In the mountains east of Fresno, California, a fire started by a lightning strike has been raging for weeks. Thousands of fire personnel have been engaged in fighting this inferno, named the “Rough Fire,” the 18th largest in state history. In the middle of it all lies Hume Lake, home ...

 Do you want to be a Billionaire? It seems that lately my appetite for more is in one word: insatiable. We compare what we have with what others have, and find ourselves lacking.  It is on every channel, and in every store.  We live in the most affluent country on the planet, ...

Modern science is divided over many hot topics that are being taught or assumed as fact, including Darwinism, the origins of the earth, and climate change. Yet there is an enormous drive to punish and penalize those who won’t worship at the altar of extreme environmentalism. Why? Every human being ...

Job 34:15 “All flesh shall perish together, and man shall turn again unto dust.” As I walk down the center aisle leading a procession carefully holding an urn with the ashes of my father-in-law, I understand in a very practical sense verses such as these from Job. Man is created ...

As women, we stress about beauty, money, children, spouse, and power, among others. We aspire to be the perfect woman. As a result, women, tend to become very competitive. Even though the Bible warns that it’s unwise to compare ourselves to each other, we still insist on doing it. “Oh, ...

Biblical definition of the number seven                                 The number 7 has played a significant role throughout biblical history. God has revealed that the number 7 is very important to Him. God defines 7 in terms of completeness, perfection and fulfillment. It also is defined as the end of a work or ...

Book of Daniel: Enter King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. Nebuchadnezzar is looking for the “cream of the crop” from among those captured earlier in Jerusalem. He has orderd the chief official to select the strongest, most handsome, intelligent young men for training, preferably from Israel’s royalty and nobility. They will possess ...

“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”  Acts 1:8 (ESV) Jesus made this statement to His beloved disciples just before they watched Him ...

The big “C” word strikes fear in most every heart.  Cancer.  Imagine you are a new mom with a beautiful three-month old who holds your heart … and you hear, “You have Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma.” The wall of fear rises up to block all else.  “What if … ” becomes ...

Her name is Anna. That is the only “other” thing I know about her. It is kinda sad really. We literally spent days together.We laughed, she watched me cry, she saw me pray, she watched me walk out when I just couldn’t take it anymore. She was always–there. When alarms would ...