Why is it we are so quick to adopt the worldly idea that love is hard and something that has to be constantly fought for? How often do we hear Christians say things like “marriage is hard” and “love is hard work”? Even though we know these statements are completely ...
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Remembering Fallen Vets and Police Officers
A deceased veteran of the Vietnam War returned to American soil on May 12, 2015. Master Sergeant James Holt was a Green Beret stationed at Long Vei, which was overrun by the North Vietnamese Army in 1968. He was reportedly trapped in a medical bunker and shot to death. His ...
Read More »If You Won’t Obey Good Authority, You’ll Have to Submit to Bad
A friend who volunteers his time with delinquent youth told of a frustrating problem he kept encountering. As he tried to counsel these young people who’d messed up, he kept running into a wall of bitterness. Many of them had been treated roughly by law enforcement upon arrest and detainment. ...
Read More »Derailed on the Way to Heaven
Recently, an Amtrak train derailed in Philadelphia leaving eight people dead and over two hundred transported to the hospital. Still uncertain of the specific root cause behind the speed of the train, investigators are trying to identify and pinpoint a potential connection to the engineer, Brandon Bostian who is currently ...
Read More »Meatless Madness or Healthy Habit?
Lamb chops and mash potatoes, beef burgers and fries, Southern fried chicken with mac-and-cheese… I’m sure picking a favorite from any of these dishes, is easy. But have you ever considered trying a meal that’s meatless? Wait. Don’t start hyperventilating just yet! It’s not that bad, really. There’s a stigma ...
Read More »Land of the Free and Home of…Dysfunction?
America has always been known as the greatest nation on the face of the earth unfortunately it has its fair share of problems. Poverty The poverty threshold for 2012 for a family of four, was $23,492.* Crime In 2012 the number of violent crime in the ...
Read More »Behind Disappointment: Obsession & Idolatry
God cares about our well-being. He tells us to pray for our needs. He says that He will fulfill the desires of those who fear Him. He knows the deep wants of our heart, and more importantly, He knows our heart. Maybe you have an unfulfilled desire in your heart. ...
Read More »Nine Supernatural Gifts of the Holy Spirit
To each person has been given the ability to manifest the Spirit for the common good. To one has been given a message of wisdom by the Spirit; to another the ability to speak with knowledge according to the same Spirit; to another faith by the same Spirit; to another ...
Read More »What If It’s God Speaking?
One summer, years and years ago, I sat on the porch at my parents’ lake house and gazed at the sun as it set behind the mountains off in the distance. Family friends were visiting at the time, and we all sat and took in the beauty of the sunset, ...
Read More »3 Reasons I Want To See You Tied Up
Maybe I shouldn’t do this, but I’m about to give my three secret reasons for wanting to see you all tied up. I won’t lie–I’ve been fantasizing about this for some time. So has the rest of the world. E.L. James’ erotica romance 50 Shades trilogy series has sold over 100-million copies. And ...
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