Sin is a reality with which we all must live. No one can escape the struggles we have with rebelling against God’s call on our lives. The battle can be overwhelming, but it does not have to result in ...
Alicia Searl
The enemy may be trying to take a stronghold, but he is powerless when we fight back with our most powerful weapon—prayer!...
Frank Santora
God will give us wisdom and direction to make the right choice, but He doesn’t do the choosing. We are responsible for our choices and therefore our life experience. ...
Clarence L. Haynes Jr.
Reached the end of your rope? Good news! You are not alone. Everyone throughout history has felt this way at some point, and the prophet Elijah was no exception. But when he had had enough and was rea...
Dawn Wilson
In the simplest of terms, Jesus taught that when someone attacks our right to respect or dignity, we are not to defend our rights with revenge. We are not to retaliate. The believer’s defense of digni...
Alicia Searl
Twenty years ago, on a windy day in the fall, beneath live oak trees, tucked away in a tiny gazebo laced with whimsical flowers and a scent of honeysuckle, two lovebirds lovingly looked into each othe...
Ashley Hooker
We are living in difficult times, physically, spiritually, and for many, emotionally. But the Psalms are never shy about tackling big emotions. Much like us, King David also faced challenges and pain....
Sharon Simms
The helmet of salvation may be the most important piece in the armor of God. Here's why it matters so much and how we put it on today....
Emma Danzey
Parents opt to leave home. Governments withhold help to their citizens. Co-workers lie to you. Is it actually possible to refrain from anger and turn from wrath?...
Kristen Terrette
I hope to do my part in stopping stereotypes and prejudicial judgment in future generations because God doesn't care about skin colors and here are four reasons why we know that's true......
Jessica Brodie
For those who don’t have it, depression can be hard to understand. A mood disorder with both mental and physical impacts, depression is different from typical feelings of sadness or grief. Som...
The root cause of worry is not misplaced priorities. It's misplaced faith. It's a failure to grasp the gospel of a God worthy of our trust....
Lori Stanley Roeleveld
Are the afflictions of the righteous smaller than everyone else's, or do we suffer as much as non-believers? If so, what's the point? Here's what the Bible tells us to remember about our trials in thi...
Frank Santora
Mary’s story was a trial of faith. Yet she made it through and so can we. Because like Mary, we are all, in our own God-ordained way, called to bring something extraordinary into the world. ...
Bethany Verrett
A man of God is not one stereotype of a man. It is not a scholar who has memorized all the Scriptures. It is not a man who can lift very heavy objects and fight back any enemy at the gate. Instead, it...
Ruth Clemence
Without Jesus, we are “harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd” (Matthew 9:36). Without God’s initiation, we are lost, dead in sin, and alienated from Him completely. Isaiah 53:6 says, “W...
Frank Santora
If we are going to reach our potential as individuals and as the Body of Christ, and fulfill the assignment that God has for us, we must embrace the power of team. ...
Britt Mooney
Peace is a running theme throughout the whole of scripture, usually using the Hebrew word shalom. Scripture, however, doesn’t throw the word around as a nice gesture. It has a deep meaning which could...
Blair Parke
Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt, our 26th president of the United States, said it best about comparison when he exuberantly stated: “Comparison is the thief of joy.” How can comparison be a thief of joy? W...
The beginning of Colossians tells us how we can be like Christ. We learn the theology necessary to fight evil and the practicality of loving Jesus....