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
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Democrats did well in Wednesday's off-year elections. The party significantly outspent Republicans on advertising in the high-profile races, which are being watched as a preview of the 2026 midterms. And turnout was extraordinary, with races drawing their highest voter numbers in decades. * New York City Mayor: Zohran Mamdani,
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I only recently came across a well-known study called The Rat Park Experiment. Researchers wanted to understand what leads to addiction. They confined rats in small, barren cages with only food, water, and two drinking spouts—one with pure water and one laced with cocaine. Every single time, the rats
Dearest Daughters
“It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.” — Galatians 5:1 (NIV) Dearest Daughters, Making excuses padlocks the gate to true repentance and overcoming. In the Bible, Aaron created a golden calf
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President Trump wrapped up a six-day, 20,027-mile tour of Asia on Wednesday with a meeting with Xi Jinping in Busan, South Korea. President Trump agreed to to trim down tariffs on China from 57.6% to 47.6% in exchange for China's agreement to pause some rare
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The church was never meant to be a collection of isolated gifts or competing traditions, but a living body and a single house—each member and movement joined together in divine interdependence until the whole temple of God stands complete on the earth.
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The biggest season of holidays of the year, ending with Sukkot, the Biblical Feast of Booths, has just ended here in Israel. We usually see the first rain after summer around Sukkot. This year’s first shower was an especially heavy rain. We woke to its sound, and it continued
Dearest Daughters
“For just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others.” —Romans 12:4–5 Dearest Daughters, When one ceases to belong,
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The East Wing of the White House has been fully demolished to make way for President Trump's new 90,000-square-foot ballroom project. (No, there’s not an extra zero in that number.) A backhoe tore through part of the East Wing on Thursday as construction began on what
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Dear Readers, Over the past two weeks, I’ve been exploring the theme of challenging our economic assumptions. Today I’m breaking from my usual schedule to share a guest essay, “Surviving the Jobs Apocalypse,” by my friend Rory Groves. Rory is one of those rare voices who unsettles complacency
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“We live in an age intoxicated with acquisition—where want disguises itself as need, and excess is called blessing. But this is not faith—it’s bondage. True freedom comes when we embrace God’s boundaries as gifts, finding in His provision not limitation, but peace and lordship.”
Dearest Daughters
“Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus: who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God, but made Himself of no reputation, and took upon Him the form of a servant.” — Philippians 2:5–7 Dearest Daughters, Jesus
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After 737 days in captivity, all 20 living Israeli hostages were released from Gaza on Monday morning as part of a ceasefire agreement brokered by President Trump. The men, ages 21 to 48, spent most of their time underground in tunnels with minimal food, water, and medical care. In exchange,
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A Brief Reflection on Stewardship, Grace, and True Godliness I was sitting with a brother this week, talking about finances—how even this most practical realm must come under God’s grace and dominion in our lives. From my perspective, there are two basic approaches to finances—one wrong and
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Brother Tony and Sister Pat Salmeri have joined Brother Shahar and Sister Kim Yarden in Europe, as they travel to strengthen our fledgling communities and spread the message of hope. They journeyed to Finland, where they had a joyful reunion with Tony Tulsa, Ronnie and Bettina Beegroth, and their families.
Dearest Daughters
“Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in Him. He will be like a tree planted by the water… It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green.” (Jeremiah 17:7–8) Dearest Daughters, The cynic never tastes the fruit of God’
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After two devastating years, the war in Gaza appears to nearly be over. President Trump announced a breakthrough ceasefire deal on Wednesday, with Israel and Hamas agreeing to exchange hostages for prisoners and begin a withdrawal of Israeli forces. The conflict, which began with Hamas's October 7, 2023