As each new year begins, we often seek ways to better ourselves. With that in mind, you're invited to join us for A Year to a Better You and experience true transformation! On this year long journey of self- discovery, you'll learn more about God, His Word, and yourself. A Year to a Better You features a Daily Devotional as well as a companion S.O.A.P. Journal to help you read the Bible through in a single year.Through the study and daily readings, you will learn all about transfor...

As each new year begins, we often seek ways to better ourselves. With that in mind, you're invited to join us for A Year to a Better You and experience true transformation! On this year long journey of self- discovery, you'll learn more about God, His Word, and yourself. A Year to a Better You features a Daily Devotional as well as a companion S.O.A.P. Journal to help you read the Bible through in a single year.Through the study and daily readings, you will learn all about transfor...

The relationships in your life will make the difference between happiness and misery.The right relationship will launch you to the heights of achievement; the wrong one will tether you to mediocrity. Your relationships will be your sources of greatest joy and your venues of greatest pain. Van Moody says, “When people show you who they are, pay attention.”We need to undertake the important task of evaluating our relationships intelligently. We need ...

What does it mean to get closer to God?James 4:8 (NKJV) promises: "Draw near to God and He will draw near to you." If you have believed in Jesus Christ and if He is your Lord and Savior, you're already as close to Jesus-spiritually speaking-as you can get. However, in the here and now, bombarded by earthly distractions and difficulties, it can feel like He is an eternity away. Through Get Closer: A Devotional for Encountering God, Van Moody leads you on a ...

What does it mean to get closer to God?James 4:8 (NKJV) promises: "Draw near to God and He will draw near to you." If you have believed in Jesus Christ and if He is your Lord and Savior, you're already as close to Jesus-spiritually speaking-as you can get. However, in the here and now, bombarded by earthly distractions and difficulties, it can feel like He is an eternity away. Through Get Closer: A Devotional for Encountering God, Van Moody leads you on a ...

THE POOREST PERSON ON EARTH IS THE PERSON WITHOUT FAITHHumanity has been led to a critical crossroad, wondering if there is an alternative to the world as we have made it. In essence, a lot of people have simply stopped believing in anything or anyone - they have simply lost their faith in faith.While it is absolutely tragic to lose a job, to lose a spouse, to lose a child, or a home, or a business, these are not the greatest losses one can experience. The ...

The relationships in your life will make the difference between happiness and misery.The right relationship will launch you to the heights of achievement; the wrong one will tether you to mediocrity. Your relationships will be your sources of greatest joy and your venues of greatest pain. Van Moody says, “When people show you who they are, pay attention.”We need to undertake the important task of evaluating our relationships intelligently. We need ...

Finalist, 2019 Outstanding Publications Award, sponsored by the Texas Chapter of the Wildlife SocietyDama gazelles, the largest of the gazelles, were once a common sight in Northern Africa, with a habitat ranging from the Atlantic Ocean east almost to the Nile River. Today, these animals are critically endangered as their populations have dropped precipitously due to the effects of expanding agrarian practices, overhunting, violent human conflict, and climate change on their native...

A joy-filled expedition into experiencing God’s majestic, everywhere presence.DNA, the Danube River, and deep-sea life. Knees and trees. The Swiss Alps, songbirds, and supernovas. God speaks though His creation. And you don’t have to be naturally gifted at biology, chemistry, or physics to be awakened to His wisdom and majesty. Pastor, teacher, and non-scientist John Van Sloten invites us to know God more deeply as we marvel at the complexities of His amazing creat...

Why are we so restless?All of us have a little wanderlust—a desire for that next thing, that new place, but this competes with our longings for security, control, and safety. We don’t like how it feels to be unsettled and uprooted. Whether we’re navigating a season of transition, dealing with the fallout of broken relationships, or wrestling with a deep sense of restlessness, we are all experiencing some form of exile. And most of us do whatever we can to numb the feelings...

Ministry throws unexpected challenges at you. What if a little more training could help you navigate them successfully?Though church leaders take courses in preaching and Christian education, when do they learn about personal limitations and the benefits of intimate friendships? Or what about conflict resolution? Knowledge gaps like these are often the primary factors that lead to frustration and burnout.In What Great Ministry Leaders Get Right, Ji...

'Someone has said that when you have nothing left but God, you realize that God is enough. God had stood beside me when no one else wanted me. He was not going to abandon me now. God would have to heal the emotional pain that throbbed through my body.' As a child, Dorie was rejected by her mother, sent to live in an orphanage where she was regularly beaten by the orphanage director, was beaten time and again by cruel foster parents, and was daily told that she was ugly and unlovable. Dorie...