Perception and reality often are poles apart.  The impact of Christianity on the world is a prime example.  The tendency to perceive Christianity as negative and limiting is rampant.  Increasingly, the world reacts to Christianity as a negative, often trying to silence it.  Yet there is transformational power in Christianity! ...

My daughter really wanted to watch cartoons the other day and I decided to indulge her a little.  Normally, she watches Disney or a DVD of Mickey Mouse or something of the like.  But those were not an option at the time.  I skimmed through the channels until I came ...

I tuned into a broadcast showing an interracial church in Atlanta. Blacks and whites were joyfully singing together in a choir. Recently in Portland, Oregon, at a Ferguson rally, a white cop and a young black boy embraced in a bear hug.  These are two examples of what can happen ...

My husband and I taught a 5th and 6th grade Sunday school class at our church for several years. We still worship with many of our former students, some are parents themselves. We used many teaching tools through the years, everything from recorded stories to games and crafts were utilized ...

Political Correctness was defined as “tyranny with manners” by Charleton Heston. It’s a mindset infused into the culture designed to shut up speaking the truth. Political Correctness and Tolerance have the same end goal. These cultural ideologies didn’t happen by accident, nor were they dreamed up by the mind of ...

God, speak to me.  Have you ever uttered those infamous words?  God has probably heard them in every language. . . more than once in each, I suspect! Just the other night before bed, I was bemoaning the unfortunate fact that I had been so busy that I had been ...

You ever wonder where God is, in your time of need? Have you come to the point where you’ve literally cried out, “God, do you see what I’m going through down here? Where are you?” Maybe you’ve prayed and prayed and fasted and prayed, waiting on God to work a ...

Last week I was casually asked what I was doing for the weekend. I told the man who asked that I was really excited about an upcoming event at church. I was really surprised by the way this man’s face was surprised and quickly responded with, “Well that’s good for ...

Mr. Obama is doing all he can to make good on his goal to fundamentally transform America. We the people better demand that our other two branches of government perform the checks and balances they are elected and appointed to conduct.

One thing our culture needs is times of silence. I don’t mean the times when people pay their respects to the deceased. There are moments when we need to be free from the busyness and noise of life, to not allow distractions and mental clutter. God wants just plain silence ...