A Call To Arms By Joel B. 1 Timothy 2:1-3 First of all, then, I urge that entreaties and prayers, petitions and thanksgivings, be made on behalf of all men, for kings and all who are in authority, so that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all ...

The statistics are chilling.  In America, over 100 lives per day end through suicide; 25 times that number attempt suicide.  For young people under 25, suicide is the third leading cause of death. America does not have the worst statistics:  Europe, Asia and Australia report even higher suicide rates.  God ...

How God’s Grace Brought Me Out Of Depression By John Livingston Clark I feel compelled to write this due to all the people who are suffering from this dreadful emotional illness, several of whom have expressed hopelessness and despair in prayer requests on this website. May this article serve a ...

Fleeting: “passing swiftly, lasting only a short time.” We all know how it feels when we have to wait, and avoiding pain and struggle is an option we all choose. Who wants to postpone pleasure and take the difficult way? But what if God’s plan for your life involves choosing ...

Then one of the elders said to me, Do not weep! See, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed. He is able to open the scroll and its seven seals. Revelation 5:5 Jesus the Lion of Judah, while He walked the earth had the ...

Fighting With Yourself By Joel B. Have you ever had a conflict with someone that you felt was necessary, but in the end you just end up feeling guilty about it? Have you ever been called to do something by the Lord and feel like obstacles keep falling in your ...

I don’t know anyone who does not like music.  I have heard people say they do not like things that I think everyone should, like pizza and chocolate and ice cream (or chocolate ice cream!), but I have never heard anyone say they do not like music of some kind or the ...

Two small coins sank into the offering box—gently released from the poor widow’s hands—copper mites, worth less than a penny. Casting away everything earned; she alone, knew the measure of her loving gift. Her act of faith manifested during Paschal Week that brought people from all over the region to ...

Proverbs 28:2 When there is moral rot within a nation, its government topples easily. But wise and knowledgeable leaders bring stability.

Fighting To Breathe By Joel B. Hebrews 2:17-18 For this reason he had to be made like them fully human in every way, in order that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in service to God, and that he might make atonement for the sins of the ...