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  • Becoming Virtuous in a Vicious World

    Scripture Focus: Proverbs 31:25 “Strength and honour are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come.” Most of us think about what we’re going to wear before we walk out the door. We check mirrors, adjust collars, smooth wrinkles. But heaven is far more interested in the garments no one sees—the spiritual clothing…

  • Daniel — A Life of Unshakable Excellence

    Daniel’s story begins under the shadow of loss. Jerusalem has fallen, temple vessels glint in foreign hands, and a young Hebrew—likely still in his teens—is carried off to Babylon. Yet from the very outset, what defines Daniel is not where he lives, but Whom he serves. In that new, glittering, pagan world, Daniel’s connection with…

  • When God Teaches a Proud Heart to Bow: A Study in Daniel 4

    There is a reason Daniel 4 reads like no other chapter in Scripture. It is the testimony of a once-pagan king who learned—through a long, humiliating wilderness—that the Most High truly reigns. His own words summarize the lesson: “those that walk in pride he is able to abase” (Daniel 4:37). If the great monarch of…

  • You Must Bend Before You Bloom

    Scripture Focus: John 15:5“I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.” There’s a quiet struggle in many of our hearts—the pull between wanting to grow and wanting to stay exactly as we are.…

  • Lies We Tell Ourselves & Love That Tells the Truth

    Scripture Focus: Hosea 10:13“Ye have plowed wickedness, ye have reaped iniquity; ye have eaten the fruit of lies: because thou didst trust in thy way, in the multitude of thy mighty men.” Life can get strange sometimes. One moment we’re feeling centered, steady, and spiritually clear—and the next we’re tangled in frustration, insecurity, and/or expectations…