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But for Fortune: Joan Baez and Latin America Joan Baez is back in the news because of the recent film A Complete Unknown about the life of Bob Dylan. Actress Monica Barbaro’s portrayal of Baez was riveting enough to garner an Oscar nomination. Baez was the folk music world it girl before Dylan...

7 Common Blunders of Stepmothers Many of the stepmothers I counsel express frustration and concern about feeling like an “outsider” the first few years of their remarriage. It’s normal for stepparents to feel that they’re left out or overlooked at times because children of divorce often...

God Speaks . . . to You [ 1 min read ★ ] I am the good shepherd . . . My sheep hear My voice—John 10:11, 27 God’s had direct, personal, reciprocally communicative relationships with a lot of men . . . Abraham...

The Power of Appreciation: Words That Uplift and Inspire Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts. Colossians 3:16 Appreciation: Don’t...

Why are you so afraid? Finding Faith in 2025 Jesus asked of His disciples, “Why are you so afraid?” They were in the middle of a storm; how else should they feel? The truth is that there will be storms no matter what you do or how you live. Jesus promised his closest friends they would have...

Busting Bad Journalism That Seeks to Mislead Us For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future. Jeremiah 29:11 How do I figure out if this is true or not? How many times have I asked myself that very...

A New Dawn: Finding Hope in Life’s Fresh Beginnings In-Breaking of the Sunrise I’m on the cusp of a new beginning, a new sunrise. The past seems farther and farther away with each passing day. I eagerly look forward to what lies ahead. Just today God opened my mind to a possibility I’ve hoped...

How Can Enjoying Happiness in God’s Creation Draw Us to God? Two seriously ill men occupied the same hospital room. The man next to the window was able to sit up, while the other couldn’t. Each day the man by the window described in picturesque detail what he saw—including a lake, ducks, and...

Living in the Tension [ 1 min read ★ ] Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth—Colossians 3:2 You can’t be successful in life without compromising. That’s a lie. You can’t get ahead without adopting the values of the places where you live and...

The Rising Tide of Religious Persecution and Global Silence ISIS terrorists have killed more than 200 people in villages in the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. | Photo courtesy of Open Doors. When Persecution Becomes Politically “Inconvenient” Evil exists in the world. We know...

Petitioning the Lord for Gentleness and Courage I petition You today Lord for gentleness and courage. Oh Lord my God, you are the Lord of Hosts. You are the Commander-in-Chief of Heaven’s armies. Thank You that You have fought my battles for me and that You have always triumphed. You have...

Starving Children in Sudan: Complicity in a Moral Tragedy Is there a moral difference between gassing children and withholding food designated for starving children waiting in warehouses to feed them? How can Christians support a government that withholds food already earmarked and warehoused...

The Insanity of Pride, the Blessing of Humility I think one of the most powerful and chilling portrayals of the insanity of rejecting God—which we do whenever in words or actions we proudly affirm our greatness and achievements—is Nebuchadnezzar in Daniel 4. It doesn’t get the attention of...

More Than Willpower: Transformation Is Beyond Ourselves Many of us are seeking transformation in ourselves or various aspects of our lives. The self-help and therapeutic book industry has grown into a multi-million, even billion-dollar market. Thousands of articles, coaches, and guides promise...

Better Get Used to Mystery [ 1 min read ★ ] . . . my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts—Isaiah 55:9 We men go through lengthy stretches of our lives with an "I’ve got this" posture. We...

How Small Gestures Can Improve Your Marriage Eileen, 53, and Jason, 58, have been married fifteen years and came to counseling to improve their communication and to stop bickering. Like many couples who I counsel, I asked them both what was working in their marriage and what areas need to be...

Begin to Pull it All Together [ 1 min read ★ ] . . . ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you—Luke 11:9 You can move, brother, into “an entirely new way of life—a God-fashioned life, a life renewed from the inside and...

Battling Burnout: 5 Ways to Recover the joy of Creating I know it’s been a while. I haven’t written in several months. The reason is simple. I was burned out. Have you been there? A Labor of Love I have a hard time understanding how it happened. I love doing what I do. I love...

How Governments Use Religion to Control—and Who Suffers Most Mykolaiv Kuleba discusses one of Russia’s gravest war crimes–the deportation of children. Image courtesy of Save Ukraine. Governments Use Religion for Control And Media Fails Many governments use religion to strengthen their power...

We Reflect Jesus When We Forgive Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me. For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will save it. Luke 9: 23, 24 Taking up crosses daily doesn’t mean making...