In Christianity salvation is by grace alone. Many other religions involve works, or following some set of rituals or rules. Ephesians  2:8-9 says, “By grace you have been saved through faith. This is not of your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so ...

The United Nations has a plan called the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. There are 17 goals in a global effort to end poverty, promote peace, protect the rights of all people, and save the planet. All of this is supposed to happen by the year 2030. It has been ...

Have you ever had an experience in your life that you have never forgotten? I have. I lived in Yakima, Washington, when the Mt. St. Helen’s volcano erupted  on May 18, 1980. As the ash cloud approached the city, it became as dark as night at noon. As people awoke ...

I had a situation at my work that did not go well, to say the least, so much so that I became worried about the consequences. I expressed the regret of my actions to my boss, expecting him to be stern with me, but he wasn’t. He was very gracious ...

Many of our youth are living with hopelessness. Many factors are contributing to this. According to the National Fatherhood Initiative one in four kids do not have a father figure. (This organization has also done research showing that there is a direct link between young men that grow up without ...