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4 days ago | christianity.com | Jessica Brodie

Mental health is something talked about a lot today. In general, mental health refers to our emotional, social, and psychological well-being. Just as physical health refers to the overall well-being of our body—from fitness to body composition to the absence of chronic illness or disease—mental health is when our minds are in good shape. Our minds encompass emotions, feelings, and cognition. When we’re healthy mentally, our thoughts and feelings are balanced and regular.

4 days ago | christianity.com | Jessica Brodie

Prayer is a huge element of the Christian faith. Jesus modeled this, and he frequently prayed and taught the importance of prayer. Prayer enables us to communicate with God, both expressing what we need and listening for God’s guidance. It helps us grow spiritually, developing a closer relationship with God. Prayer also helps other people. As James 5:16 urges us, “Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed.

6 days ago | christianity.com | Lynette Kittle

How to Grow in Your Salvationby Lynette Kittle“Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your Salvation”—1 Peter 2:2Many think, once we accept Jesus as our Savior, we’ll just know what is true. However, if we aren’t studying God’s Word and feeding spiritually on His truth, we’re vulnerable to living more by what we feel than what is true, which over time is sure to lead us astray.

1 week ago | christianity.com | Jim Liebelt

Asterisks: A Future and a Hope*This devotional was written by Jim Liebelt“For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.”—Jeremiah 29:11 [NLT]No doubt you’ve seen asterisks (*) in print. They indicate that additional information has been omitted from the text, or at times, that the information given needs to be qualified in some way.

1 week ago | christianity.com | Vivian Bricker

Within recent headlines, Iran has been gaining widespread attention. Christianity is quickly growing despite being under an oppressive regime. Many of us are familiar with Iran, and unfortunately, many of us have also been taught to live at odds with those from the Middle East. Ever since the World Trade Center 9/11 Terrorist Attack, many Americans tend to shy away from those who hail from the Middle East.