What’s Your Brand? By Steve Schmutzer A friend sent me a funny photo of a church sign. It read, “Whoever stole our AC units, keep one. It’s hot where you are going.” I chuckled, and I hunted for more. After finding a few, I came across one that was supposed…
Pick a Pack of Proper Preppers By Steve Schmutzer I leaned back in my chair and watched as my friend carefully lifted out his new stock Remington 700 .308 from its case. He laid the rifle on his lap and fondly caressed its barrel. “I can take out a bad…
Happy Sermons By J.L. Robb Should sermons be happy? Do happy sermons help hold on to or increase church membership? With many churches, keeping or attaining members has proven to be anything but happy. Others are booming. In today’s technology-ridden churches, we have the latest video and audio capabilities, stages…
The Last Hope By Steve Schmutzer I suppose you could call me a news junkie. Every day it’s my habit to scan through a few websites to see what’s going on in the world. While I have no desire to support the deceptive agenda of the left, I check out…
Promises, Promises By Wendy Wippel We all know the Bible contains lots of God’s promises to His own. At least 3573 actually.(Someone counted). In fact, the word “promise" itself occurs over 50 times in the Bible. There are some verses, I‘m guessing, that just about all of God’s children have…
Perseverance By Steve Schmutzer I have a tiny note taped to the top right corner of my computer screen. It’s a diminutive reminder from a fortune cookie that reads, “Your hard work will pay off today.” I’m an entrepreneur cursed with big visions, and while I place zero credibility on…
Giving Glory to God Witnessing Tools By Steve Schmutzer Sometimes my focus just gets away from me. I prepared scrambled eggs for my family early this morning. I cracked the egg against the counter and carefully dropped the yolk and white into the trash can while I tossed the empty…
Christianity and the Jewish Holy Days By J.L. Robb Should the Church observe the holy days and feasts that are outlined in the Old Testament? This question has been asked and pondered for nearly 2,000 years. It was not pondered, however, by the earliest believers in Christ; because they were…
Temptation J.L. Robb The word, temptation, generally refers to something that is not particularly good. Temptation is the state of being tempted, especially to evil; and the tempter is something or someone that entices the tempted to do something often regarded as unwise, wrong, or immoral. If one is dieting,…