Friends Help in the Battle

It would be wonderful if our relationship with Jesus got rid of the allure of the darkness so prevalent in this world, but that won’t happen in this life. And whether it comes through the internet, television, wallet, tongue or stomach, most of us are intimately...

Action

Sometimes we fail to take action in our lives because we’re caught in a comfortable cycle. How often, for example, do we follow the crowd because it’s just easier than doing the right thing? We procrastinate because we’ve convinced ourselves that we’ll feel stronger...

Prepare

When storms come in your life, they may bring sorrow and pain—an illness, an accident, a betrayal. In the midst of the event, your decisions can help save you and your family. Let’s face it: disaster can strike whether you’re a saint or sinner. To survive requires...

The Trinity

  Genesis 1:1-2 New International Version The Beginning 1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2 Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters. Look closely...

Risk

Ezra 1:1-3 New International Version Cyrus Helps the Exiles to Return 1 In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, in order to fulfill the word of the Lord spoken by Jeremiah, the Lord moved the heart of Cyrus king of Persia to make a proclamation throughout his realm...