A Holy Listening Connection Kit for You and Your Children [Video]

A Holy Listening Connection Kit for You and Your Children [Video]

Children are experiencing many feelings and fears right now. Here are a few ways to make space for the kids in your life to connect with you and with God.

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Blessing, Cursing, and Ethnic Identity, part 2: Speaking Life Over the Skin We Are In

Blessing, Cursing, and Ethnic Identity, part 2: Speaking Life Over the Skin We Are In

Speaking life over the skin we are in starts with understanding God's vision for culture and ethnicity. Here are some ways to begin blessing our own ethnic identity and that of others.

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Blessing, Cursing, and Ethnic Identity, part 1: Unearthing Our Prejudices and Judgments

Blessing, Cursing, and Ethnic Identity, part 1: Unearthing Our Prejudices and Judgments

We carry life and death in our words of blessing and cursing, and one area that often suffers under the weight of our words is ethnic identity—our own, and that of others. In a world increasingly divided, how do we become Jesus’s agents of blessing and healing?

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The Path of Grace: Walking Toward Forgiveness and Healing

The Path of Grace: Walking Toward Forgiveness and Healing

When a Novo staff member had the opportunity to lead a retreat on inner healing for a group of young women, she saw how much they hungered for God’s grace and healing in the places where life had caused pain and brokenness.

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Acquainted with Grief: Keeping a Soft Heart

Acquainted with Grief: Keeping a Soft Heart

Debbie Booze shares about personal loss and the wisdom of acknowledging our pain. Jesus is our example of how to respond to suffering with a tender heart.

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Speaking God's Words and Will: Declarative Prayer

Speaking God's Words and Will: Declarative Prayer

Jesus and the disciples often spoke directly into situations, declaring God's will over people. How can we practice the same spiritual authority today?

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