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There is No One-Person Show+

The other morning — while racing from the bank to the grocery to a morning meeting — I caught the...

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Invitation to Tears+

I’ve walked into places where my prayers seemed to hit a wall and bounce back, reverberating with my own confusion. To avoid...

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Exploring corridors of power+

Early in To Kill a Mockingbird, Scout gets an excellent, if brief, reminder from her father to get to the...

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Imperfect yet provocative church+

I don’t think they carried as much weight as the liturgy or hymns, but for a budding teenage journalist, caught...

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Love God with Your More+

What does it mean to love with all our strength? It is the one part of Deuteronomy 6:5 that is often brushed...

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Unexpected and undeserved mercy+

The news about the collision of plastic and glass, police and athlete spread quickly, which is to be expected when...

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Gender Division Divides the Church+

You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals, because you were slain, and with your blood...

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What should I do with my anxiety?+

(Editor’s note: BreakfastReading asked Rhett Smith to tell us why he wrote his new book on anxiety. Why do we...

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Pay close attention+

Jesus isn’t Bobby McFerrin. He isn’t a savvy wordsmith, peddling in catchy tunes, trying to sell some positive-life strategy. He...

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Obedience and Children’s Ministry Mayhem+

About 15 months ago, God started tugging at me to restart an evening children’s ministry at our little church. At...

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