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The Safe Haven of God’s Love

I lace up my running shoes and head outside. The autumn night air is so crisp it feels…

The Role of Faith in Coping with Chronic Pain

Hi, Guideposts. I’m Jonathan Merritt, author of Learning to Speak God From Scratch, and I’m excited to talk…

What to Give Up for Lent: 15 Meaningful Suggestions

Every year when Lent rolls around I go ahead and launch into giving up something for 40 days.…

The Real Joy of Being Together

In his widely-read book, Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community, sociologist Robert Putnam examined vast…

The Radical Honesty of an ‘Outlaw Christian’

Everyone has a breaking point. Concordia College professor of religion Jacqueline A. Bussie, PhD, reached that point when…

The P Word

I’m writing this on a train on the way back from Washington D.C., in many ways a very…

The Psychological Benefits of Baking for Others

While most people see the act of baking for others as a form of generosity, psychologists reveal that…

The Prodigal Father

I was reading something the other day that said when you pray, keep in mind how glad God…

The Prayers of Others Saw Her Through Opioid Withdrawal

Past three o’clock in the morn­ing, two weeks before Easter. I sat in the darkness of my car,…

The Prayer Practice That Helped Him Reconnect with God

My struggle with chronic pain began out of the blue. One gray December day, I woke up and…

The Practice of Faith

Recently, my wife Holly and I attended a solo recital by the pianist Michael Brown, which I found…

The Power of Turning Negative Stories into Positive Ones

Everyone tells themselves a story for why they can’t achieve their dreams or get what they want in…

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