“Let there be no filthiness nor foolish talk nor crude joking, which are out of place, but instead let there be thanksgiving.”  Ephesians 5:4 (ESV) All of us love to hang out with, good friends.  There is nothing like spending an evening in a home, or perhaps a restaurant, or ...

In some of our public schools spiritual revival has become a big hit with students! Prayer and Bible reading have never left the schools. The only thing that has ever been illegal is school-sponsored religious activities. When it is promoted and organized by students, without any administrative or faculty involvement, it is ...

Mikaela Bender (pictured third from right), a teen with a call to missions, granted this interview: Q: Where did you go to and for how long? Recently I went on a mission’s trip to Turkey for three weeks. We spent one week in the major cities of Istanbul and Izmir, ...

I often hear pastors, of most every church and denomination, depressingly state they must “coerce” or “force” their own parishioners to volunteer, in order to accomplish one of the many tasks that a church endeavors to fulfill.  Perhaps you serve on a committee, or you are part of the youth ministry, ...

“If My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.”  (2 Chronicles 7:14) Earlier this week I spoke about two little words “If you” ...

Photographs capture and seal moments, sacred moments that can never, ever be fully duplicated. Photo albums act like little memory boxes for storing these pictures. Every household ought to have a family album. Each picture book has a unique history which tells a unique story. Indeed, no two albums will ...

Imagine: You were a thought even before your mother and father came together to conceive you. Imagine your name was known, before all eternity, even before your mother and father gave you a name. Imagine there was a heavenly Father who at any point in time knows the number of ...

Imagine this for a moment: From God came all things. Everything that is, has been or ever shall be has its roots within Him (Romans 11:36). He created you and me. We have a sacred heritage. What a mind-blower. Humbling, isn’t it? The high and Holy One takes care of ...

There is more to fiber than meets the gut. Given their impressing list of benefits, high fiber diets are often recommended by healthcare practitioners. However, it might be wise to look at other aspects of fiber before loading up on psyllium seed husks. There are two types of fiber: soluble ...

One in five veterans are diagnosed with it. That’s 300,000 to 340,000 people.[1],2 But those numbers are mere estimates because some  never come forward. I’m talking about Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (aka PTSD), and the devastating effect it’s having on our troops and their families—many of whom suffer in silence. Earlier ...