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In ancient warfare, a royal coat marked a man's rank and authority. When David killed Goliath, he stood before the court holding the head of the enemy. Jonathan, the prince of Israel, responded at onc...
Immediately after the Father called Jesus His "beloved Son" at the Jordan River, Jesus went into the wilderness. The devil came to tempt Him. The temptation seemed to be about physical hunger and powe...
A doctor can prescribe medication for your panic attacks. A therapist can teach you to reframe your thoughts. But the Bible does something neither one can do: it tells you where fear came from, who de...
There is a myth that to be a leader, you must be loud. We confuse aggression with strength and silence with weakness. We see the heroes in movies breaking things to save the day, and we think that is...
A courtroom has already delivered the verdict. The judge has left the bench. The gavel has struck. And yet the defendant rises again to ask, "But are you sure?" That is the picture of a believer who d...
A psychiatric textbook and a Gospel say the same thing: live in the present moment. The difference is that the Gospel said it two thousand years earlier. Anxiety is not new. It is not a modern conditi...
When someone wrongs you, the natural instinct is to get even. We want justice, so we exhaust ourselves trying to set things right. But a person who trusts that God is paying attention can set that wor...
She entered Simon's house the way people who've been wounded often do.No speech. No defense.Just tears falling at the feet of Jesus. "She stood behind Him at His feet, weeping... and wiped them with t...
