4 Excellent Strategies to Really Conquer the Tug of Temptation

Temptation tugs hard at our hearts at times. It’s like pulling a rope tied to an elephant. In this tug-of-war

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4 Excellent Strategies to Really Conquer the Tug of Temptation

The Way to Make the Most Excellent Choices

Few choices last a lifetime. Most require daily, deliberate reminders. Joshua knew this well. Immediately after he and the young

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The Way to Make the Most Excellent Choices

One Question from Jesus Can Help You Not Compare Yourself with Others

Someone else’s stuff always seems better than ours. Have you noticed? Even their struggles seem better. The temptation to compare

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One Question from Jesus Can Help You Not Compare Yourself with Others

Why Your Conscience Can’t Really Know it All

Has your conscience ever been wrong about something? I had to smile when I heard about a mother who tried

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Why Your Conscience Can’t Really Know it All

Come to the Holy Land with Me

You’ve heard the names before: the Sea of Galilee, Jerusalem, Nazareth, and the Mount of Olives. For many people, these

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Come to the Holy Land with Me

How to Keep a Dogged Devotion to Bible Reading

Let’s admit it. Sometimes reading the Bible can seem, well—can I say it?—boring. Especially if you’re reading through a program

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How to Keep a Dogged Devotion to Bible Reading

One Thing that May Make You Doubt God’s Presence

We know intellectually that God is with us. But sometimes our emotions haven’t gotten the message yet. We look at

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One Thing that May Make You Doubt God’s Presence

The Greatest Leadership Lesson I’ve Learned from Jesus

Jesus gave us many great examples of leadership. Servanthood, sacrifice, prayer—all essential. But one example more than any other has

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The Greatest Leadership Lesson I’ve Learned from Jesus

How to Disarm Your Short Fuse of Impatience Right Now

Do you have a long fuse or a short one when you get dawdling service at restaurants? For some reason,

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How to Disarm Your Short Fuse of Impatience Right Now

The Temple Mount in Jerusalem—An Ordinary Hill Made Holy

Abraham saw the acreage. David bought the lot. Solomon built the house. Nebuchadnezzar tore it town. Zerubbabel rebuilt it. Herod

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The Temple Mount in Jerusalem—An Ordinary Hill Made Holy

How to Turn Your Life Around 360 Degrees

Life often feels like a lot of effort with nothing gained. It reminds me of what Jason Kidd said after

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How to Turn Your Life Around 360 Degrees

Hebron—the Cave of Machpelah Stands as a Testimony of Faith

It’s actually good news: death can teach us a lot about life. Specifically, we lose nothing of God’s promises when

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Hebron—the Cave of Machpelah Stands as a Testimony of Faith