Have you ever felt anxious or worried about the future?  I know I tend to.  In high school, I worried about where to go to college and for what.  When I got engaged, I worried about being married and sharing toothpaste. When we got pregnant with our first kids, I...

Thanks to songs, cartoons, and various retellings, the Battle of Jericho has become as well known as virtually any story in Western Civilization. Yet, an important part of this story often gets left out: if it would have been left up to the people of Israel this...

Fellowship of the Sword Dates for the Midwest Quest will be up soon! Start praying and ask the Holy Spirit if this is the year to go. Dates will be up soon! Strength and Courage Michael

Psalms 8:4-6 (NASB) What is man that You take thought of him, And the son of man that You care for him? 5 Yet You have made him a little lower than God, And You crown him with glory and majesty! 6 You make him to rule over the works of Your hands; You have put all...

This past week, I saw the Facebook status about the need of a friend who serves as a missionary in Europe.  The father of this young family, with no medical history, collapsed when out in the community and was resuscitated by CPR and is recovering in a hospital, still...

Dwight Moody was born in Massachusetts in 1837 to an extremely poor family. His father died when he was little, leaving his mother to support a large family. Having no other recourse, his mother sent him off at a young age to work for his food, housing, and education....

1 Peter 2:13-14New International Version (NIV) 13 Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human authority: whether to the emperor, as the supreme authority, 14 or to governors, who are sent by him to punish those who do wrong and to commend those who do right....