Failing to Find Perfection By Canada Burns The older I get the more restless I become. Perhaps restless is not the correct word. Realistic would perhaps be better, though it’s the kind of realism that brings anxiety rather than clarity. Growing up, my imagination soared. Sitting in my Dad's lap…
How to be Fearless By Maddie King Fear is often what keeps Christians from witnessing to the lost. Satan knows exactly how to strike fear into our hearts to keep us from furthering the kingdom of God. Sometimes when you feel the Holy Spirit moving you to talk to someone,…
Getting What He Paid For! By Dr. Mike Murphy It should never shock us to hear the wisest of words spoken at a Bible study. So many times, even in teaching a study, I have heard the Holy Spirit speak the greatest words of wisdom. Not through me, but coming…
Keep Your Focus on Christ By Joseph Parker What has your attention? What are you looking at? What is occupying the “stage” of your mind? What do you spend time thinking about, mulling over, reading, researching and giving consideration to? Is it what is in the news? The headlines, the…
Lessons from My Battle with PTSD By Jonathan C. Brentner I know a great many believers, like me, have struggled with issues related to anxiety either in the past or are doing so now. My battle with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) was long, much longer than necessary because of…
The Armor of God: Our Heavy Artillery By Chuck Missler The last in our series on the seven elements of The Armor of God, this month we will highlight our most powerful weapon of all: "Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all…
The Armor of God: The Sword of the Spirit By Chuck Missler We have been reviewing the various elements of the Armor of God (from Ephesians 6:10-18), and this month we come to the sixth in Paul's list of seven: "And take...the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word…
God is With Us in the New Beginnings By Maddie King Starting a new chapter of life can be frightening and hard, especially if we do not want to move on. But as Christians, we know we do not have to face change alone. God is with us always and…
The Guest Speaker Dr. Mike Murphy As many walked into the church that morning, they saw the name of a guest speaker on the announcement board. Speaking to the congregation of the large, progressive church that Sunday morning was the name of a man no one had heard of before.…
The Armor of God: The Adequacy of our Helmet By Chuck Missler In our continuing series on the various elements of the Armor of God (from Ephesians 6:10-18), last month we explored our "Helmet of Salvation." However, we had left some additional aspects to discuss further this month. How adequate…