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  • The Bookcase Method: Overcoming the Overwhelming

    Evie Polsley | September 21, 2022

    “Then a poor widow came and dropped in two small coins. Jesus called his disciples to him and said, ‘I tell you the truth, this poor widow has given more than all the others who are making contributions. For they gave a tiny part of their surplus, but she, poor as she is, has given everything she had to live on.’” Mark 12:42-44 (NLT)

    • Balancing Life
    • Time with God
    • God's Word
  • How To Regain a Hope-Filled Perspective

    Laura Lacey Johnson, COMPEL Training Member | September 20, 2022

    “But forget all that—it is nothing compared to what I am going to do.” Isaiah 43:18 (NLT)

    • Hope in Uncertainty
    • Faith
    • God's Plan
  • Messy Kitchen, Messy Heart

    Evan and Jenny Owens | September 19, 2022

    “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.” John 14:27 (NIV)

    • Peace
    • Healing
    • Emotions
  • When You Feel Like You’re Not Enough

    Brenda Bradford Ottinger | September 16, 2022

    "And Elisha said, 'Borrow as many empty jars as you can from your friends and neighbors. Then go into your house with your sons and shut the door behind you. Pour olive oil from your flask into the jars, setting each one aside when it is filled.'” 2 Kings 4:3-4 (NLT)

    • Faithfulness
    • Perseverance
    • Faith
  • We Can’t Please All the People All the Time

    Lysa TerKeurst | September 15, 2022

    “Am I now trying to win the approval of human beings, or of God? Or am I trying to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a servant of Christ.” Galatians 1:10 (NIV)

    • Boundaries
    • God's Perspective
    • Relationships
  • Help Is Here

    Max Lucado | September 14, 2022

    “But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” Acts 1:8 (NKJV)

    • Power
    • Prayer
    • Holy Spirit
  • Jesus Never Asked You To Be Busy

    Grace Valentine | September 13, 2022

    “‘Martha, Martha,’ the Lord answered, ‘you are worried and upset about many things, but few things are needed—or indeed only one. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her.’” Luke 10:41-42 (NIV)

    • Rest
    • Balancing Life
    • Busyness
  • Light the Way

    Lauren Green McAfee | September 12, 2022

    “Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path.” Psalm 119:105 (NIV)

    • God's Word
    • Time with God
  • Interrupting Chaos

    Kelly Anne Burns | September 9, 2022

    "Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus." Philippians 4:6-7 (NKJV)

    • Prayer
    • Balancing Life
    • Trusting God
    • Peace
  • No Need To Panic

    Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth | September 8, 2022

    “The LORD sits enthroned over the flood; the LORD sits enthroned, King forever.” Psalm 29:10 (CSB)

    • Trusting God
    • God's Perspective
    • Peace
  • You Are Worth Taking Care Of

    Bonnie Gray | September 7, 2022

    “See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these.” Matthew 6:28b-29 (NIV)

    • Peace
    • God's Perspective
    • Breathe
  • When It May Be Time To Draw a Healthy Boundary

    Lysa TerKeurst | September 6, 2022

    “Like a city whose walls are broken through is a person who lacks self-control.” Proverbs 25:28 (NIV)

    • Relationships
    • Boundaries
  • Am I Really Supposed To Die to Myself?

    Dr. Alison Cook | September 5, 2022

    “He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him. Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God …” John 1:11-12 (NIV)

    • Sanctification
    • Identity in Christ
  • A Job Well Done

    Anitha Abraham | September 2, 2022

    “Work willingly at whatever you do, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people.” Colossians 3:23 (NLT)

    • Serving Others
    • God's Character
    • Other Holiday
  • Highly Sensitive and Wonderfully Made

    Sarah Geringer | September 1, 2022

    "I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well." Psalm 139:14 (NIV)

    • Encouraging Others
    • God's Love
    • Identity in Christ
    • Belonging
  • Are You up for a Fight?

    Jess Connolly | August 31, 2022

    “For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.” 2 Corinthians 10:3-5 (NIV)

    • Courage
    • Spiritual Warfare
    • Identity in Christ
    • Confidence
  • And All That Jazz

    Karen Ehman | August 30, 2022

    “Your word is a lamp for my feet and a light on my path.” Psalm 119:105 (CSB)

    • Time with God
    • God's Word
  • Give Everyone and Everything to God

    John Eldredge | August 29, 2022

    “Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.” 1 Peter 5:7 (NIV)

    • Control
    • Anxiety
    • Trusting God
    • Surrender
  • How To Shape Your Words To Matter in Your World

    Amy Carroll | August 26, 2022

    “She speaks with wisdom, and faithful instruction is on her tongue.” Proverbs 31:26 (NIV)

    • Encouraging Others
    • God's Word
    • Obedience
  • Jesus’ Prayer for Us

    Lysa TerKeurst | August 25, 2022

    “I in them and you in me—so that they may be brought to complete unity. Then the world will know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me.” John 17:23 (NIV)

    • Prayer
    • Love
    • Encouraging Others
    • Unity

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