Having once lived about five miles from Salem, Massachusetts, the historical and famous “Witch City” is second nature to me. As almost any resident within 50 miles of Salem, I have spent at least one Halloween night in all the craziness that Salem has to offer on what they deem ...
Read More »Yes, You Can–Believing For The Impossible
Do you ever get stuck in the world of: “I can’t make it. I can’t do it. I can’t get through it.”? I know I do. We all do from time to time. Maybe we get stuck because we are facing a trial that seems impossible to overcome. Or maybe ...
Read More »The Spirit of Halloween: To Celebrate or Not
Stores are getting into the Halloween spirit. What they may not realize is that there are real spirits. A recent article stated that the number of witches in the United States is doubling every 30 months. And at the present time there may be “8 million undeclared practitioners” in the ...
Read More »Francine Rivers Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
She has captured the hearts and minds of readers for decades. Francine Rivers, the author of more than 20 Christian fiction novels, received the Lifetime Achievement Award on September 19 at the American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW) Awards Gala. “Few people have had the kind of impact that Francine Rivers ...
Read More »The Church That Overcomes Hell’s Gates
Church is an emotionally loaded word for many. For some, it pulls forth feelings of inadequacy–of not measuring up. For others, it engenders “ought to do” feelings: the doing sometimes creates pride and other times produces failure. Church speaks to others of “Sunday best” and plastic facades that are left ...
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