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When Plans Get Interrupted

God radically rearranged Joseph’s planned future with Mary. Rather than resist, Joseph believed and obeyed. Miriam Dixon and Margaret Campbell help us gain a fresh perspective on the often overlooked sacrifices of the famous carpenter.
Miriam Dixon Margaret Campbell
Miriam Dixon & Margaret Campbell
November 23, 2024
Elderly Couple Holding Hands

Light Enough to Live By

“We are incarnating vessels,” says Jean Nevills. “It isn’t if we will incarnate but what.” In her parents, married over seventy years, Jean gives us an example of what it looks like to incarnate the light of Christ.
Jean Nevills
Jean Nevills
November 23, 2024
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Stoicism Isn’t Spiritual

After her mom passed, Carolyn Arends found herself in what seemed like a disproportionate amount of pain. “People go through much harder things than this,” she told her counselor, “but here I am, undone.” She shares her journey of learning how to grieve.
Carolyn Arends
Carolyn Arends
November 23, 2024
Two Giraffes Comparison

Why is Comparison the Thief of Joy?

“By its very nature, comparison separates us from other people rather than connecting us to them.” Richella Parham uncovers the truth about this joy-stealing habit and points us toward freedom.
Richella Parham
Richella Parham
November 23, 2024
Windmills

What is the Spirit-Empowered Life?

From The Reservoir, these daily devotionals by Chris Hall dive into the Charismatic Stream.
Christopher A. Hall
Christopher A. Hall
November 23, 2024
Jesus Hands Open

How Did Jesus Pray? (A One-Week Devotional)

From The Reservoir, these daily devotionals dive into the Contemplative Stream: The Prayer-filled Life.
Renovaré Team
Renovaré Team
November 23, 2024
Hand Holding Glass Ball Sea

Beauty of Holiness

From ​The Reservoir devotional, this one-week excerpt explores true holiness and virtue.
Renovaré Team
Renovaré Team
November 23, 2024
Medical Skeleton

God’s Sensor

From Fearfully and Wonderfully, a story of how prayer in the body of Christ functions similarly to the nervous system in a human body.
Philip Yancey
Philip Yancey
November 23, 2024
Sunset Conversation

Why Pray If God Already Knows?

With help from the church fathers and mothers, Chris Hall considers what communication is like with the God whose knowledge is inseparable from his love.
Christopher A. Hall
Christopher A. Hall
November 23, 2024
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Purpose over Preference

Carolyn Arends shares a reflection on how focusing in on the purpose of worship will keep us from spiritualizing our own preferences in music, ambience, and liturgy.
Carolyn Arends
Carolyn Arends
November 23, 2024