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Spring Hunter is a woman who grew up in complete poverty, religiously adhered to a cult, suffered parental abandonment, became […]

“For you, O God, have tested us;     you have tried us as silver is tried. You brought us into the […]

1 – Because love is patient “Love is patient,” (1 Corinthians 13:4).   Anyone else think “ouch” Yeah, my hand would […]

Dear baby, This is Melody, writing to you the night before you are born into this world.  There are a […]

It’s obvious to me in the last sixty years there’s been a dramatic decline in the acceptance of personal responsibility […]

Matthew chapter 17 has the account of Jesus with Peter, James and John on the Mount of Transfiguration. While they […]

Pornography is a deadly mistress. She stands poised with promises, willing and ready at a moment’s notice. She strikes unexpectedly, […]

The following is adapted from a sermon by Jeff Swart. Philippians 4:8 may be the most important verse in the […]

I hate static.  Not like the kind that makes your clothes cling to you. I’m talking about static on the […]

FOMO (the “fear of missing out”) is a real thing, and it’s more intense than ever. We’re afraid we’ll miss […]

Have you ever had a day that goes something like this: You are trying to leave for work and the […]

t I remember very clearly the day God showed me an important truth about my relationship with him. I’m either actively […]

Act II: A Gift From God You Don’t Want (Numbers 11:4-20) In Act I we defined covetousness in four parts. Covetousness […]

First Timothy 6:6-10 says, ”But godliness with contentment is great gain.For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing […]

My imagination ran wild…What if my friends or the kids got too close to the edge? What would happen then? And how far down was it?

I hate static.  Not like the kind that makes your clothes cling to you.  I’m talking about static on the […]

There are countless voices in our culture ringing through the air with definitions of what men should be like in […]

Searching… My email is like the pit of despair. I keep everything, you know, just in case. Like all the […]

“A system of morality which is based on relative emotional values is a mere illusion, a thoroughly vulgar conception which […]

“That may be true for you, but it’s not true for me.” Has anyone ever said this to you in […]

Every time I see that phrase tweeted or represented in a pretty meme of some kind, I want to yell, […]

John Paton (1824—1907), missionary to the New Hebrides Islands in the South Pacific, was on one occasion surrounded by a […]

“I never dreamed” when I was a teen that my lifelong best friend would be murdered while sleeping in bed.  […]

The most formidable problem against Christianity isn’t whether or not God exists, but rather, if he does exist, why he […]

Eighteen years…Eighteen years and two months to be exact. That should have been plenty of time to prepare for what […]

I remember a time when a very long relationship ended, and the feeling was like a shotgun to my chest. […]

“Mrs. Cline” the lady behind the receptionist desk called out.  I walked up and answered, “Yes.”  “Are you here for […]

Sometimes, everything around you seems to be falling apart. The markets are down and retirement looks bleak… You can’t seem […]

Nafisa Morris is a young widow who writes Rekindling Joy, a blog that encourages others who have suffered similar losses. Her […]