Words Create Your World – Mark Moore

Hey, I’m Mark Moore, teaching pastor at Christ Church of the Valley in Phoenix, Arizona, and the author of Core 52. I want to share a thought with you today, because I broker in words—that’s how I make my living, whether it’s writing or speaking or editing. And my guess is that, that’s probably a pretty strong part of your day as well: brokering in words. Words matter, because words create your world. So what I want to do is just share three simple passages with you—the most famous passages about the Bible in the Bible—and then draw a simple conclusion of why it matters so much what you do with words.

Here are the three scriptures (you can probably guess them). Second Timothy, [ … ]

SNEAK PEEK: Hope Unfolding by Becky Thompson

God’s love, plans, and promises for you are forever unfolding.

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  I get it, Momma. I totally get it.

 Every day you wake up and try your very best. You love, give, and pour out your life for the ones who call you Momma. But no matter how much you offer, there are still days you feel as though you come up short. You worry, Am I loving these babies enough? Is this ever going to get easier? Why does it seem like I am the only one who cannot balance it all?

Sometimes, we just need hope (and maybe a long uninterrupted nap). We need someone to help tune our hearts to [ … ]

SNEAK PEEK – One More Step by Rachel Wojo

Overcoming obstacles— One step at a time.

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Life often sends hard things our way: illness, financial struggles, broken

relationships, and so many kinds of loss. Sometimes we can’t imagine a way forward.

How do we keep going when everything is going wrong?

Rachel Wojo has learned that hope rises to greet us when we find the strength to take One. More. Step.

Like you, Rachel has faced experiences that crushed her dreams of the perfect life: a failing marriage, a daughter’s heartbreaking diagnosis, and more. She transparently shares her pain and empathizes with yours, then points you to the path of God’s Word, where you’ll find hope to carry you forward. One More Step gives you permission to ache freely—

and helps you believe that life won’t always be [ … ]

SNEAK PEEK: Faith Tango by Craig & Carolyn Williford

A liberating approach to spiritual growth in marriage.

In Faith Tango, Carolyn and Craig Williford introduce a fresh and compelling approach to growing spiritually as a couple, encouraging readers to abandon their preconceptions about what couples’ devotions should be, dump the sense of defeat that plagues many couples, and embrace a new approach to spiritual growth that fits beautifully into their everyday life and marriage.

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SNEAK PEEK: 99 Bible Promises for Tough Times by Randy Petersen

When life throws a curve, for centuries no source of insight and encouragement has brought more comfort than the Bible. 99 Bible Promises for Tough Times is a collection of the deepest wisdom found in Scripture.

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SNEAK PEEK: Secrets of the Vine for Women by Darlene Marie Wilkinson

 The Abundant Life Awaits You…

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Talking with His disciples the night before He died, Jesus used a vineyard analogy to reveal His plan to bring every one of His followers to a place of genuine spiritual abundance. But if we don’t understand how God works in our lives to bring that wonderful harvest about, we can actually work against His good hand in our lives without ever knowing it. In this little book based on John 15, I invite you to listen carefully to what Jesus said. You’ll learn how to cooperate with your Father for your greatest fulfillment and for His [ … ]