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What Does It Mean to Be Adopted into God’s Family?

By Le Ann Trees | April 20, 2026

In Christ, believers are adopted into God’s family as his beloved children. Our adoption is not fragile or uncertain. It is precious, permanent, and perfect.

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A Biblical Approach to an Overly Guilty Conscience

By Lara d'Entremont | July 16, 2022

Feelings of guilt have a good place in the Christian life, but when they become excessive we have created unhelpful sorrow. What is a biblical approach to an overly guilty conscience?

How to Find Real Joy

By Michelle Reed | June 29, 2022

When our vision of the good life is tainted by our own clouded ideals and fallenness, we seek those same fallen ideals we imagine, what appears good to the eye. So, how do we find real joy?

Want Abundant Life? It Only Grows on the Solid Rock—the Third Day of Creation

By Campbell Markham | June 25, 2022

So many of us are unhappy because we don’t know why we exist. God pours out love-gifts of sun and breath, food and family, and we don’t see him. We are dying, and we don’t want our lives to end. We don’t know where we are going, nor how to get there. Yet, even in the most vicious trials of this life, we can find joy.

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Does God Want Deaconesses in the Church?

By Le Ann Trees | January 21, 2026

What does the Bible teach about whether women should hold the office of deacon or the title of deaconess in the church?

2 Easy Ways to Integrate Prayer into Daily LIfe

By Ayrian Yasar | November 7, 2025

Here are two simple things you can start doing today to integrate prayer into daily life.

Justice and Mercy United in Christ

By Daniel Rowlands | January 23, 2025

If we want to understand the depth of God’s mercy in Christ Jesus, we need a true understanding of the condition of sinful humankind.

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