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Erwin McManus: The Way of the Warrior

The Way of the Warrior (Waterbrook, 2019) WHO: Erwin McManus, founder of MOSAIC, a church movement in California. HE SAYS: “It is the way of Jesus that is the ancient path to inner peace. His life is...

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The Strength of Peace

Excerpted From The Way of the Warrior By Erwin Raphael McManus The warrior’s strength is their peace. Jesus did not come to conquer kingdoms or nations; he came to conquer hearts and minds. If you are...

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Take Heart Because God Is With You

Excerpted From Don’t Give Up By Kyle Idleman I love the command from Scripture to “take heart.” It’s for those who are losing heart. Hebrews 11 mentions a character from the Old Testament who learned...

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Beholding Others at the Table

Excerpted From Love Over Fear By Dan White Jr. I decided to reach out to “frenemies” in our neighborhood who had picked up some offenses toward me, discovering them through the detached medium of...

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Dan White Jr.: Love Over Fear

Love Over Fear (Moody, 2019) WHO: Dan White Jr., a strategist with the V3 Movement. HE SAYS: “Polarization takes people that have something in common, emphasizes their differences, hardens their...

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Why I Stopped Asking God to Use Me

Excerpted From Finding God’s Life for My Will By Mike Donehey “It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.” —Harry S. Truman I’ll never forget the day I stopped asking...

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Mike Donehey: Finding God’s Life for My Will

Finding God’s Life for My Will: How His Presence Becomes the Plan (WaterBrook, 2019) WHO: Mike Donehey, lead singer, songwriter and guitarist for the band Tenth Avenue North. HE SAYS: “Perhaps God...

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Max Lucado: Finding Happiness Beyond Comparison

Happiness is a deeply rooted sense of contentment that does not depend on circumstances. And the fact of the matter is, happiness matters to God. There’s no call to naivete or superficial happy talk....

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A Superior Love

Excerpted From Something Needs to Change By David Platt I wake up this morning feeling tense. Not that this trip hasn’t already had its fair share of tension, but last night I went to bed wondering if...

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David Platt: Something Needs to Change

Something Needs to Change: A Call to Make Your Life Count in a World of Urgent Need (Multnomah, 2019) WHO: David Platt, lead pastor at McLean Bible Church and the former president of the International...

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Dorothy Sayers, Individuals and Community

Excerpted FromChoosing CommunityBy Christine A. Colón Today, we tend to think of The Mind of the Maker primarily as a fascinating exploration of the Trinity, for Sayers uses the analogy of the...

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Christine Colón: Choosing Community

Choosing Community: Action, Faith and Joy in the Works of Dorothy L. Sayers(IVP, 2019) WHO: Christine Colón, professor of English at Wheaton College. SHE SAYS: “The precise balance of Christian...

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Mark Batterson: Blessed to Be a Blessing

In the church, we talk a lot about original sin, and that is very real. It’s part of the Genesis narrative. But before there was original sin, there was original blessing. I think if you don’t...

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The Double Blessing of Handel’s ‘Messiah’

Excerpted FromDouble BlessingBy Mark Batterson During his celebrated career as a composer, George Frideric Handel wrote forty-two operas, twenty-nine oratorios, and 120 cantatas. Of Handel, Ludwig van...

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Mark Batterson: How to Get and Give Blessing

Double Blessing: How to Get It. How to Give It.(Multnomah, 2019) WHO: Mark Batterson, lead pastor of National Community Church. HE SAYS: “The blessing of God is more than a mystery to solve. It’s a...

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The Here and Now

Excerpted FromLiving in Bonus TimeBy Alec Hill As cancer survivors living in bonus time, we have been given a second chance not only to redefine our purpose in life but to steward our remaining days...

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4 Important Lessons on Relationships

Excerped FromThe Art of FriendshipBy Kim Wier Everything I need to know about the struggles of friendship I learned in kindergarten, not as a student but as a substitute teacher. My instructors were...

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You Are Their ‘This!’

Excerpted From3 Words That Will Change Your LifeBy Mike Novotny A few years back, I read a leadership book that encouraged me to craft a personal mission statement—a short and sweet, memorable line...

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The Secret to Experiencing the Joy of God’s Presence

3 Words That Will Change Your Life: The Secret to Experiencing the Joy of God’s Presence(Bethany House, 2020) WHO: Mike Novotny, co-pastor at The CORE in Appleton, Wisconsin, and lead speaker for Time...

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Identifying Distractions on the Path to Mastery

Excerpted FromMaster of Oneby Jordan Raynor While getting in the habit of saying no to the nonessentials takes discipline and hard work, the process isn’t rocket science. In fact it’s quite simple....

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