Fire Insurance?
"...we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love that you have for all the saints, because of the hope laid up for you in heaven." Colossians 1:5 Is believing in the claims of the Gospel really anything more than securing "fire insurance?" Trusting in the reality »
Successful Immigration
"So Boaz took Ruth, and she became his wife." Ruth 4:13 Immigration has been a way of life from time immemorial. Humans have been wanderers of the earth throughout their history. Nomads due to famine, food shortages and safety, and the ability to live and sustain life has often required »
The Path I Take
"Your word is a lamp to my feet, a light to my path" - Psalms 119:105 We were climbing a 14,000-foot peak in Colorado with a large group of teenagers participating in a Christian Youth Leadership Conference. A smaller group of 15 or 20 had for some reason fallen behind »
Second Chances
HGTV’s “Fixer Upper is my favorite show on television right now. A husband and wife duo (Chip and Joanna Gaines) renovate homes and flip houses in and around Waco, Texas. In addition to his construction and realty responsibilities, Chip serves as the entertainment, constantly making jokes about his weight and »
Thank You for your Support
Due to the Lord's provision through your generosity, we finished 2016 in the black and are poised to begin 2017 with strength and purpose. We couldn't have done it without you. Thank you for being a part of this ministry!
Predicting a Dire New Year
"Though the fig tree should not blossom, nor fruit be on the vines, the produce of the olive fail, and the fields yield no food, the flock be cut off from the fold and there be no herd in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the Lord; I will »
Epiphany Remembered
"When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy. And going into the house they saw the child with Mary his mother, and they fell down and worshipped him." - Matthew 2:10-11 It was first celebrated, even before December 25th was, as early as the late second century. »
The Days Immediately After Christmas
"This is how the birth of Jesus came about. His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit. Because Joseph her husband was faithful to the law, and yet did not want to expose »
Christmas Then and Christmas Now
“For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, so that you through His poverty might become rich. 2 Corinthians 8:9 “Chestnuts roasting on an open fire, Jack Frost nipping at your nose, Yuletide carols being sung »
Still, Small Voice
The mind of man plans his way, but the Lord directs his steps. – Proverbs 16:9 As we mentioned last week, 2016 did not go as planned for many people. While God gives us freedom to make our own plans and pursue our own desires, our freedom does not »
The Glory of Endurance
"More than that, we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us." - Romans »
