Sometimes the pressures of life do shove us to our limit.  Perhaps you are there today…overwhelmed by things you cannot control, frightened by possibilities you dread or grieved by the choices of another.    Can you believe that you are in a perfect place?  It is in the times we come ...

“Honey, let me drive. I know you’re more tired than I am.” Pulling the vehicle off at the next exit ramp, my husband and I completed a record breaking “Fire Drill” to switch roles as driver and passenger. Oblivious to the switch, our girls slumbered peacefully in the back from ...

A Ministry To The Terminally Sick By John Livingston Clark If someone in your family has a chronic or terminal illness, or you know of someone who does, it can be a very difficult time with few people or resources to turn to for help. Such was the case with ...

“If you love me, then you will” . How many times do people say this to one another? This phrase can be used to manipulate, and even to get the person you’re directing it towards to do something that is against their conscience. But even Jesus asked this question of ...

Its Friday evening. Beer-thirty, is what they call quitting time, in the office. Teddy and a colleague are sitting at the local tavern’s bar, already nursing their fourth round of drinks, when a tall, athletic brunette waltzes by. Teddy catches a glimpse of her designer heels. Her form-fitting short skirt ...

Our loving, personable God has made each of us on purpose, for a purpose.  So many struggle to find that purpose.  They see the “renown” people with great influence and think, ” I must do the outstanding things that everyone sees” or ” I want to be the outstanding person ...

Kaylan Woodward has been called a six-year-old hero. He showed extraordinary coolness and bravery in the midst of a potentially terrifying situation. Kaylan and Marcy were playing in their front yards in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood. Kaylan and his ten-year-old friend Marcy were approached by a young, Hispanic male who ...

Names matter!  Looking into the names of our Lord helps us know Him powerfully.  Did you know Jesus is the Amen we use in our prayers?    Both the Old and New Testament employs the word–over 75 times in fact!  Jesus Himself chose the word as His own name.  It is a ...

Shysters: When Not To Give By Joel B. Matt 7:15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. Friends, I wholeheartedly encourage the practice of giving. I would even suggest the importance of tithing. However, there are times when it’s simply ...

Tough Teens Helping The Needy By John Livingston Clark In Lansdale, Pennsylvania, outside Philadelphia, the Church consists of teens “who have criminal records, hate the church scene, or are judged as troublemakers by pastors.” That is the description of a ministry called “252 Underground,” which is based on Luke 2:52, ...