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20 Bible Verses About Pruning and Growth 

In the corner of my kitchen, where light breaks in through the window, hangs a beautiful and abundant golden pothos. For years, its vines have lengthened, wrapped, and...

Hudson Taylor’s Secret to Success was in “The Exchanged Life”

“Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in...

How to Abide When Serving God is Harder Than You Expected

She was finally on the mission field but it was nothing like she expected. Amber Thiessen shares practical advice for how to abide in Christ, even when serving...