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After a months-long pressure campaign against Maduro’s regime, President Trump confirmed that the Venezuelan dictator had been captured by U.S. Special Forces on Friday night and extradited to the U.S., where he will be tried on charges related to narco-terrorism conspiracy, cocaine importation, and weapons offenses. Maduro
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Christmas day brought unseasonably warm heat across much of the South, with highs in the 80s in parts of Texas. Houston hit 81°F, and Dallas tied its second-warmest Christmas on record at 80°F. 🇳🇬 U.S. strikes ISIS in Nigeria: Amid reports of escalated attacks in Nigeria against Christians
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Blessing All the Families of the Earth Christmas is all about family, isn’t it? We find evidence of this in the Gospel of Matthew, where the Christmas story begins not with angels and wise men but with a genealogy—a family tree. Tracing twenty-eight generations, it reaches all the
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A New Song in the Wind “From whom the whole body, joined and knit together by what every joint supplies, according to the effective working by which every part does its share, causes growth of the body for the edifying of itself in love.” (Eph. 4:16) Dearest Daughters, Today
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Bondi Beach Massacre Two gunmen opened fire on families celebrating the first night of Hanukkah at Sydney, Australia's Bondi Beach last Sunday, killing at least 15 people. The father-and-son attackers used long guns to target the gathering, with the elder suspect dying at the scene after being shot
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Merry Christmas, church family and friends— This morning’s post is a Christmas story titled “Home for Christmas.”It’s drawn from true events in December, 1977, recounting a pivotal season in my parents’ lives when an unexpected and challenging turn clarified what home really is—and what kind of
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That they should set their hope in God, and not forget the works of God… (Psalm 78:7) My Dearest Daughters, As we rolled out the tubs, trunks, and boxes of holiday decorations this year, my thoughts returned, as they usually do, to the days when all of my children
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The Ukraine/Russia peace agreement that the Trump administration has been working hit a roadblock: territorial concessions. Trump advisers Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are meeting with Zelensky and European leaders in Berlin next weekend to push the U.S. peace plan, which includes Russia's demand for full
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Greetings, church family and friends! Since I already filled your inbox with a book-length essay earlier this week, I thought I’d offer something a bit more concise this morning. On our drive back from Colorado this fall—everyone squeezed into the pickup, music playing, conversations rising and falling like
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You are not your own… therefore glorify God. (1 Corinthians 6:19–20) My Dearest Daughters, There is a kind of weariness that comes not from work, but from striving. Striving is what a soul does when she’s not yet sure who she is or where she belongs. A
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An Afghan national shot and killed a 20-year-old West Virginia National Guard member, Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, near the White House the day before Thanksgiving. The 29-year-old suspect, Rahmanullah Lakanwal, who entered the U.S. in 2021 after serving with CIA-linked paramilitary units in Afghanistan, drove cross-country to launch an ambush-style
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Hi, friends, I’m writing outside my usual rhythm to share something timely. Last December, I drafted an essay wrestling with the tensions, questions, and redemptive possibilities surrounding Christmas—especially for Christians who are serious about honoring God in all things. I chose not to release it then, out of
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Greetings, church family and friends, As I sit here today, letting the dust settle from this extraordinary week, my heart is full beyond words. Thanksgiving itself was a joy—Rebekah and I hosted our family and a handful of friends, all 87 of them, and we had six turkeys, cornbread
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Thanks to all of your prayers, our 38th annual Homestead Fair was an amazing success! Almost 16,000 people attended the fair weekend, and there was a wonderful atmosphere of friendship and support. The weather the next day was dismal—damp, rainy, and the kind of Texas cold that gets
Dearest Daughters
He tends His flock like a shepherd. He gathers the lambs in His arms and carries them close to His heart; He gently leads those that have young. — Isaiah 40:11 Dearest Daughters, Especially in the early years, we teach our children not just by what we say, but by
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As this season of harvest draws to a close and we take stock of all that the Lord has done and all that we have to be thankful for, we’re making the conscious choice to adopt gratitude—to focus not on the unknowns, the losses, the pain, or the
Dearest Daughters
He tends His flock like a shepherd. He gathers the lambs in His arms and carries them close to His heart; He gently leads those that have young. — Isaiah 40:11 Dearest Daughters, If we are called to be our children’s first windows to God, reflections of His love,
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President Trump heaped praise on Zohran Mamdani, New York City's democratic socialist mayor-elect, during a White House visit this week. “I feel very confident that he can do a very good job,” Trump said, a stark reversal from previously calling Mamdani a “lunatic” and a “communist.” The president
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Introduction Greetings, church family and friends, “Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in Him” (Ps. 34:8). There is a troubling and increasingly common trend in Christian circles today: the insistence that lived fruit—the very evidence Scripture tells us reveals
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In our community in Waco, Texas, we are in the midst of a busy and intense season. We are preparing for our 38th annual Homestead Fair, where we hope to greet and encourage thousands of visitors with hope and the message that an abundant life is possible. This week we
Dearest Daughters
For most people, their first experience of God comes through their mother. If He is love, then a child’s first taste of that love comes through her arms. God arranged the world with windows into eternity—prototypes and shadows scattered like signposts, drawing our eyes and hearts toward Him.
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The longest government shutdown in American history came to an end Wednesday night, when President Trump signed legislation to reopen the government after 43 days. Eight Senate Democrats broke ranks to vote with Republicans 60-40 on a deal that funds the government at current levels through January 30, reversing post-October
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Mercy is God’s means, God’s mind, and God’s weapon. He crowns His people with compassion, giving them authority to release burdens and cancel debts. To forgive is to let the ocean of His grace flow through you and overcome evil with good. Forgiveness is release. It breaks every chain.
Dearest Daughters
“I have learned in whatever situation I am to be content. . . . In any and every circumstance, I have learned the secret of facing plenty and hunger, abundance and need.” —Philippians 4:11–12 Dearest Daughters, There is a lurking danger that sometimes tiptoes into a woman’s heart, so subtle