This is a story, set at Christmastime, about a little girl who lived in central Illinois and sent a letter to Santa in December, 1908. She graciously forgave him for overlooking her home the year before, blaming it on the smallness of the stockings at the family fireplace—too hard to ...

It’s easy to assume that God is no where in sight as we watch the news and see people getting murdered on streets that were once safe. It is also becoming more apparent of the distain some people have for Christianity. It is painful to see that people can’t worship ...

One of the keys for successfully overcoming the devil is winning the battle of the mind. Satan will very often seek to target us is in our thoughts. It is in the mind that his seeds are planted; seeds of doubt, lust, fear, anger, bitterness, or other assaults and temptations. ...

The Jesus of Bethlehem is the same Jesus who turned water into wine, fed over 5,OOO people with only five loaves and two fish, calmed a storm by just speaking the word, and walked on water. This same Jesus had the audacity to say, “I am the way, the truth, ...

Unity in Christ breaks down the walls that divide us. Our ‘cause’ should be His - that all are reconciled with our Father in Heaven through Him.

Are you disappointed in the snapshots of your life today?  Are your pictures less than perfect–marred with disappointments or grief?  Perhaps you have not yet found that one true love–or one you loved has left or died?  Maybe your home no longer resonates with laughter and dreams or the work ...

‘Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel, which is translated, “God with us”.’ Matthew 1:23 (NKJV) We know Jesus as our Savior, our King, our Lord, Our Hope.  But He is so much more than that. Imagine a king ...

No matter your age, pressure to conform is a factor in everyone’s life.  We want to fit in, but God’s Word calls us to stand out, in a good way, but for teens, standing out can be the last thing they want to do.  As our children grow into young ...

My parents split, but not in the way you might think.  One died from cancer when I was 5-years-old.  The other died of a heart attack when I was 21-years-old. I thought nothing could have been worse than my mom and dad dying.  I know comparing pain is pointless, because heartache is heartache, yet I ...

We’ve grown so used to politicians letting us down, that we often let their speeches go in one ear and out the other. Which points straight to a grander brokenness. Namely, when someone we love and trust fails to keep an important oath. Wedding vows come to mind: for richer ...