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Chara Donahue

Chara Donahue is a co-author of the Bible study 1, 2 & 3 John: Experiencing Transformation and is working on her next book. She enjoys serving as a biblical counselor, speaking to women, and savoring coffee when her four kids are out playing with dad. She holds an MSEd from Corban University, is passionate about seeing people set free through God's truths, and is the founder and editor of Anchored Voices. She is also the host of the podcast The Bible Never Said That, which you can listen to on LifeAudio.com. Get in touch with her on Facebook or Twitter.

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10 Habitual Sins Women Especially Struggle With

10 Habitual Sins Women Especially Struggle With

March 2, 2026

Beginning a discussion about sins can often feel overwhelming, but we need to consistently, humbly invite God to search us for anything within us that is an offense to him. Once we can see it, we can fight it. John Owen instructed believers in The Mortification of Sin to, “be killing sin or it will be killing you.” Sin is serious, but the good news for the believer is it has been atoned for. Isaiah 1:18 illustrates this beautifully: “‘Come now, let us settle the matter,’ says the LORD. ‘Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool.’” 

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7 Steps to a Deeper Understanding of the Bible

7 Steps to a Deeper Understanding of the Bible

December 31, 2019

Truth. Everyone is looking for it, nearly everyone makes a claim to it, but few know its fullness as revealed in God’s word. There is no greater resource to help us understand the mysteries of God, and his desires for people than the Bible. The Holy Spirit worked through Moses, David, Prophets, and the Apostles to contribute to the collection of 66 books that make up the Good Book; many writers—but one author. 2 Timothy 3:16-17 affirms this reality, “All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.” Not only is the Bible breathed out by God, but it was given to us so that when our finite minds cannot make sense of the world around us, we have a solid bedrock of truth to steady our hearts and minds. 

God’s enemy, Satan—the deceiver, would love for us to believe that the Bible is inaccessible to us and difficult to understand. While there may be challenges and questions that arise as we study God’s word, we cannot allow them to stop us from reading the words that change hearts and provide our souls’ sustenance. The Bible is like a vast goldmine waiting to be explored, and the following steps can help us unearth the treasury of knowledge and God-wrought wisdom as we dig into each verse.

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10 Women in the Bible that God Used to Save and Lead Others

10 Women in the Bible that God Used to Save and Lead Others

October 19, 2019

The Bible tells the stories of many women, but we don’t always realize the leadership lessons their lives speak. Women in leadership roles within the church and ministry have become a hot topic today. It's important to look back at the ways God used the lives of women to change nations! Women held various roles in the Old and New Testaments. Judges, prophets, doctors...there are plenty of examples of women in the Bible who stepped out of the norms of society and became remarkable leaders.

Let’s take a look at 10 women in the Bible whose stories teach what it means to lead, serve, and love.

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