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Fruit of the Vine

Find comfort and inspiration in Living Magazine’s Fruit of the Vine section, where readers will find faith-enriching articles, testimonies, and spiritual reflections for a deeper connection with God.

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A Serious Trial

What Will the Verdict Be?
A Lukewarm Dilemma | The Peculiar Disconnect in the American Church

A Lukewarm Dilemma

The Peculiar Disconnect in the American Church
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Deciphering the Divine

What Jesus Really Meant by “Take up Your Cross”
Enduring Golgotha: Considerations as You Run

Enduring Golgotha: Considerations as You Run

Fruit of the Vine
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A Lukewarm Dilemma | The Peculiar Disconnect in the American Church
A Lukewarm Dilemma
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Deciphering the Divine
Enduring Golgotha: Considerations as You Run
Enduring Golgotha: Considerations as You Run
Rich Young Ruler

The Rich Young Ruler: Could He Be You?

By Mike Mazyck I imagine the crowds looking on with eager anticipation. Finally, someone is ...

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My Personal Awakening

By Mike Mazyck “You’re the most selfish person I have ever met,” said Tiffany, ...

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Numb to Reality

By Mike Mazyck Dear Christian, May I remind you of the current reality of ...

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Looking in the Mirror

By Mike Mazyck I was sitting in my living room, watching the recording of ...

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Christianity’s Iceberg

By Mike Mazyck Who do you think of when you think of the “greats” ...

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A Christmas Confession

By Mike Mazyck Last year, sometime in early December, as I was reflecting on ...

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Beyond the Nod

By Mike Mazyck “Doesn’t it just make you so grateful?” That was the question ...

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Awakening The Soldier

By Mike Mazyck I have heard men say, “I don’t think about Hell that ...

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From Shepards to Clowns

By Mike Mazyck “I solemnly charge you in the presence of God and of ...

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Does God Send Trials?

By Mike Mazyck Now there was a day when the sons of God came ...

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Am I Truly Saved?

Understanding the Schemes of our Enemy By Mike Mazyck Johnny knocked on the door ...

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Daily Exercise – Noticing God’s Movement in Your Life

By Jodie Niznik There’s still time. Even though you probably ditched your resolution somewhere ...

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To Those of You Who Are Broken and Hurting…

By Mike Mazyck “He that has ears to hear, let him hear!” That was ...

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“Another Year Is Dawning” | (Frances Ridley Havergal)

“In perplexities–when we cannot tell what to do, when we cannot understand what is ...

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Finding Beauty in the Broken

By Andy Howard “There’s no easy way to tell you this,” the doctor said. ...

Claiming Your Confidence

By Mimi Greenwood Knight Standing Firm on the Finished Work of Jesus Do you ...

Restore My Soul

By Laura L. Smith Sabbath. I knew that word back in Sunday school, but ...

How Do I Love My Neighbor?

By Shanon Thomas “We can start by embracing the fact that every human is ...

Think Yourself Happy

By Don Clowers “The secret to overcoming every unpleasant issue in life lies in ...

The Morning I Heard the Voice of God

By John Piper Let me tell you about a most wonderful experience I had early ...

Standing in the Gap?

BY MIMI GREENWOOD KNIGHT “And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all ...

Whose Kingdom Are We Building?

BY MIKE MAZYCK It was almost midnight as I lay in my bed that ...

Love Never Fails

  BY DUNCAN DOTSON From Genesis to Revelation, the believer can read about love ...

God Equips The Called

BY MIMI GREENWOOD KNIGHT It’s a phrase I dread hearing in any volunteer situation. ...

Only One Thing Is Necessary

BY LISA CHAN God is too easily forgotten in all of the madness of ...

The Wonder Of The Star

BY DAVID DANIELS It is estimated that there are 100 billion stars in our ...

Jesus On Etiquette

BY MIMI GREENWOOD KNIGHT As a mother of twelve — including seven girls — ...

The Power and Witness of the Church

By Francis Chan A lot of truths are expressed in John chapter 17 that ...

The Amazing Calling of Being ‘Mom’

By Trilla Newbell The other morning, I woke up while my children were still ...

A Talk With God

By Mimi Greenwood Knight When my daughter, Molly, was three and a half, we ...

Elisabeth Hasselbeck

Former television broadcaster Elisabeth Hasselbeck spent more than a decade telling stories from different ...

What Is Christian Hedonism?

Over the years the name that I have given to my understanding of the ...

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Welcome to the Battle!

BY BETH MOORE An excerpt from Chasing Vines There is a coming-of-age for fruit-bearing ...

Bob Goff Dream Big

Who are you? Where are you? What do you want?

BY BOB GOFF An excerpt from Dream Big I’ve been flying airplanes for twenty ...

The Path to Healing

  By Andrea Joy Moede   Picture this scenario with me for a quick ...

Finding a purpose in my empty nest

Finding a Purpose in My Empty Nest

Flying Faithfully By Mimi Greenwood Knight       In 2003, God had a ...

All is Well in the Swell

By Lisa Jenkins-Moore Though I’ve had the privilege of many memorable experiences in my ...

