August, 2015

• 20 August

  I Walk on the Broken Trail Again

  

  Lord, how come I am walking on the broken trail again? I heard your small, still voice in the wind, “Child that path leads to the broken trail again.” I left your voice behind, And I walked straight ahead into the broken trail anyway. The old familiar pang of hurt and ...

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• 20 August

  Seek Counsel Within your Marriage First

  

  Wives, with all of our women’s liberation and demands for equality, seemed to have lost respect for our husbands, and husbands have perhaps lost respect for what wives do to attempt to “bring home the bacon, and fry it up in a pan”–along with all of the other household chores ...

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• 20 August

  A Time for Goodbye

  

  Some goodbyes are temporary, leaving us with an assurance that we will see a favorite place or cherished person again. Other goodbyes, we know, will be final. Some goodbyes are expected, even occasioned by happy celebration as positive changes occur.  Others are sudden jolts, seemingly coming out of the blue ...

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• 19 August

  Our Hope: Open Your Eyes and See!

  

  “He lays the beams of His upper chambers in the waters, Who makes the clouds His chariot, Who walks on the wings of the wind, Who makes His angels spirits, His ministers a flame of fire.” Psalm 104:3-4 (NKJV) Don’t look at the news.  Don’t read the papers.  Don’t listen ...

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• 19 August

  Forgiveness Versus Reconciliation

  

  “She said she was sorry for at least the tenth time. Each time that I forgive, she changes for a little while but then goes right back to her old behavior. I know I am supposed to forgive as I am a Christian.” Does the above sound familiar? I encounter ...

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• 19 August

  Is It Wrong to Question God?

  

  Some of us who were raised in church have been taught that it is wrong to question God. Supposedly, questioning God displays a lack of trust on our part and is equivalent with blaming God or accusing Him of being wrong. But the Bible doesn’t agree with that line of ...

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• 18 August

  Constant Arguments and 5 Ways to Reduce Them

  

  Many will be quick to offer comfort to hurting couples with these three words: “All couples argue.” But how much arguing is too much? And is it healthy? Fact: every relationship will at some point experience occasional conflict. It’ll happen inevitably since we are entitled to our opinion, and God ...

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• 18 August

  North Carolina Pastor Who Lost Both Sons Tragically Overcomes With Faith and Forgiveness

  

  North Carolina worship pastor at Forest Hills Church, Gentry Edding lost his two sons in a car accident on May 23, 2015. His wife, Hadley who was 8 months pregnant at the time was traveling with their two-year-old son, Dobbs, in a separate vehicle. Gentry had just presided over his ...

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• 18 August

  Josh Wilson’s Newest Album Tops the Charts

  

  Nine-year music veteran, Josh Wilson, hit a high note last week when his latest release That Was Then, This Is Now, landed in the top five on the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart. Previously, he took the No. 5 slot with 2013’s Carry Me.[1] It was also the first time ...

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• 18 August

  Blindfolded for Victory: Sight Can Limit Your Ability to Trust God

  

  Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.  Hebrews 11:1 For those of us who have our eyesight, the thought of losing it is pretty unnerving and quite possibly unimaginable.  We make concerted efforts to protect our vision.  We don’t look straight at ...

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