Winter is wearying.  The struggles it brings weigh down our days.  The bleak landscape and destructive power of winter can overwhelm even hardy souls.  The secular world names winter discouragement, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). With the light of faith, though, winter produces treasures.  The crystals of ice and snow proclaim ...

Do you realize that the very hairs on your head are numbered by our Creator (Matt 10:30)? Our Lord is omniscient, which means He knows all things, but sometimes we must wonder in awe at the numerical values of the universe. In Jeremiah 33:22, we are told that the host ...

For most of us, sharing our faith in Christ would be the last thing on our mind if someone was demanding our money and threatening to shoot us if we didn’t hand it over. But for 92-year-old Pauline Jacobi of Dyersburg, Tennessee, the opportunity to share her faith with the ...

When I was a little girl, all the things I dreamt for my future seemed very exciting, let me tell you, I was a big dreamer.  Someone must have told me I could do or be anything, and I believed it.  I had a nice list. Basically it amounted to being beautiful, being well-off ...

“You are the light of the world.  A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden.”  Matthew 5:14 (NKJV) Jesus called His followers “the light of the world”.  By so doing, He reinforced the thread He Himself had taught them during their time together, which was the very ...

Our spouse is a provision from God; to denigrate them is to ultimately reject God’s provision.  God gave me my husband to watch over and protect me, and he does.  For 20+ years he has gone to work every day, sick or well, and has rarely missed a day.  He ...

Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him. And when Herod would have brought him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and the keepers before the door kept the prison. And, ...

In Zambia, toothbrushes are bringing people to Christ. Many, in Zambia, have never used a toothbrush and do not know how to use one. Pastor Isaac Daka and his staff at Ark of Grace Orphanage and Feeding Foundation, offered free toothbrushes and instructions on how to use them, to encourage ...

What was the purpose of Jesus coming into the world? Was it to bring peace to all the nations? No, he actually said the exact opposite: “Do not think that I came to bring peace on earth. I did not come to bring peace but a sword. For I have come ...

Repenting of sins when someone first receives salvation is what many Christians think of when they reflect on repentance. Repenting of sins is one of the key steps in obtaining eternal life with Christ, but this is something that we should to do as often as needed. There are many ...