Do you struggle with prayer? You aren’t the first to struggle. The sign-up sheet for Prayer 101 contains some familiar names: the apostles John, James, Andrew, and Peter. When one of Jesus’ disciples requested, “Lord, teach us to pray” (Luke 11:1), none of the others objected. No one walked away saying, “Hey, I have prayer figured out.” The first followers of Jesus needed prayer…
Devotionals Daily
Losing Your Ship Without Losing Your Soul
Your Faith Will Not Fail, Even When You Do During that storied final meal Jesus shared with His disciples, only hours away from all the torments that awaited Him, there is an extraordinary exchange between Jesus and Peter. The truly remarkable thing is that this is just before Jesus tells Peter he will disown Him.…
Deals
eBook Deals of the Week
Feed your e-reader with these hot ebooks deals available on Kindle, iBooks, Nook, and from ChristianBook.com for a limited time only! Each week we unveil new ebook deals from two of the country’s leading Christian book publishers – Thomas Nelson and Zondervan – and you’ll find these Christian ebook deals right here! From bestsellers to…
Bible
Don’t Be Surprised By Trouble
Our hope comes in Jesus, even when He doesn’t do what we want Him to do. Even when He doesn’t fix what’s broken in our life… When Jesus is with us, He’s our anchor in the rough waters of a troubled life. If we want to survive the storm we need to cling to Him like…
Women
When God Doesn’t Fix It: The Place Where God Has Me Right Now
The Best-Made Plans We had a lot of ups and downs while Martin was in the hospital. There were times I thought he was going to live and times I was afraid he might die. When things were good, I dreamed of our life returning to normal. When things weren’t so good — he was confused…
Family
Messy Endings
I have won several awards for my music, but one award I’m pretty sure I’ll never be nominated for is Mother of the Year. Take for example one Wednesday morning when Josie was thirteen months old. We woke up late for a Bible study I was leading with only enough time to get one of…
Online Bible Studies
You’re Invited! Join the Online Bible Study with Laura Story — When God Doesn’t Fix It
I remember the first time I heard Laura Story’s song “Blessings” mostly because I had to pull over the car to the side of the road because my mama always said “No crying while driving”. Safety first. BLESSINGS What if your blessings come through raindrops? What if your healing comes through tears? What if a…
Small Groups
Our Top 5 Men’s Bible Studies
God has given men a great deal of responsibility: we are husbands, fathers, friends, workers, and many other things. In each of the roles we have, we are often times looked to to be the leader. In the very least, we have a responsibility and obligation to lead our families. But we need to…
Today
Pray for Physical Healing
Is anyone among you sick? Let them call the elders of the church to pray over them and anoint them with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise them up. — James 5:14–15 Updated NIV What we are doing…