Finding Strength When Life Seems Impossible By Joel B. Friends, there is not a person in the world who has not faced hard times. However, just because life seems rough at times doesn’t mean we should give up or get frustrated. When life gives us adversity we need to find ...

Why Live Together Before Marriage? By John Livingston Clark Are there positive benefits of living together before marriage? Does it provide time and an environment to test a relationship? Let’s look at the results of a recent study and some insights I have learned from my reading. According to one ...

Unrest around the globe has been a constant in varying degrees for as long as people have inhabited the earth. Taking a journey through the annals of history one can see it is evident that ‘world peace’ has eluded us. There have been relatively peaceful times. There have been horrendous ...

Have you ever been to an open house? Well if you’ve ever been house hunting, you probably would have. Even though I’m not a homeowner as yet, I’ve had the privilege of assisting with several open houses. Doing so gave me the opportunity of landing a front row seat to ...

I heard a song yesterday called ‘Have I told you lately that I love you,’ written by Scotty Wiseman in 1945. Great love tunes are birthed out of sweet romance between two people falling in love. The next stanza goes, ‘have I told you with all my heart and soul ...

I don’t believe in gravity.  In spite of all of the scientific evidence presented before me including my daily ability to stand upright, sit or lay down at any given time, I still don’t believe.  Call me crazy, but I just can’t because the answer is too simple to be ...

Why is there pain and suffering in the world?  If there is a god, then why does he not fix my problems?  Why does he not heal my friend, my family member, or me? Does he not hear my prayer?  I thought God is supposed to be good?  These types ...

Should I Only Listen To Christian Music? By Joel B. Friends, there is a lot of debate in the church about what kind of music Christians should be listening to. Some say that you should only be listening to Christian music and others say you should be open-minded to other ...

The world feels like a war zone sometimes.  Deadly Ebola virus brought to the US.  Extremists slaughtering all who do not share their faith.  The news can easily pose the question in our minds that US Army veteran Chris Plekenpol pondered: “God must have taken a vacation because there’s no way ...

‘Do not overcome with evil, but overcome evil with good.’ Romans 12:21 (NIV) Compromise…this is a word that can be good, or it can be bad.  But it is an interesting word for sure.   compromise (Merriam-Webster) (noun): : a way of reaching agreement in which each person or group ...