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5 Meaningful Ways to Surprise Kids This Week

In our family, some of the things that we’ve found that our kids enjoy is when we do things spontaneously that are out of the ordinary. Here are a few ideas to consider trying this week to surprise your kids.

Spiritual Depression: The Dark Night of the Soul

The dark night of the soul. This phenomenon describes a malady that the greatest of Christians have suffered from time to time. It was the malady that provoked David to soak his pillow with tears.

The Only Thing We Truly Have a Right to Boast About

Paul experienced some of those things, but he told the Galatians that he would never again boast about anything besides the gospel—a message that declared that Paul was such a miserable wreck that the Son of God had to endure a bloody death just to keep him out of hell.

How Does Discipleship Work When Everyone’s So Busy?

With so much going on, in and around us, it’s a wonder we find time to even be with our families, let alone make time to make disciples! How does discipleship work when everyone is so busy?

What I Wish I Had Known Before Marriage

Over the course of the last 17 years, I’ve come to realize there’s a whole lot I wished I’d known before I got married. This post could be a full book, but to keep it brief, here some of the most important things I’ve learned along the way.

A Quick Guide to Leading Yourself Spiritually

One of my greatest obstacles has been learning how to best lead myself and to do so with greater spiritual intensity. Here are three quick takeaways that could challenge you for leading yourself spiritually.

7 Life Changing Prayers for the Church

It’s an incredibly powerful movement when an entire congregation reads the same devotional and then prays the same prayers for the church, together in agreement, asking for God’s favor and a breakthrough for life change.

The Posture of Prayer: A Look at How Jews Pray

In Judaism, a prescribed prayer exists for literally everything—even a praise of thanksgiving for success in the bathroom. Jewish prayer accompanies life’s daily activities and defines the faithful’s relationship with God. Let's take a deeper look at how Jews pray.