In the devotional book, Jesus Calling: Enjoying Peace In His Presence, author Sarah Young describes the heart as a garden, a place where Christ takes up residence when we accept Him into our lives. Our hearts are much like a garden in another way: predators look for a way in, and sometimes they get ...
Read More »Our Hope: Who Do You Listen To?
“Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers” (Psalm 1:1). We often listen to those who are not quite who they pretend to be, or who we perceive them to ...
Read More »The Addictive Powers of Pornography
Junk food is so addictive. Take Doritos for example. You never seem to be able to eat just one, but what is it about that savory flavor that drives your mind to eat more? Food scientist, Steven A. Witherly, after conducting research of his own claims that junk food has ...
Read More »You Will Never Take My Heart!
Lately I’ve been dealing with a lot. I’ve seen family struggle with health issues and on top of that I’ve felt like I’ve had a million and one things going on around me. However, I refuse to let this defeat me because I know on the outskirts of everything happening ...
Read More »Divorce and the Misquoted Scripture
“God hates divorce.” Most of us have heard this quote from the Scriptures many times. But Malachi 2:16 has more to say than just those three words. “For I hate divorce!” says the Lord, the God of Israel. “To divorce your wife is to overwhelm her with cruelty,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. ...
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