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When life is falling apart, God will carry you through. Through decades of betrayal, abandonment, and false accusations, Joseph never gave up on God. In this reading plan, Max invites you to do the same—to let God’s message through Joseph guide you through tough times today. Laced throughout Joseph’s story are testimonies by everyday people who discovered for themselves that “God had carried them through.”


God Will Carry You Through

What is the difference between couples whose marriages improve in crisis and couples who don’t make it? In this week’s devotional, we’ll learn from two couples whose marriages grew stronger rather than weaker through extreme outside pressure. Whether you are facing crisis right now or simply want to prepare for challenges ahead, these ideas and stories will help you lean into grace—together.

Staying Power

Lacey Buchanan tells her family’s compelling story that has captured the hearts of millions on YouTube and GodVine. Her precious son Christian was born with a medical condition that is so incredibly unique, it’s one of only 50 known cases in the world. Through this daily devotional you’ll be moved to trust God in the face of overwhelming adversity, be inspired to hold on to God’s promises when things go wrong, and learn how to find joy in the midst of any storm. Read Lacey Buchanan's story in Through the Eyes of Hope http://bit.ly/eyesofhopekindle

Through the Eyes of Hope - 7 Days of Hope

Reading the New Testament often feels like looking into another world and another life unlike our own experience with God. Dallas Willard believed that the life God presented to us through Jesus was not meant to be an unsolvable puzzle, but a journey of small steps that quietly lead to our own inner transformation. This study, based on Renovation of the Heart, helps us understand that journey. 

Becoming Christlike through Renovation of the Heart

Jack Hayford is rightly known as a “pastor of pastors.”  He is the author of over 50 books, the writer of 600 hymns and choruses (including the internationally popular “Majesty”), and a pentecostal leader committed to building bridges while maintaining the integrity of the gospel. In this reading plan, you'll get an inside look at how scripture, The Spirit, and his life shaped and prepared him to lead a movement.

Pastor Jack

Whether you’ve been a Christian for a few days or a few decades, you have probably asked yourself at some point, “Why does the Christian life seem so hard?” This devotional plan answers that question by digging into the most famous Christian struggle in history—that of the Apostle Paul in Romans 7. 

Why Does the Christian Life Seem So Hard?

Relying on ourselves sounds good. After all, if we just get a little more organized, a little more patient, a little more spiritual, our lives will be better…. Right? In this week’s devotional, Christine Hoover reminds us why relying on ourselves leads us to bow to the false kings of anxiety, control, and self-indulgence. Only when we bring our whole hearts to the true King will we find true satisfaction.

With All Your Heart

Is your soul screaming out that you were born for more than the life you are living? Have you undersold yourself, under-lived your life, and underestimated God’s intention for you? In this 5-day devotional, iconoclast and lead pastor of Mosaic, Erwin McManus, will point the way to leading a life of passion, adventure, and courage. Based on McManus’ new book, The Last Arrow, discover how to wholeheartedly pursue your dreams, to live this one life fully, and to die with an empty quiver.

The Last Arrow

Black women of faith are leaders in every area of society, and we want to lead well. What does that look like? Now is the time for integrating wellness principles and practices into our leadership. Join me in gleaning from the transformative dialogue Jesus had with the unnamed woman at the well—and gleaning from her leadership after the biblical story ends. 