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Twin girls due September 30 for Joseph Habedank and Lindsey

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Joseph Habedank is counting down the days. He’s preparing to welcome twin daughters this fall, turning his family of two into a family of four almost overnight.

“Just wanted to give you a quick update on Lindsey and the twins,” he said in a recent interview. The news is good: “They are growing and doing really, really well,” he said, both girls are already well over three pounds, outpacing typical growth for twins. “We have a schedule for September 30th for them to arrive into this world, and we are so excited.”

But Habedank also asked fans for prayer. Lindsey has been dealing with lightheadedness, low blood pressure and anemia. “We’re very grateful that the girls are doing well,” he said, “but we want her to be healthy as well.”

It’s an update that carries both joy and worry in equal measure. “It’s such an exciting time in our lives,” Habedank said, “and I hope to see you all out on the road soon.”

It’s nice to be able to post updates like this. Texas Gospel Canada will let you know when the new arrivals make their appearance!

Finding peace in the middle of life’s hardest moments

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Difficult seasons come to everyone. There are circumstances so painful or confusing that even committed believers find themselves wondering where God has gone. Yet a lasting peace remains available, rooted in the security of one’s relationship with God.

Paul addressed this directly, urging believers not to give in to anxiety over their circumstances. Instead, he encouraged turning to prayer and petition, bringing specific requests honestly before God. The result he promised is striking: a peace that goes beyond ordinary human understanding, one capable of surrounding and protecting both heart and mind through Christ Jesus.

This kind of peace doesn’t depend on circumstances improving first. It stands guard regardless of what is happening on the outside.

Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and pleading with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.

Philippians 4:6-7

The one true source of lasting peace

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There is only one genuine wellspring of peace available to believers, and it cannot coexist with deliberate disobedience to God’s will. Living against God’s instruction while expecting to feel calm and settled simply isn’t possible; the two cannot exist together.

The promise offered instead is remarkable in its scope: a peace so complete and unusual that it defies ordinary explanation. It allows a person to remain calm and steady on the inside even while circumstances around them are falling apart. This kind of stability doesn’t come from controlling outward events; it comes from an inward unity with God himself.

Christ described his own relationship with the Father as one of complete oneness, declaring that to have seen him was to have seen the Father as well. That same unity is offered to believers today. The honest question worth asking is what, if anything, is currently standing between a person and that kind of closeness with the Lord.

“Peace I leave with you. My peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Don’t let your heart be troubled or fearful.

John 14:27 (CSB)

Why scripture is essential to discovering God’s will

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Anyone seeking to understand what God wants for their life must start in the same place: the written word. Scripture reveals God’s heart and provides the daily guidance needed to make sound decisions.

Ignoring the Bible creates a vacuum quickly filled by other voices, many of which openly dismiss or criticize biblical truth while offering competing advice on how life should be lived. Scripture remains the primary channel through which God communicates with people today.

When someone expresses uncertainty about God’s direction for their life, the first and most practical piece of advice is simple: open the Bible and begin reading. As for where to start, there is something remarkable about how God works through this process. For those genuinely willing to immerse themselves in scripture, it is striking how often particular verses seem to provide exactly the clarity and direction being sought.

Your word is a lamp to my feet And a light to my path.

Psalm 119:105

Living the Christian life as a joyful inheritance

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Forgiveness and freedom are gifts that come from God, and they are meant to be enjoyed, not merely endured. The inheritance that comes through faith isn’t reserved for some distant future; much of it is meant to be experienced now, in the present.

A joyless, burdened approach to faith does little to draw others toward belief. When someone claims devotion to Christ while wearing a constant expression of sorrow, the message sent to the watching world is discouraging rather than inviting. True faith was never meant to look like a heavy obligation.

Instead, the Christian life should be understood as liberation, a release into the person God intends each believer to become. It isn’t primarily about actions performed or rules followed. It is about identity, about who a person actually is when Christ lives and works through them.

It was for freedom that Christ set us free; therefore keep standing firm and do not be subject again to a yoke of slavery.

Galatians 5:1