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How to Defeat Your Giant with the Right Focus
by Debbie W. Wilson A sonogram and follow-up MRI revealed a dirty mass I couldn’t ignore. My unwelcome intruder grew ten feet when my...
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mtlmagazine
- Nov 24
- 3 min
Celebrating Advent from the Very Beginning of the Bible
by Ocieanna Fleiss I love this quote from the beloved preacher, Charles Spurgeon: “The Scriptures are like the swaddling clothes of the...
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mtlmagazine
- Nov 21
- 3 min
Ziplining Through Hard Times
by Linda Evans Shepherd One Saturday afternoon, I found myself watching a group of young women zipline across a small Texas lake. One by...
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mtlmagazine
- Nov 15
- 4 min
Fulfilling Your God-Given Calling in Hard Times
by Henry O. Arnold At the tender age of four, I experienced the power of storytelling. My father played the role of Billy Bigelow in the...
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mtlmagazine
- Nov 8
- 3 min
Three Steps to Bring Back Joy in the Midst of Turmoil
by Janet Perez Eckles There she was, dressed in pure white. With slow steps she walked down the aisle and pronounced her wedding vows at...
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mtlmagazine
- Oct 12
- 4 min
Finding the Good in Grief
by Terra McDaniel One August afternoon, my mother-in-law accidentally set our house on fire. The temperature was over 100 degrees...
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mtlmagazine
- Oct 5
- 4 min
Why Our Weakness Is Designed to Draw Us Closer to God
by Emily A. Jensen My hands gripped the steering wheel like I was driving through a thunderstorm, but the car wasn’t moving. I sat in a...
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mtlmagazine
- Sep 21
- 3 min
God’s Immeasurable Love
by Crystal Bowman The theme of God’s love is all around us. It’s woven into books, poetry, sermons, greeting cards, song lyrics and more....
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mtlmagazine
- Jul 27
- 4 min
6 Life Changing Invitations in The Lord’s Prayer
by Becky Harling Many of us grew up praying the Lord’s Prayer. We can say it by rote memory. In fact, thousands around the world pray it...
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mtlmagazine
- Jul 12
- 4 min
Wisdom for Discerning God’s Will
by Pam Farrel “Watch the path of your feet, and all your ways will be established” -Proverbs 4:26 One of the questions I am asked the...
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mtlmagazine
- Jun 28
- 3 min
Benefits of Joy and How to Boost Yours!
by Pam Farrel & Karen Whiting God’s Word is power packed with promises of joy. In our new devotional, Growing a Joyful Heart, we invite...
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mtlmagazine
- Jun 22
- 3 min
Rethinking Our Christian Worldview
by Cindy K. Sproles We’re losing our Christian worldview. That was the thought that shot through my mind. Where are the absolutes? When...
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mtlmagazine
- May 30
- 4 min
Smartphones, Two-Year-Olds, and Seeing Myself in a Better Story
by Justin McRoberts The practice of rest is the primary way I’m regularly learning to wrestle loose of the grip lesser stories have on me...
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mtlmagazine
- Apr 25
- 5 min
Hope Through Infertility: Waiting Is Worth It
by Kelley Ramsey & Jenn Hesse “The LORD is good to those whose hope is in him, to the one who seeks him; it is good to wait quietly for...
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mtlmagazine
- Apr 21
- 4 min
God Knows Your Secret Struggles
by Lisa Whittle I’ve spent the past fifteen years studying Psalm 51. If Psalms is the soundtrack for the many emotions of King David,...
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mtlmagazine
- Apr 18
- 5 min
A Masterpiece Out of Life's Mess
by Anne Neilson I started life as a rather fearful child. Perhaps you remember me telling you that I would wake up my sister to go to the...
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mtlmagazine
- Mar 29
- 4 min
On Grief and Quiet Prayer
by Caroline Coleman Recently, I've been thinking a lot about how we pray when we are grieving. I've been wondering, How do we pray when...
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mtlmagazine
- Mar 16
- 3 min
What Is the Gospel?
by J.D. Greear “Gospel” is one of those words that Christians often use but rarely define. “Gospel” is basically shorthand for the...
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mtlmagazine
- Feb 21
- 4 min
The Benefit of Knowing God’s Names
by Ava Pennington What is your understanding of who God is and how He works? People speak of “my God” or “your God.” My God would never...
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mtlmagazine
- Jan 19
- 4 min
Finding Strength in Hard Times
by Kate Breslin We’ve all had moments in life when our plans go awry, oftentimes during the holidays. Crushing disappointment as our...
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