Looking for Your Purpose?

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 ...

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Heroes Come in all Sizes

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 ...

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Amen!

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 ...

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Shysters: When Not To Give

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 ...

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Tough Teens Helping The Needy

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, ...

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