Why Our Dirty Hands is the Best Bad News You’ll Ever Hear

Many people see the Bible only as a book of bad news. After all, it lists everything we do wrong

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Why Our Dirty Hands is the Best Bad News You’ll Ever Hear

What Did it Mean to Be Unclean?

Thumbing through our Old Testament, we often come across references to people or objects being “unclean.” What in the world

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What Did it Mean to Be Unclean?

How Jesus’ Powerful Personal Hope Can Lift You Up

Do you know what one, primary, personal hope drove Jesus’ life? What He looked forward to the most? It’s important

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How Jesus’ Powerful Personal Hope Can Lift You Up

What I Saw in the Brazen Face of Pharaoh’s Mummy

I saw many amazing sites and new faces on my recent trip to Egypt. But none were as moving as

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What I Saw in the Brazen Face of Pharaoh’s Mummy

A Lesson from Anathoth: Why Our Best Efforts Don’t Hold Water

It’s tough to work hard at something, only to see your efforts eventually leak out through life’s cracks. Sometimes, however,

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A Lesson from Anathoth: Why Our Best Efforts Don’t Hold Water

The King’s Garden in Jerusalem: A Lesson in Futility

Some folks love gardening. For them, nothing compares to the joy of creating and appreciating beautiful landscapes and gardens. It

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The King’s Garden in Jerusalem: A Lesson in Futility

The Golan Heights—Are You Sure Your Contentment is in the Right Place?

In a way, contentment isn’t always a good thing. The Golan Heights illustrate why. A long plateau rises east of

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The Golan Heights—Are You Sure Your Contentment is in the Right Place?

Tel Dan—Worshipping at the Altar of Convenience

The spiritual life often asks a lot of us. But Tel Dan offered an alternative. Shady walkways. Cool breezes. Abundant

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Tel Dan—Worshipping at the Altar of Convenience

Finding Hope in Surprising Places around You

Why does the grass often look greener in the lawn of those who don’t walk with God? Finding hope to

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Finding Hope in Surprising Places around You

How to Follow God’s Will in the Chaos of Your Life

Finding and following God’s will for our lives often feels like a game of chance. But if we know God’s

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How to Follow God’s Will in the Chaos of Your Life

Learning to Trust God in a New Way

Have you noticed? We have no problem choosing to trust God with the things for which we already trust Him.

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Learning to Trust God in a New Way

Jesus Shows How to See Yourself through 3 Amazing Truths

As Jesus made His way toward Jerusalem for His final Passover, He repeated a principle to His disciples several times.

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Jesus Shows How to See Yourself through 3 Amazing Truths