Friends of the Heart
Friendship is one of God’s most tender gifts—a reminder that we’re not meant to walk this road alone.
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The Holy Women of Galilee
“There were many women there . . . who had followed Jesus from Galilee”—Matthew 27:55. Try to imagine these holy Galilean women at various scenes. Try to conceptualize how they may have felt, how they reacted. They are not often ...
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You Are the Beloved One
If we don’t think God cares about us, why would we trust him with ourselves and all we hold dear? We trust those who love us, and it is a simple and foundational truth of our faith that God loves ...
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Reminders of Life
After losing someone, I wish desperately to be able to pick up the phone to call them, to hear their voice. I can at least see their face in pictures.
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Deceptive Distractions
The goal of prayer is not some thoughtless state of consciousness. Prayer’s real goal is a surrendered heart of love. And we attain that surrender by having a heart-to-heart conversation—including sharing our distractions and mental diversions—with a God who loves ...
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An Accidental Gift
Pontius Pilate had a sign put upon Jesus’ cross--written in Hebrew, Latin, and Greek--that read “Jesus the Nazorean, the King of the Jews” (John 19:19). Those who despised Jesus wanted this sign down! But Pilate refused. “What I have written, ...
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Reading Aloud
Author Meghan Cox Gurdon makes a compelling case for the importance of not just adults reading aloud to children, but also adults reading aloud to each other. Stories have the potential to move couples, families, and friends in similar directions—closer ...
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