As we celebrate the birth of Jesus it must be remembered that He existed with God the Father before His human birth as expressed in John 1:1-3 and Colossians 1:16. In heaven Jesus was, and is, the exact nature of God. He left His heavenly abode to be “born in ...

As Christmas approaches more and more nativity scenes will be on display. Will people see nothing more than a baby in a manger? Will they stop to ask if there is some meaning and purpose behind it? Some have even banned it. Many have never heard the biblical account of ...

Without Israel and the rebuilt temple in Jerusalem, Bible prophecy cannot be fulfilled. Two new developments have recently taken place. One, at the present time there are five red heifers in Israel, of which one or more may qualify for temple sacrifice and cleansing, in accordance to Jewish beliefs. The ...

As I sit around my church family, family and friends, I realized that some of the best vessels for carrying that love are those who have been broken. Those who have deep cracks from living life unspeakable pain from loss and situations that try to take over sanity and peace. ...

God searches our hearts. He knows when our words come from abundance of righteousness that He has stored within us. And these words- not the empty confessions from the brain -will yield eternal results, and our Father will be pleased. He is faithful to tell us when we are doing, ...

With the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, an example of a life lived with integrity and faith in God will live on for decades. She was more than a truly great monarch and leader. Some have said there will no longer be a monarch like her. She became a queen ...

I have been thinking a lot lately about conversations. We all know that conversations can make or break a relationship. All it takes is one wrong word or something said in the wrong way to destroy a friendship. On the other hand, words can strengthen and encourage another. There are ...

The little farmgirl in the blue gingham dress had troubles swirling around her like the dust so easily kicked up on the roads near her Kansas home. They weren’t troubles much different than anyone else’s: a mean old neighbor, a mischievous little dog, and a busy farm that needed all ...

In a busy world, always hurling us forward, there is so much to be learned through the memories and stories of how our own families walked through life in the past. It was in 1927, after completing just two years of high school, that my grandfather put his education on ...

When I was a student, I didn’t appreciate my high school’s rich history, although I knew that it was the oldest school west of the Allegheny Mountains still in use. Built in 1916, it had hallways with marble floors, huge windows, and enormous photos of historical figures hanging down the ...