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Striving to Become Like Him

November 6, 2022

The word strive means something slightly different from the word try. To strive suggests purposeful effort. To try, on the other hand, connotes something a...

With Faith

October 30, 2022

With good reason, we often admire people who are persistent, resilient—those who face hardship but simply refuse to quit. We stand in awe of their...

Repairing What Is Broken

October 23, 2022

Many years ago, a family experienced a little annoyance (like the kind we all face)—they had a leaky pipe in the bathroom ceiling. Drip, drip,...

Patches of Godlight

October 16, 2022

I’m standing in front of a home called “The Kilns,” located in Headington just outside of Oxford, England. The home got its name from the...

Moment and Memories of Kindness

October 9, 2022

Over the past year, a loving niece has regularly called her widowed, 94-year-old Aunt Helen. They smile, laugh, even shed a few tears together as...

Daily Devotion

October 2, 2022

A university student recently had a life-changing insight. But unlike most things he was learning as a student, this insight didn’t come from a lecture...

Better Families, Better People

September 25, 2022

A family recently went on vacation together. The hope was to create lasting memories and opportunities for family bonding. But, as with most family vacations,...

Running With Faith – UK Jason Smyth

September 18, 2022

Here in Northern Ireland, the countryside is famously green and fertile, nourished by beautiful rivers and lakes. But sometimes when a coastal fog settles in,...

There is No Fear in Love

September 11, 2022

Some days, reading the news feels like reading those prophecies in the Bible about the end of the world. “Perilous times,” the Apostle Paul called...