What Is Jesus Doing for Us Right Now?
What Is Jesus Doing for Us Right Now?
Jonathon Cherne · Oct 20 6 minute read

The yearly Day of Atonement in the earthly sanctuary was symbolic of the heavenly Day of Atonement, when our Great High Priest Jesus Christ will cleanse the heavenly sanctuary once and for all, removing all the sins we have transferred there since the fall of humanity. All the confessed sins in heaven will be placed on...

What Is a Christian to Do with Halloween?
What Is a Christian to Do with Halloween?
Stephanie McNeilus · Oct 18 4 minute read

We know the drill. Children and adults alike choose their favorite costume and go door to door collecting gobs of candy. For one night they indulge in the creepy ambiance of haunted houses and ghost stories. Too many people, it seems like harmless fun. But what is really being celebrated here? Should we, as Christians, really be participating in this holiday? Halloween is an ancient...

Believing Lies
Believing Lies
Lisa Lothian · Oct 16 4 minute read

I remember in my early 20s having the same problem of believing lies. I was convinced that I was unattractive, undesirable, and intellectually incapable, among other insecurities. On top of that were my own battles with personal sins that I could not gain victory over. Then one day my girlfriend invited me to...

The Joy of the Lord Is My Strength
The Joy of the Lord Is My Strength
Katelyn Ruiz · Sep 28 5 minute read

When we develop our attention to rejoicing, we get stronger, and the stronger we are, the easier it is for God to...

Interruption
Interruption
Sharon Long · Sep 20 5 minute read

I don’t know about you, but I don’t like it when my plans are hijacked by someone else. A week in advance, my husband Miguel and I made plans to go garden and grocery shopping on a Thursday evening. In contrast, my oldest daughter, Dionne, had...

Personal Spiritual Retreat—24 Hours with God
Personal Spiritual Retreat—24 Hours with God
Don MacLafferty · Sep 14 5 minute read

Why would you want to go on a personal retreat with God? To experience more of God. To review how God has provided for you in the past. To receive God’s perspective on your life’s roles. To discover more of God’s agenda for your life. Henry Blackaby, in Spiritual Leadership, states that we often make plans and then ask God to bless our plans. Seek God’s agenda first, and then...

The Quickest Way to Save Your Marriage
The Quickest Way to Save Your Marriage
Martin Kim · Sep 8 4 minute read

For the first 13 years of her marriage, Juri could not recall a day that she and her husband didn’t fight. But since learning to call on Jesus, the couple has now gone 12 months without fighting. Her story has inspired many others in Korea to...

Our Wilderness Experiences
Our Wilderness Experiences
Lisa Lothian · Sep 6 5 minute read

Do you feel like you are in a barren time in your walk with God? Be encouraged that before God uses many people in the Bible, they were taken through the

Bible Promise: James 1:5 (God Helps Me Write a Book)
Bible Promise: James 1:5 (God Helps Me Write a Book)
Anthony R. Castelbuono · Sep 1 2 minute read

Have you ever lacked wisdom? Have you ever wanted more wisdom? I have. Remember, God is ready and willing to give us wisdom and do even more for us, we just have to ask. It has taken me a while to learn that, but I'm so glad I've learned to ask God for more—and to...

Are You Wearing Your Personal Protective Equipment?
Are You Wearing Your Personal Protective Equipment?
Ophelia Barizo · Aug 25 3 minute read

The dangers in space require that astronauts wear special suits for protection. There are two kinds of spacesuits that astronauts wear. One kind is worn during lift-off and again on re-entry into Earth’s atmosphere. The other one is...

The Great Restorer and Healer of Broken Hearts
The Great Restorer and Healer of Broken Hearts
Connie Jones · Aug 3 7 minute read

I was awakened at a very young age to what sounded like fighting in my parent’s bedroom, and what I saw was something no child should ever see, and that was the abuse of my mother and the raging temper of my father. We moved a lot, and in my child’s mind, I didn’t understand why we moved more than other pastors’ families. I would settle in and make friends, then we would move again, changing schools every few years. As I grew into middle school and was old enough to understand, I became aware of...

God’s Love: Real and Forever
God’s Love: Real and Forever
Rupa Manukonda · Aug 1 4 minute read

The word “love” is the most explicitly used, extremely misused and abused word, and at the same time, the least demonstrated action word. Numerous writers have attempted to define love, and many continue to amend and amplify the significance of this most desirable concept. It is unfulfilling to...