Today I went to church as usual, arrived about the same time, sat in relatively the same location, and I walked in with the same expectations; We would worship, God would show up, Pastor would preach a great message, and I would walk away filled for the week. What I ...

After reading part one of this two part series, then it should be clear how notorious depression is, and how debilitating it can be. Being able to identify the warning signs will lead to early detection which can greatly impact the recovery process. Some Signs and Symptoms: * Persistent sadness ...

Quicksand… it pulls you in; you struggle to break free but it keeps drawing you back down. Mosquito… it sneakily invades your body and sucks your energy. Glue… it holds you bound, stealing your will to live; leaving you stuck in thoughts of suicide. Depression is a prison we’ve all ...

No Greater Love By James V. John 15:13 Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. Terry Brown, a Deputy Sheriff on Southern Oregon’s coast, greatly risked his own life in order to save a 14 year old boy who was ...

Evidence is everywhere in the Bible concerning God’s initiative toward His people. One unique example is found in the Old Testament when God calls the prophet Hosea into a marriage with a prostitute named Gomer. Three children later, Gomer backslides into the arms of a previous lover who put her ...

Lord Jesus, Reach out to all who will visit this site. Let them find answers to their heart felt questions through the anointed writings on this site. Lift up this site as the vessel in your powerful right hand.As you have ordained destroy the kingdom of darkness through this site. ...

Hosea 10:6 (VOICE) The wretched idol will be taken to Assyria and given to the great king. Ephraim will be disgraced; Israel will be ashamed because of this king’s counsel.

Then he went up from there to Bethel; and as he was going up by the way, young lads came out from the city and mocked him and said to him, “Go up, you baldhead; go up, you baldhead! When he looked behind him and saw them, he cursed them ...

As a little girl, I would often role play my future and imagine what it would be like when I get married.  Part of my role-playing would include a beautiful bouquet of flowers. Not something that was dead and wilted, or losing it’s petals, but fresh, handpicked Lillis of the ...

Dear Nate, Sometimes your quiet demeanor makes it difficult for us (Mom and me) to understand what’s going on inside your head. We never want to make you feel uncomfortable in expressing yourself to us, so we tend to keep our questions and conversations short. We figured the day would come, ...