‘When times are good, be happy; but when times are bad, consider: God has made the one as well as the other.’ Ecclesiastes 7:14 (NIV) Hurricane Sandy ripped up the Eastern Seaboard of the United States  in October 2012. It was a vicious storm, bringing death and destruction with it. ...

Romans 11:26” For from him and through him and for him are all things. To him be the glory forever! Amen.” God Almighty who every family bears his name and all humanity has been borne from him. God is a loving Father who started a family because he wanted to ...

Galatians 17 Those false teachers are so eager to win your favor, but their intentions are not good. They are trying to shut you off from me so that you will pay attention only to them.

2 Corinthians 4:5-7 (NLT)—5) We don’t go around preaching about ourselves; we preach Christ Jesus, the Lord. All we say about ourselves is that we are your servants because of what Jesus has done for us. 6) For God, who said “Let there be light in the darkness,” has made ...

Peirasmos: A Path to the Crown By Joel B. 1 Peter 4:12 Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you: But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ’s sufferings; that, when his glory shall be ...

These will be four of the most powerful words we will ever hear or read in scripture. “God was with him.” Acts 10:38 ” how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the ...

5:00 am Monday morning, the bleep of a text came in. “You’re a late start today.” My husband mumbled as he rolled back to sleep. Moments passed before my mind started coming out of the dense fog of slumber. “What? A late start? Seriously? It’s April 21st!” I replied back ...

How Do I Know God’s Will? By Joel B. John 10:27-30 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. My Father, which gave ...

“…and a child shall lead them.” In the prophesied Kingdom of Christ (Isaiah 11), we read of peace and unity unimaginable to many.  Christ taught his disciples to pray, “Thy Kingdom come,” and to live so that the Kingdom reality changed the world.  The charge for Christians today remains the ...

My worth is not weighed by the wealth of my family It’s not in the school or church I attend religiously It’s definitely not in my country or culture Nor even in nature versus nurture My worth is not revealed in the color of my skin; It’s not in the ...