Divine Appointments Amidst Car Troubles
Divine Appointments Amidst Car Troubles
Debi Tesser · May 24 5 minute read

The day after I picked up my car, I walked into NAPA Auto Parts to replace the oil I had used. When the guy who rang up my total said something about having to pay Caesar in reference to the sales tax, I knew I had found...

Kindness From a Two-Year-Old
Kindness From a Two-Year-Old
Bomi Ncube · May 22 4 minute read

In the early morning of January 2021, we received the most precious welcome to parenthood: a six-lb. 11-oz. baby girl. Since then, I've learned to appreciate God's love and

Are You Sleeping?
Are You Sleeping?
Lisa Lothian · May 17 5 minute read

But interestingly enough, the Bible has much to say about sleep and our need to...

Soymilk versus Civil War
Soymilk versus Civil War
Joy Kauffman · May 15 2 minute read

Joseph Malish is a church elder, a trainer, and one of a million refugees from South Sudan living in Uganda. He has another name, too: “Malish Leben.” His new name means milk, and in a country with one of the world’s worst refugee crises, it represents...

Keep the Faith (Part 2 of 2)
Keep the Faith (Part 2 of 2)
Jaël Naomie · May 10 3 minute read

Getting a job as a teacher on Long Island can be very difficult. Nepotism is rampant. If you are not well connected, there is almost zero chance of you landing a job. I believe that God placed Michelle in her new role as a principal that year because...

Chinese Eggplant with Garlic Sauce
Chinese Eggplant with Garlic Sauce
Selah M. Lee · May 8 1 minute read

How about an international favorite that will also protect your skin? Eggplant is a good source of fiber, calcium, and other vitamins, while garlic fights bacteria and keeps...

Love Your Family Sacrificially
Love Your Family Sacrificially
Don MacLafferty · May 3 12 minute read

I was gathering my papers and briefcase so that I could run out the door to an important meeting to plan the building of a larger church. I was in a rush. My children, Jason and Julie, were 6 and 3 years old. They heard me getting ready to leave. They ran up to me, questioning, “Where are you going, Daddy?” “I am going to a meeting,” I replied factually. I had to gently pry their arms off my neck so I could go. They started...

God Who Cares
God Who Cares
Cindy Sitole · May 1 4 minute read

We were praying to God for Him to open a door for her. To us, it seemed impossible because many people were losing their jobs. It was as if we had forgotten that God can do anything regardless of the situation. One day, while I was at work, I received...

An Explosion Averted!
An Explosion Averted!
Keith Alexander · Apr 26 2 minute read

Try as I might, it would not start up at all. Seeing that it would not come on, we moved on with just the fire pit, which was in front of the double glass doors, and everyone had a good time. The next day, upon investigation, I smelled...

Faithfulness
Faithfulness
Time to Get Ready Team · Apr 23 1 minute read

We are flooded by daily media advertisements that scream for our attention, trying to get us to make decisions based on what we see and how we feel. How do you respond to these daily bombardments? Are you driven to make decisions by what you see and...

Michael’s War
Michael’s War
Eriston Eloi · Apr 19 4 minute read

The book of Revelation and its symbols, stories, and themes are the subject of many modern books, movies, and art. In the United States and worldwide, people have a general sense that we are living out the scenes written in the pages of Revelation. One survey reports that 41% of all U.S. adults, 54% of Protestants, and 77% of Evangelicals believe the world is now in the biblical end times. It makes sense, then, that interest in...

Faith Releases the Power of God
Faith Releases the Power of God
Lisa Lothian · Apr 17 4 minute read

As I enter the sixth decade of my life, I think that faith—true faith in God—is starting to set in for me. Finally, I, like many of you, have seen so much—so much sorrow, so much pain, so many...