mary Cate

by Mary Cate

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“Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? So run that you may obtain it. Every athlete exercises self-con...

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The Solid Foundation for Your Faith? God Himself

by David

by David

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“Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, so now, not only as in my presence but much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with f...

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Do You Look Like Love?

by Mary Cate

by Mary Cate

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“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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Meditating on God’s Word

by Mary Cate

by Mary Cate

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“I will lift up my hands toward your commandments, which I love, and I will meditate on your statutes.” Psalm 119:48 I am currently reading Justin W...

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