Not To Worry

unprecedented time in our modern world

Claiming God's protection during times of fear

God Our Fortress and Protector

Claiming God’s protection during times of fear and praying for protection of our children

Who’s Your Daddy?

By Mimi Greenwood Knight When I was a kid growing up, any time I ...

Follow The Leader

Like father, son heads into ministry By Mimi Greenwood Knight John Lea’s roots run ...

Start.

By Broc Jahnke Change is entirely possible. I have changed. I am convinced you ...

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Tragedy to Triumph

By Lisa Jenkins-Moore At 17, Gabriel Hatton was one of the youngest pilots to ...

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One Heartbeat Away

If you had just minutes to live, where do you think you would go ...

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The Secret Place

  By Michelle Wallace He who dwells in the secret place of the Most ...

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Beth, Joel, Lauren, and the Open Court of Social Media

“Tell it not in Gath…” (2 Samuel 1:20) By Lisa Jenkins-Moore   In 1995, ...

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Extra Curricular – Pray For Your Child’s School

Doing a little homework by praying for your child’s school By Lisa Jenkins-Moore   ...

Gracefully Broken

By Alison Vorlicky “The Lord is near the brokenhearted and saves those who are ...

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Step Into Leadership

For almost two decades, I have worked as a writer, content developer, and editor. ...

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Be Present

By Lisa Jenkins-Moore As Mother’s Day approaches, I find myself reflecting on motherhood and ...

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Trust in Despair

  “Where was God when… (enter catastrophic event here)?” By Chad Bailey This question ...

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Thrive – Your Best Self Begins Within

By Broc Jahnke   Wouldn’t it be nice to thrive in your relationships at ...

Love is…

By Lisa Jenkins-Moore What comes to mind when you hear that phrase? In a ...

The Power of Grace

Grace is a word we hear and use so often that many of us ...

This One Thing

He asked me a simple question in a patient and loving way. “Where are ...

Choose Joy

While some enter the world more carefree and contented, all of us struggle to ...

Do You Hear the Cry of the Nations?

The season for remembrance, reflection, and renewal is upon us as we celebrate the ...

Surrender Your Story

“Give God the right to direct your life and as you trust him along ...

Knowing God

When we seek to know God, rather than understand Him, we will not be ...

Protection not Rejection

Innate in all of us is the desire to be recognized, appreciated, and accepted.

Love is a Four Letter Word

When we use the word, do we actually understand its meaning?

A Life of Significance

Growing up, I wanted to be a famous rock star. But my expectations were ...

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Make Room for Jesus

Like most families, we have several traditions we follow each Christmas season.

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Entwined in Him

Wait and hope for and expect the Lord; be brave and of good courage ...

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Behind the Olympian

Too often we gaze into others’ lives with rose-tinted glasses. We peruse the picture ...

War with the Word

Everyone struggles—even the phrase “the struggle is real” has become a cliché.

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The Lion and the Peacock

Though it’s been well over a decade, I still remember that tremendous sound.

God + Mary = Jesus

But without Joseph, Mary would have been executed.

Back to the Basics

A few months ago a friend and I decided to read through the Bible ...

Stay of Execution

For several days the term “stay of execution” flashed in my mind. Though somewhat ...

Not Just a War Room

War Room hit theaters in August 2015 and took the box office by storm. ...

Walking in Love

                    Years ago, Steven Curtis ...

5 Truths for Frustrated Christians

Though I’ve been a Believer most of my life, I only recently came to ...

Thankful For Christmas

For years our family erected our Christmas tree the day after Thanksgiving. I was ...

Troops to Recruit

Tired, hungry, bruised and battered, I lie in the tent trying to recover from ...

God of the Impossible

She had been barren for over seven years. Though she had cried out to ...

Before & After September

In the original Roman calendar, September was the seventh month; the name was derived ...

The Best of Me

“Jesus, please make me a superhero so I can be awesome.” I overheard this ...

Honor the Aging

You shall rise before the gray headed and honor the presence of an old ...

Let It Rain

In the last several years, the United States has suffered drought conditions, and Texas ...

Cinderella’s Slipper

She is lovely beyond compare. Kind, compassionate, and perfectly proportioned, Cinderella embodies the feminine ...

A New Song

By Michelle Wallace Kevin Weable, who is with Go.Be.Hope, an organization that actively seeks ...

You are My Masterpiece

In Ephesians 3 Paul wrote from prison concerning the call of God on his ...

You Make Me Brave

There are some words, no matter how often I hear them, how frequently I ...

HEAVEN IS FOR REAL

The astounding story of a little boy’s trip to heaven and back Todd Burpo ...

Abundant Life

Fruit of the Vine A number of years ago my husband began experiencing various ...

Signposts

Years ago my husband and I opened a small automotive shop in our city. ...

Learning to Love

Learning to Love

Does anyone else struggle in relationships or is it just me? I already know ...

God Shows Up

The following story, which was sent to Michelle Wallace by email, occurred March 18. ...

The Adventure Way

Before I traded my practical SUV in for a not as practical, but lots ...

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Say It in a Love Note

   “Letters are among the most significant memorial a person can leave behind them.” ...

Never Forgotten by God

Overlooked by Men, Never Forgotten by God

Can a woman forget her nursing child? Will she have no compassion on the child ...