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Fruitful winter

A Fruitful Winter

Today is the first day of the winter season, according to meteorologists who track winter weather from December through February. The official first day of winter in the Northern Hemisphere...
There are Millions Of New Bible Readers. An already open generation of young people has flocked to stores to buy one thing: a Bible.

There Are Millions Of New Bible Readers. What Next?

How Should We Respond to the Surge in Spiritual Hunger? Millions of people are reading the Bible for the first time. A generation of young people is flocking to stores...
Your Habits: Routine or Rut? Break the routine that has become a rut. Build routines that will keep you on the highway of holiness and the pathway of wisdom.

Your Habits: Routine or Rut?

Life is full of routine. This does not mean that days are dull and uneventful! It is often in the routines of life that God demonstrates His great power and...
Here are 7 Ingredients for Fruitful Bible Study. This is not a formula. Divine revelation cannot be reduced to man’s equations.

7 Ingredients for Fruitful Bible Study

7 Ingredients for Fruitful Bible Study Bible sales have soared in recent days. Though the Bible has historically led book sales worldwide, there is a renewed interest in our generation....
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Journey Through Ezra

We are journeying through the little book of Ezra. And what an amazing book it is. Ezra is a very short book, a brief book, and it picks up exactly...
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God’s Word and Our Way

God's Word and Our WayWe are creatures of habit. While the levels of habitual behavior vary from person to person, all of us tend to do many things the same...
FREE download of the interactive "Journey Through Scripture Plan" Robert Murray Mcheyne Bible reading plan

Robert Murray M’Cheyne’s Bible Reading Plan

A Full Life Robert Murray M'Cheyne was one of the rare souls who was allowed to live and labor only a few years, but his influence has had a profound...
Image of a gymn to illustrate that Exercise brings endurance, balance, strength, and flexibility. In the Christian life, spiritual exercise helps the believer to stay healthy and strong.

Spiritual Exercise

Spiritual Exercise Medical doctors and health professionals are consistently reminding us to give attention to “diet and exercise.” Henry Drummond believed that everything we see in the natural world is...
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Concentrate on Christ this Christmas!

Some seasons are busier than others, but it seems the Christmas season is always full of hurry. Programs and shopping and get togethers and...life! It is easy to just exist,...
We must get beyond Bible reading to personal application. Stop just reading the Bible

Stop (Just) Reading the Bible!

Yes, that's what I said. Stop it. Stop reading the Bible. It is not that the Bible should not be read, rather, it is that too often we substitute Bible...
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Some Advice For Your Bible Reading This Year

We are one week into the new year. How are you doing with your devotional Bible reading so far? Many believers begin at the first of the year with some...
Journey Through Scripture Bible Reading Plan, One year Bible reading plan

“Journey Through Scripture” One-Year Plans

Just this week as I was reading God's Word I noticed a reference that Jesus made to the reading of Scripture. In Luke 6:3, Christ spoke to religious people when...
How to study the Psalms

How to Study the Psalms

How to Study the PsalmsSo many people are looking for a Bible plan or devotional help. Some are looking for a place to get started. Others are looking for a...
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What to Do When Your Devotional Life Grows Stale

Has your devotional life become dry? As far as you know there is no unconfessed sin. You are reading the Bible and going through the mechanics of prayer, but it...
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Praying the Proverbs

Many years ago someone suggested to me that I make a practice of reading a passage in the book of Proverbs every day.  It is a book of wisdom for...