Esther KimAbide in Christ Series — Chapter 1 I grew up in the church. Even before I started school, I called God my Father and confessed Jesus as my Savior. As a young child, I made a vow to live for the Lord — and I meant it with everything in...
Esther KimReflections on Andrew Murray's 'Abide in Christ' Every morning you open your Bible and offer a prayer. But as the day unfolds, that quiet stillness slips away — swallowed by worry and the noise of ordinary life — and God feels impossibly far. "Am I truly abiding in Christ?" If...
Esther Kim## What HappenedOn April 26, 2026, a group of Christian schoolgirls were traveling from Akwando village to Kachia town in Kaduna State, southern Nigeria — simply trying to get to school after a holiday break. Less than ten minutes into the journey, armed gunmen ambushed their vehicle, opened fire, and...
Hope 
Have you ever laid awake at 3 a.m., running through the same anxious loop you've already run a hundred times?Maybe it's your finances. Your health. A relationship that feels like it's slowly unraveling. A future that won't stop feeling uncertain.You tell yourself to calm down. fvYou breathe. You scroll. You...
Jesse Fisher
Part 1: How Prayer Affects the BodyMost people think of prayer as something spiritual, but prayer can affect the body too. After a few minutes of quiet prayer, many people notice that they breathe more slowly, feel less tense, and have a greater sense of peace. There may be a...
Lisa Wesley Sometimes we are forced into situations with people that remind us of past hurts. We are reminded that buried pain doesn’t go away, it just finds places to hide. Either deeper inside your soul, twisting and perverting your personality, or in your body, manifesting as sickness. I am encouraging each...
Anneta Pinto-Young
But now Christ is risen from the dead, and has become the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. -- I Corinthians 15:20Please Pray: Dear Lord, we thank you for dying for us on the cross. Thank you for taking back the keys of death, hell and the grave and...
Shirley Brosius
The Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience (emphasis mine), kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. – Galatians 5:22-23 (NLT)Please Pray: Lord, fill us with your Spirit so that we may be more like you. You are so patient with us, and we...
Karisa Moore
“Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.” – Psalm 139:23-24Please Pray:Lord Jesus, reveal any sin that so easily entangles me. You know me and understand my thoughts....
Lisa Wesley 
Someone once said that the beginning of the Church Age started with the Book of Acts and the Church Age ends with the book of Jude, when we actually see the acts of the apostates.We’re living in a day that God predicted would happen - when men would fall away,...
As a father shows compassion to his children, so the Lord shows compassion to those who fear him. -- Psalm 103:13 (ESV)Please Pray: Lord, there are times when being a parent means hanging on by your fingernails. You allowed your one and only Son to die for our sins so...
Renee Gotcher
We have this as a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul, a hope that enters into the inner place behind the curtain. – Hebrews 6:19 (ESV)Please Pray:Heavenly Father, As I enter another new year, help me let go of my expectations and trust You more deeply, knowing that You...
…But if You can do anything, take pity on us and help us!” And Jesus said to him, “If I can! All things are possible to him who believes.” Immediately the boy’s father cried out and began saying, “I do believe; help my unbelief.” – Mark 9:22b-24Please Pray: Heavenly Father,...
Anneta Pinto-Young
“In everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” -- I Thessalonians 5:18Please Pray: Lord, we thank you for your grace. Thank you for creating us in your own image. Thank you for sending Jesus Christ to die for our sins on the...
Renee Gotcher
“Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever.” – Psalm 136:1Please Pray:Heavenly Father, thank you for all the ways your mercy and goodness have completely transformed my life. You are love, you are faithful, you are good—and your mercy endures forever! I couldn’t...
Laura Maser
Therefore, having been justified by faith we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. -- Romans 5:1 (NKJV)Please Pray:Dear Heavenly Father,You knew us before the world began, before we were knit together in our mother's womb. You know all things about us, and You alone know the number...
Lisa Wesley 
Our children / grandchildren need to know how to pray, but how can we teach them in a way they will understand? Prayer is simply talking to God but explaining that to a little one may be difficult. They may have a very active imagination but still struggle to understand...
Lisa Wesley It is important for us to understand and recognize the difference between discernment and accusation. We do not want to be guilty of mis-representing the heart of God and we do not want to use God given information for purposes not intended by the Giver. Spiritually mature people can distinguish...
Sarah Freymuth
… make it your ambition to lead a quiet life: You should mind your own business and work with your hands, just as we told you, so that your daily life may win the respect of outsiders and so that you will not be dependent on anybody. – 1 Thessalonians...
Lisa Wesley 
The Bible doesn't tell us Mary's exact age when she accepted God's call to be the mother of the Jesus. But, since she was betrothed to Joseph at the time, she was probably no more than a young teenage girl. Why would God have chosen her?Because of her heart for...