Crystal McDowell

Articles by Crystal McDowell

Crystal McDowell and her husband of 22 years raise their five children in the Midwest. She writes, speaks, and teaches with a passion to encourage women with Biblical truths. As a freelance writer for over 12 years, Crystal has written numerous Christian curricula for Sunday School and VBS as well as many articles dealing with marriage, motherhood, and relationships. She gives weekly words of encouragement on her blog: Crystal McDowell Speaks

Crystal has written 132 articles on What Christians Want To Know! Read them in the archive below.

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7 Great Bible Verses About Walking in the Light

There’s a presence of God in those who walk in the light. They aren’t always aware of the light—but it’s evident in how they speak, act, and think about life, work, family, and the Christian faith. The light that is within all believers exposes and drives out the darkness. Satan and his demons can’t stand […]

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Top 7 Bible Verses About Sowing And Reaping

by Crystal McDowell

Sowing and reaping is one of the simplest, yet most ignored concepts of life. Anything we put our time, energy, money, or focus on is an act of sowing. Reaping is the results or consequences of what we’ve sown. The ramification of our reaping depends on the amount of effort and time we put into […]

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Top 7 Bible Verses About Past Mistakes

by Crystal McDowell

All of us have said things we wish we hadn’t and we have done things we wish that we wouldn’t have done. But what is past is done and we don’t get a redo with our past mistakes. How can we get past our past mistakes? There’s only one place to find a correct answer—in […]

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7 Important Bible Verses About Sacrifice

by Crystal McDowell

Sacrifice is a part of the Christian faith. We sacrifice our lives daily as we live with the impact of Christ’s sacrifice for us. While making a sacrifice isn’t easy, it does remind us that we need to hold loosely to the things of this world. Heaven is our true home and everything we give […]

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7 Of The Best Bible Verses About Miracles

by Crystal McDowell

Miracles are defined by the extraordinary measure that God reveals Himself to us. Miracles remind us that God doesn’t depend on the elements of nature or man’s abilities in order to do the impossible. We trust that God will work miracles in our lives in His timing and purpose. Read the 7 best Bible verses […]

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7 Not-so-Good Women of the Bible

by Crystal McDowell

A wonderful reality of the Bible is that it doesn’t hide the sins of the people. The Lord uses even the bad examples of women in the Bible to reveal the truth of His way. He exposes how those who choose to follow after wrong will eventually deal with the consequences of their decisions. Take […]

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Top 7 Bible Verses About Making Mistakes

by Crystal McDowell

No matter where we are in our Christian walk, we will make mistakes. We will say, do, or think things that we shouldn’t. Part of the spiritual growth of a believer is accepting that we will never be perfect because only Jesus is perfect. We, on the other hand, are being perfected to be like […]

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7 Great Bible Verses About Earthly Possessions

by Crystal McDowell

God doesn’t condemn His people having earthly possessions; but He does condemn when earthly possessions have us. As believers in the Lord Jesus Christ, we recognize that heaven is our home so we resist the temptation to hoard or treasure earthly possessions that will fade away. Meditate on the following 7 great Bible verses about […]

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Top 7 Bible Verses about Taking Action

by Crystal McDowell

Taking action is a necessary part of our relationship with Christ. Our enemy, Satan, takes advantage of those believers who choose passivity instead of action. Action requires faith in God and trust in His word to accomplish great things for the kingdom. The faint-hearted, fearful, and doubters will always struggle with taking action. However, there’s […]

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7 Good Bible Verses About Sorrow

by Crystal McDowell

Times of grief and sorrow will visit on every person at some point in time. Believers aren’t insulated from tragedies and painful situations. However because we have the Holy Spirit within us, we have hope that keeps us one moment at a time. Because of the overwhelming pressure of sorrow, we’re often unaware of how […]

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