Crosswalk PLUS Weekly

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  5 Prayers for Those Detransitioning Those who participate in today’s false teaching realize far too late that the belief that altering their body would bring long-term joy, fulfillment, and connection, was untrue. Here are 5 prayers for...
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  4 Ways to Make the Most of Your Loneliness If loneliness describes your state of being today, then take heart. There is a way out, not immediately, but in due time. In God’s time. And in the meantime, here are four ways to make the most of your...
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  What Do These 2 Accounts Tell Us about How Judas Died? There are only two verses in the Scriptures which tell us of the demise of Judas. Matthew 27:5 says simply: And throwing down the pieces of silver into the temple, he departed, and he went and hanged...
• How to Unleash the Power of Peace in Your Life Paul is serious about joy! He tells us always to be joyful - not happy. Stay with me here. Paul is not calling us to be happy. Happiness comes from the word "happenstance" and is nothing more than fake joy...
• 9 Ways Becoming a Mom Has Changed Me from a Faith Perspective For me, and for a lot of people I know, there’s a distinct dividing line in my life: before I had kids, and after.Sometimes I feel like an entirely different person, except I’m still the same me. Yet there’s...
• Why Do We Not Feel ‘Good Enough’? Each of our lives is beautiful, unique, and important to the Lord. You are enough because Christ is enough. Never doubt that truth for a second. God loves you, and you are His dearly loved child.
• Is Christianity Declining? Christianity, by some accounts, appears to be in cultural decline. The Christian faith is by far the largest in the United States, with more people claiming adherence to the Gospel of Christ than any other...
• 4 Reasons Why the Church Needs to Reform Its Teaching on Mental Illness Recently I sat and heard another message where a pastor shared alarming facts and figures around the number of adults and children on antidepressants and anti-anxiety medicine in our country. I was...
• What Happens When Imprecatory Prayers Are Off-Limits? An imprecatory prayer/psalm is one where the author calls down a curse upon enemies, or asks God to specifically punish someone. Can a Christian pray this way? Are these types of prayers reserved for the Old...
• What Does Grace Like Rain Mean? The next time you hear the song “Grace Like Rain” or listen to a rain storm, may it serve as a reminder to you as a beautiful gift from God. He has given us grace after grace, time and time again. He is the...
• 3 Steps of Receiving Grace We not only have to receive grace, but we've got to rehearse grace because we quickly default back to a perverted vision of what grace is. We don't fully realize what grace is, so we have to rehearse it....
• 5 Ways to Communicate Love to Your Children Once our kids were up and ready to go, I always followed them to the door and asked, "How can I pray for you today?" Whatever event or test they faced that day, I always said, "I'm on it!" It was important...