Grace 809

Walker Hayes used to be an atheist and Craig Cooper was a pastor, and somehow God bonded these men and their families into an unlikely friendship of 20+ years. And as a result, Walker eventually became a follower of Jesus!

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Life turns every person upside down. No one escapes unscathed. Not the woman who discovers her husband is in an affair. Not the teenager who discovers a night of romance has resulted in a surprise pregnancy. Not the pastor who feels his faith shaken by questions of suffering and fear. We’d be foolish to think we’re invulnerable. But we’d be just as foolish to think evil wins the day.

The Bible vibrates with the steady drumbeat of faith: God recycles evil into righteousness. I don’t have an easy solution or a magic wand, but I have found something—or someone—far better. God himself. And when he gets in the middle of life, evil becomes good. Can I urge you? Trust God. No, really trust him. He will get you through this. Will it be easy or quick? I hope so, but it seldom is. Yet God will make good out of this mess.

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Drs. Les and Leslie Parrott explain how you can improve your marriage by becoming emotionally healthy, and examine three key aspects of good emotional health.

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You sleep alone in a double bed. You walk the hallways of a silent house. You catch yourself calling out his name or reaching for her hand. Goodbye is the challenge of your life. To get through this is to get through this raging loneliness, this strength-draining grief. Just the separation has exhausted your spirit. You feel quarantined, isolated.

May I give you some hope? If heaven’s throne room has a calendar, one day is circled in red and highlighted in yellow. The Bible says, “The Master himself will give the command. Archangel thunder! God’s trumpet blast! He will come down from heaven and the dead in Christ will rise first. Then the rest of us who are still alive will be caught up with them into the clouds to meet the Master” (1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 MSG). What a day that will be! We’ll be walking on air. And there will be one huge family reunion.

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It’s more than a BBQ -- Lieutenant Colonel Allen West reminds us of the true meaning of Memorial Day – it’s an opportunity to remember and respect the members of our armed forces who paid the ultimate price to defend the freedoms we enjoy in the United States.

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In May of 2008, Steven Curtis Chapman and his wife, Mary Beth, lost their five-year-old daughter in an automobile accident. They were deluged by messages of kindness. One in particular gave Steven strength. It was from a pastor friend who had lost his son in an auto accident. “Remember, your future with your daughter will be greater than your past with her.”

Death seems to take so much. We bury the wedding that never happened, the golden years we never knew. We bury dreams. But in heaven these dreams will come true. Acts 3:21 says that God has promised a “restoration of all things.” And all things include all relationships. Our final home will hear no “goodbyes.”  Gone forever. Let the promise change you. From sagging to seeking, from mournful to hopeful, from dwellers in the land of goodbyes to a heaven of hellos! You’ll get through this.

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Ashley Willis shares how she and her husband have to be intentional on creating space for each other

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Popular marriage coaches Dave and Ashley Willis will help couples increase connection and reduce conflict by identifying what stage of life they’re in and how it impacts the intimate side of their relationship. These stages can include the fun honeymoon period, the sleepless season of having babies, the times when life is incredibly busy, and times when health issues might create barriers to intimacy.

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Goodbye. No one wants to say it. And death is the most difficult goodbye of all.

After our church had five funerals in seven days, the sorrow took its toll on me. I chided myself, “Come on, Max, get over it.  Death is a natural part of living.” Then I self-corrected. No it isn’t. Birth is. Breathing is. Belly laughs, big hugs and bedtime kisses are. But death? We weren’t made to say goodbye.

God’s original plan had no farewell, no final breath, day, or heartbeat. No matter how you frame it, goodbye doesn’t feel right. But God has served notice. All farewells are on the clock. He has decreed a family reunion, and what a reunion it will be! Revelation 21:4 says on that day, “He will wipe every tear from their eyes.” This long journey will come to an end. You’ll see him—and you’ll see them. Isn’t this our hope?

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OBGYN Dr. Bill Lile shares information about a new study that reveals the significant risks associated with the abortion pill. He and Robyn Chambers, Focus on the Family’s Vice President of Advocacy for Children, promote the incredible alternatives to abortion, informing women to pregnancy health centers for compassionate help. They also discuss the successes of Option Ultrasound and the abortion reversal pill to save babies. 

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