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Learn more about how you can improve yourself and inspire those around you with a variety of stories and articles all about growth.

How faith and science agree on the joy of beginning again

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January 19, 2026

How faith and science agree on the joy of beginning again

New beginnings spark joy in both the brain and the heart

byKaren Gleason

On working, resting and living a full existence

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November 12, 2025

On working, resting and living a full existence

An excerpt from “Garden City: Work, Rest, and the Art of Being Human

byJohn Mark Comer

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November 1, 2025

27 reasons to be grateful this November

Before the glittery chaos of December, November invites us to slow down and

byEmily Truax

An unexpected tool to leverage good in the world

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October 29, 2025

An unexpected tool to leverage good in the world

An excerpt from The Art of Asking Better Questions We live in a world that has

byJ.R. Briggs, Dr.

How to start a productive conversation with your kids about drug use

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September 10, 2025

How to start a productive conversation with your kids about drug use

Q&A with Kelly Rodriguez, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

byEmily Truax

One simple question that changed our home

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September 16, 2024

One simple question that changed our home

Several years ago, we started a task list for our three young boys (9, 7 and 3

byShelby Goodman

Writing (and rewriting) the moral of your story

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July 17, 2024

Writing (and rewriting) the moral of your story

An excerpt from “Write Your Story: A Simple Framework to Understand Yourself,

byAllison Fallon

Don’t waste your season: An excerpt from “Now and Not Yet”

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April 3, 2024

Don’t waste your season

An excerpt from “Now and Not Yet” Apparently, I’m really not a winter person

byRuth Chou Simons

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January 30, 2024

You’re not as broken as you think

An excerpt from “Get Past Your Past” What if the things you believe about

byJason VanRuler

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September 13, 2023

You have to feel it to heal it

An excerpt from “There’s Beauty in Your Brokenness: 90 Devotions to

byCassandra Speer

How to use your body language and micro expressions to show positivity

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August 22, 2023

How to use your body language and micro expressions to show positivity

An excerpt from “Language That Leads: Communication Strategies that Inspire and

byKasia Wezowski

How to use joy as an antidote for anxiety

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May 23, 2023

Bearing joy for a world full of frantic anxiety

An excerpt of From Pandemic to Renewal: Practices for a World Shaken by Crisis

byChris Rice

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You have to feel it to heal it

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Raising up Salvation Army leaders for service to the West—and the world

Disaster case manager helps restore hope after 2025 California wildfires

How an Iraq War veteran’s miracle transformed his faith in God

‘Determined’ volunteer brings in tons of food for Mesquite food pantry