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3 Ways to Make the Most of the Early Years

2/27/2026

Discover 3 biblical ways to make the most of the early years of parenting. This Christian parenting guide encourages intentional engagement, active listening, and perseverance rooted in Scripture. Learn how to raise children with love, structure, and faith while trusting God’s grace in every season. Perfect for parents seeking wisdom, encouragement, and practical, faith-based parenting tips grounded in God’s Word.

Our church has just experienced a bit of a baby boom over the last few months. Many of those little ones are the first baby to be born in their respective families. I was chatting with one of the new fathers recently, and he half-jokingly said, “It didn’t take me very long to realize there are so many ways I could mess this up!”

There are many levels on which this is true. Of course, in those early days where sleep feels elusive and there are the new demands of caring for a baby, parents can find themselves “messing up” by putting a diaper on backwards, struggling for hours over how to install a car seat, or mistakenly putting the baby’s formula in the coffeemaker! But the older a child becomes, even while they are still small, you begin to realize as a parent how many more serious ways you can “mess this up.” As my daughter has grown, so has the weight of what is at stake and my desire to get it right.

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Prodigal Prayers: Week 8

2/24/2026

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Prodigal Prayers Week 8: A Prayer for Salvation is a powerful Christian devotional rooted in Psalm 98-99, encouraging parents and believers to pray for prodigals with faith and hope. Discover biblical insights on salvation, God’s steadfast love, holiness, and redemption, while learning to trust God’s power to transform wandering hearts and bring lasting spiritual restoration.

Welcome, friend.

If you’re here, it’s likely because you love someone who has wandered—or because your own heart knows what it feels like to wait, hope, and pray through the ache of distance. You’ve prayed. You’ve wept. You’ve waited. And today, once again, you are choosing to press in.

In 2026, we are walking this road together.

Each Tuesday, we gather here to work through Prodigal Prayers: 52 Weeks of Praying Over the Prodigal—one week at a time, one Scripture, one prayer, one promise.

There is no rushing here and no falling behind. Come when you can. Stay as long as you need. This is a place for steady faith, honest prayers, and hope that is anchored in our faithful God and refuses to give up.

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Seeing the One in the Crowd

2/20/2026

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Seeing the One in the Crowd is a Christ-centered blog post exploring compassion in Matthew 8-9 and Jesus’ call in Matthew 9:36-38. Discover how Christ modeled personal ministry, touching lepers, healing the sick, and seeing individuals within the multitudes. This Gospel-focused devotional challenges believers to practice Christian compassion, pray for laborers, and engage in intentional, one-on-one evangelism with Christlike love in everyday life.

Learning to See People With Compassion Like Jesus

I am a missionary and spend time in the States in missions’ conferences and hear lots of good preaching about our need to go to the lost and share Christ with them. It is my life’s passion to point people to Christ. But it is easier to speak about that in generalities in relation to the masses of people. I have stood on a street corner in cities like London, Rome, and Bangkok and watched the masses of people move from place to place. I don’t know these people, but I know that, more than likely, the vast majority of them need to hear the truth of the Gospel. How do we make the need to share the Gospel with the masses personal? I believe one answer is found in Matthew 8-9.

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Prodigal Prayers: Week 7

2/17/2026

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Prodigal Prayers: Week 7 -- A Prayer for Knowledge is a faith-filled devotional for parents praying for a prodigal son or daughter. Rooted in Psalm 67, this post explores intercessory prayer, asking that God’s ways and saving power be made known to wandering hearts. Discover biblical encouragement, hope for prodigals, and confidence in God’s ability to transform, reveal truth, and bring lasting joy through His redemptive power.

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8 Things Acts Teaches Us About the Holy Spirit

2/13/2026

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8 Things Acts Teaches Us About The Holy Spirit

“If we live by the Spirit, let us also keep in step with the Spirit.” Galatians 5:25

The book of Acts is often called the Acts of the Apostles, but more accurately, it could be described as the Acts of the Holy Spirit through the Apostles.

With over 50 references to the Holy Spirit, Acts gives us a powerful and vivid picture of how the Spirit of God operated in the early Church—and how He continues to work in and through believers today.

So today, let’s explore eight key truths about the Holy Spirit that the book of Acts teaches us.

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Prodigal Prayers: Week 6

2/10/2026

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Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs

2/6/2026

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Explore the rich biblical meaning of psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs in this Scripture-based Christian blog post rooted in Colossians 3:16. Discover how music throughout the Bible--from the Psalms to New Testament hymns and heavenly worship in Revelation--helps believers worship, remember truth, grow in faith, and cultivate gratitude. This study highlights why singing God’s Word matters and how Scripture-filled songs strengthen spiritual life, encourage believers, and deepen a daily walk with Christ.

“Let the Word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God.” Colossians 3:16

Woven throughout Scripture is a beautiful thread of music—songs of praise and worship, of lament and longing, of deliverance and thanksgiving. The Bible isn’t just filled with theology and instruction—it sings! And we are invited to join in the melody.

Paul exhorts believers in Colossians 3:16 to let the Word of Christ dwell in you richly. How do we do this? One powerful way is through music—specifically, through “psalms and hymns and spiritual songs.” This trio reflects a rich diversity in the ways God’s people have worshiped Him for generations.

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