“Test me, O Lord, and try me, examine my heart and my mind’ for your love is ever before me, and I walk continually in your truth.” (Psalm 26) Who really enjoys taking a test? Not me, that’s for sure. My palms become sweaty, my body temperature begins to rise ...

The calendar brings us to Memorial Day, the most solemn of our national holidays.  Memorials—like all great things—were God’s idea first.  God commanded the use of memorials to the children of Israel, and woven throughout scripture are examples of memorials as celebration and worship.  Like everything that God commands, it ...

How to Get Along with Everyone By Joel B. Acts 15:1-2 Certain people came down from Judea to Antioch and were teaching the believers: “Unless you are circumcised, according to the custom taught by Moses, you cannot be saved.” This brought Paul and Barnabas into sharp dispute and debate with ...

When the Apostle Paul wrote on the ‘fruit of the Spirit’ in Galatians 5:22-23, I believe he listed them for one basic reason; which is, to remind us to stay connected to the source. It’s unlikely that Paul intended to give them out as goals or mandates because we are ...

Former Marine corporal Deano Miller had been waiting four years to be reunited with the one friend who kept him going while serving in Afghanistan in 2010; his military yellow lab, Thor. The reunion took place at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on Thursday May 22.   The two had worked together ...

Revelation 3:16 (NKJV)—“So then, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of My mouth. This excellent movie is an inspiring story of faith, forgiveness, redemption, and reconciliation. The message portrays that no matter where you are in life, God can turn your life ...

As a girl, my only view of Mary was that of the tall white statue presiding in the beautiful cathedral in my city. Many prayed to her, but for a young girl, she seemed quite imposing. Years later, I learned for the first time that Mary was a Jewish teenager, ...

Have you ever been convinced that God was late?  Late supplying needs or giving a helping hand.  Perhaps you thought He was too slow giving a clear answer or rescuing you or a loved one from a dire situation?  As I was in one of my “waiting on God to answer” situations, He ...

Have you ever heard someone say, “You are what you eat?” In other words, if you love fast food and continually eat fast food, your body will reflect what fast food does to your health. The same concept applies to the heart of those who call themselves Christians. If you ...

Isaiah 52:14” 14 But many were amazed when they saw him. His face was so disfigured he seemed hardly human, and from his appearance, one would scarcely know he was a man”. The Son of God suffered so much at the hands of his creation; His face was disfigured from ...