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A series of thought-provoking articles focused on making the reader ponder and meditate.

A Christian Perspective on Death

A Christian Perspective on Death

A Christian Perspective on Death I lost my grandmother precisely a month ago to pancreatic cancer. She had been very sick throughout December but, we attributed the pain to her long-time battle with rheumatoid arthritis, epilepsy, and a recent fall. Despite a previous doctor’s diagnosis and assurance that it wasn’t cancer, I had a sinking…

31 Convicting Verses About Loving Others

31 Convicting Verses About Loving Others

31 Bible Verses About Loving Others One of the recurring themes in the New Testament is about loving others. Jesus emphasized the importance of loving our neighbors. Not only did he talk about it, but Jesus also lived it and left us this example to follow. It’s not sufficient to just love our family and…

30 Beautiful Verses About Gratitude

30 Beautiful Verses About Gratitude

Verses About Gratitude There is nothing else that can have a bigger impact on our outlook in life than gratitude. A heart inclined to gratitude is bound to make a person joyful even during hard circumstances. And nothing else can give us more joy than the gift of Salvation. Maybe, you’re living through the worst…

31 Amazing Verses About Worship

31 Amazing Verses About Worship

Worship in the life of the Christian is indispensable. Our entire lives should be a lifestyle of worship, not an event we partake in every Sunday. Worship comes in different forms. We worship the Lord through prayer, fasting, singing, acts, and Bible study. There are no limits to worship. Our hearts should be so drenched…

30 Empowering Verses for Seasons of Waiting

30 Empowering Verses for Seasons of Waiting

Are you going through a season of waiting? We’re all waiting on something and these periods test our patience and faith. You may be waiting for a new home, a new job, graduation, a spouse, you may be waiting for healing or for a loved one to get saved. Whatever it is that you’re waiting…

Encouragement for Christians with Chronic Illness

Encouragement for Christians with Chronic Illness

Last week I was working on an entirely different post but I stopped, set it aside, and decided to write this one instead. I felt the prompting coming from God to write this post, as I was (and still am) going through a rough time with chronic illness. I’ve never mentioned it anywhere on the…

31 Motivating Bible Verses for the Downcast

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31 Motivating Bible Verses for the Downcast

Bible Verses for the Downcast *Scroll to the bottom of the post for the free printable*  31 Bible Verses for the Downcast. Are you in a rut? Are you downcast and depressed? You are in good company, no matter what valley or mountain you may be trespassing at the moment there are always many people…

31 Life Changing Verses About God’s Promises

31 Life Changing Verses About God’s Promises

God’s Promises There are over 3,000 promises in the Bible. These are God’s unfailing, faithful promises to those who walk with Him. His promises are enduring forever and ever. God never breaks His promises as we humans do all the time. No matter the situation, God has a promise for you if you are willing…

30 Powerful Verses for Overcoming Fear

30 Powerful Verses for Overcoming Fear

Fears, we all have them. Whether you’re about to launch your own business or move places or maybe you’re scared of heights, we all have some kind of fear. Fear freezes us into place, it’s that uneasy feeling that something will go wrong. The thing about fear is that it stunts our growth and doesn’t…

Suffering: The Tail that Can’t be Pinned

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Suffering: The Tail that Can’t be Pinned

Strangers are horrified to learn I was hit by a car as I stepped into a crosswalk one brisk winter afternoon, and I don’t blame them. My friends and family are horrified. I’m still horrified, too. On December 3rd, 2016, a man sped straight through a red light – and straight into me. I’d looked…

31 Uplifting Verses for the Weary

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31 Uplifting Verses for the Weary

Life turns weary with its sudden ups and downs, routines and problems. It takes its toll on a body like nothing else. This is also true about the Christian walk, we are human and not immune to exhaustion. No one else understands this better than Jesus; He came as a man to experience our pain…

31 Encouraging Verses About Faith

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31 Encouraging Verses About Faith

Are you struggling with your faith? Maybe you’re going through a difficult situation and don’t know how you can keep holding on. Hang in there! You’re not alone, although it may feel that way right now. The Lord understands you completely- better than anyone else. This is why He left us with His precious promises…

30 Inspirational Christian Quotes On Salvation

30 Inspirational Christian Quotes On Salvation

Salvation can only be found through Yeshua Hamashiah (Jesus the Messiah). We have hope in the death and resurrection of our Savior Jesus Christ and I believe this is something we need to express gratitude for daily! Here are 30 quotes about salvation that we pray may help you deepen your understanding of salvation. [bctt…

For Those Struggling to Feel Validated

· 30 Verses To Help You Fight Feelings of Invalidation ·

For Those Struggling to Feel Validated

Why Don’t I Feel Validated? I see it everywhere, an overwhelming problem with feelings of invalidation and/ or anchoring the worth of our accomplishments on how many likes we get. There’s this hunger almost- a desperate need to have the opinions of others give credence to our work and sometimes even our feelings. It doesn’t…

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