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Only you can decide how Jesus will impact your life.

Christ is the ultimate seeker. He seeks and saves the lost.

God is a forgiving God, but He desires to see us learn from mistakes and grow.

Jesus knew there was a high price to secure your final resting place, and paid it.

God knows your name — no matter how far you’ve traveled, and he is calling it today.

You can go from having a life that leads to death to a life radically changed by Jesus.

God is all-seeing, all-knowing, and ever present.

God willingly gave His one and only Son to be the sacrifice.

If you find yourself praying in your own “garden” today, know you are not alone.

God is in the business of creating life out of death, beauty out of ashes.

“Small” sins in our life can cause distress and damage in our lives.

Jesus gave His life so our debt could be paid.

To die is gain – to be rewarded for all the trials, and spend eternity in the presence of a loving father.

God isn’t a haphazard God but an on-purpose God.

God invites us to sit at his bountiful table and find relief from the world’s empty promises.

Forgiveness is a huge key to freedom, both giving it and asking for it.

When the storm clouds seem so oppressive and thick, that I feel like jumping ship.

Self-imposed fear has always been an obstacle to my full surrender to Jesus.

Summer camp is more than just water games and bunk beds; It can be a life changer.

A Christian’s identity is linked directly to the Old Testament, so why do we neglect it?

Instead of going overboard with inclusion in our culture, why don’t we love inclusively?

There’s a better way to teach the next generation to bring about change.

The Greatest Love Story of all time is beautifully portrayed in the Bible through Rulth.

We’re meant to spend our time urgently telling people about Jesus’ love for all mankind.

I’ve always loved watching and reading anything about medieval times. Kings and their royal families, strong and fearless knights storming […]

If you are running low on joy, take a minute and reflect on this amazing truth . . .

Jesus offered a personal, agonizing sacrifice for God’s people that changed the world.

When we accept the incredible gift of grace, we can see the freedom Christ came to give us.

Do your words point to Jesus or do they carelessly divide the body of Christ?

True gratitude begins by “entering” God’s presence with thanksgiving.

A healthy church should be obedient to what God has clearly commanded: making disciples

Keeping no record of wrongs and forgiving without limit seem impossible in today’s world.

Throughout their ministry the Gaitans have seen how God plants seeds in people’s hearts.

God’s plan for us doesn’t include living in fear but living in confident hope.

My objective that day was to get to the hospital in downtown Chicago before the surgery to have prayer with […]

There are many reasons Christians are losing the culture, but these are probably the top four. They are all ouch-worthy, […]

Peace. Oh, how we need it in our world today.  Before you say, “Duh, Captain Obvious!” or point the finger […]

There are many examples of people who thought they were healthy but when they visited the doctor it was the […]

Be still.Be quiet.Listen. Sometimes, when the world around us seems to spiral and spin off each page of every day, […]

Is it possible that you are “saved” and in the family of God, but you are sinning and you don’t […]

As usual, my plane was late and I did not think I would be able to make the connection. I […]

What is the antidote for racism, prejudice, hate, ethnic nationalism and supremacy? First of all, there is no form of […]

Pilate asked Jesus in John 18:38, “What is truth?”  And two thousand years later, we’re still asking . . . In […]

(Missionary to Thailand Brandon Lingle has written a parenting book in Thai, and he has graciously agreed to share it […]

When churches become healthy, thriving, and begin to live “sent” they accept the mission God has given them.   They realize […]

“The heart is deceitful above all things and desperately sick; who can understand it?” (Jeremiah 17:9) I feel the truth of […]

At the risk of losing you before we get started, I confess that I am old enough to remember the […]

Real faith uses information for the purpose of transformation. D. L. Moody said, “the Bible was not given for merely […]

Greg Stier, Founder and President of Dare 2 Share Ministries, tells the story of encountering a fan of Marilyn Manson […]

For four months I’ve been studying the book of Mark in the Bible because I received a slightly random and […]