I can’t count the number of times I’ve heard some variant of pray; prayer, praying, etc. There are the cute little maxims like, “The family that prays together, stays together.” There’s even the often said, rarely done, “I’ll pray for you.” What is prayer? I can look at the dictionary definition all day long, but […]
Jesus said that, at some point, His followers would face not just opposition, but persecution. It started early in the Church’s history, and though it has gone up and down in history, persecution is still present. We hear about news reports about Christians being beaten, arrested, and even killed, but that’s all some place else. […]
After living in the same place for years, the people of the Glade find out that they must pay for the right to live there, or be forced out. They send Bran, a young man that came there as an orphan, to Los Angles to pay the fee. He has 10 days, and a lot […]
At some point, we all wonder how we got here. Was it some random chemical reaction? Was there an intelligent force behind it? Jay Schabacker says it was not only an Intelligent Designer, but one with a purpose. He shares all this in his book, Purposeful Design. Covering the creation story found in Genesis 1-2, […]
Reading the books of Luke and Acts, you’ll see the name Theophilus. The books were written by Luke and addressed to Theophilus, but who was he? Though we don’t know that for sure, Randy Singer provides a fictional account of this man is The Advocate. Beginning with his training in rhetoric and going through his […]
There are many things that could be said with that title, I may even jump to several of them. But, mainly I’m reminded of a story. I cannot remember when I read this, or what I read it in (I think it was a devotional). I do know that this is not my story, so […]
We all face times in our lives when we feel an empty spot, whether we are Christians or not. This can strike even when things are going our way. No matter what we try to fill it with, the void can only be filled by one person. That is because the void is caused by […]
I like candy bars, generally speaking. Unless it has coconut, fruit, or pretzels, I am willing to eat it. There may be some that I don’t like aside from the excluded list, but I like most candy bars. There are a few that I really like and have to limit my exposure to them because […]
For anyone who has ever been a kid or teenager, I’m sure that you experienced not getting your way at some point. Unless you’re unique, you still face that. It can be painful, or at least annoying, to not get what you want. It can also be the right thing. Several movies and songs have […]
Slavery brings up a lot of opinions. Most people don’t have any direct information about what that time period was like. That can make it hard to picture what people went through. In William Henry is a Fine Name, Cathy Gohlke tells a story of a family that experienced both opinions on slavery. The son […]
