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Have you ever gone to a church meeting and felt the prayer time went too long? Perhaps you’ve run out of words to say, and fear your prayer loses meaning because of its brevity.

Arwa was 12 years old, frightened by the wail of air raid sirens and deafened by the concussions of falling bombs. Desperate to do something, anything to escape the terror and confusion, she grabbed her 8 year old sister Adra, and together they began to run. With nowhere to go, they ran, chased by the [...]

Earlier this month the Discovery Channel began airing the mini-series simply titled The Bible. Even though reviews have been lukewarm, the series has become a big hit with viewers. To the surprise of some, it’s been the most watched Sunday night show on television. It’s estimated that over 68 million viewers have tuned in since [...]

In Mark 10:18, Jesus asks, “Why do you call Me good? No one is good but One, that is, God.” It would be wrong to interpret Jesus’ words here as a denial of His divinity. He asserted His divine authority in other passages (Matthew 25:31-46; 26:63-64; John 8:58). No one knows Jesus’ exact reasons for [...]

When Amanda Benavides was a sophomore at Point Loma Nazarene University in San Diego, California, she began to rethink her views on Christian stewardship of the earth. Amanda had grown…

Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God —Matthew 5:8

Purity is not innocence— it is much more than that. Purity is the result of continued spiritual harmony with God. We have to grow in …

“I consider everything a loss compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord” Philippians 3:8

You may have heard the story about the pranksters who broke into a hardware store. Strangely enough, they didn’t steal a thing. Yet what they …

In Clint Eastwood’s movie Gran Torino, Walt Kowalski is a cranky Korean War vet disgusted by the gangs now running his neighborhood. He gets to know Thao, a teenager living next door, after catching him trying to steal his Gran Torino car—an act forced onto the young man by a local gang.

At a little over 50 words, the Lord’s Prayer is a brief passage of Scripture. Yet these verses contain an abundance of insight on how to communicate with our heavenly Father!

Every one of us has a “use by date.” Listen in as Joe Stowell discusses the brevity of life and encourages you to live each day with more love, compassion and…