When You Know Something Is Missing

Nothing is wrong, exactly. You’re not in crisis. If someone asked how you were doing, you’d say you were fine, and you’d mean it. And still there’s something. A quiet sense that your life with God is meant to go further than it has gone. You can’t point to a problem, which is part of…

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The Same God Who Delivered You

Faith and deliverance Christian devotional

In our world right now, there’s no shortage of unrest, uncertainty, and unsettling events. Everywhere you turn, there’s another headline, another crisis, another “what now?” moment. In the Old Testament, we often hear God reminding His people: I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt. Exodus 20:2, Deuteronomy 5:6, Leviticus 26:13…

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Beginning to Pray

Christian prayer and meditation illustration

This post is entitled, Beginning to Pray because we all are beginners. Sometimes, we may have questions about prayer: why pray? how to pray? what about this or that related to prayer? But here’s a perspective which may be helpful and encouraging: Prayer is not a mystery to be solved. Prayer is a mystery of…

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Why God Invites Friendship

Friendship with God spiritual direction illustration

Editor’s Note God Himself is the One who initiates friendship. That is the fountainhead, and it is where Curtis Wilson begins. His pages remind us that the Christian life is not mere pardon but an invitation into the very life of the Trinity. In Banner’s own work we see this as the axis on which…

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