Tag Archives: Freedom

The story goes that an unwelcome visitor found central Illinois in the 1840’s in the form of cholera, one of the most deadly diseases of the time. It traveled on the ferry, arriving inside one very sick man. The  epidemic that ensued started with another man’s curiosity.   He knew ...

Ever felt like you were nothing? A nobody? Insignificant? And unremembered? You are not alone. At some point, we have all felt this way. The question isn’t when will you feel this way but rather what will you do when it happens to you? In Biblical days, there lived a ...

Marie lived many years ago. She came from a poor farm family in Kentucky, and left home at seventeen to be married. She lived an ordinary life, filled with hard work and little extra. But Marie had a God-given musical talent. She could play piano, guitar, and violin “by ear.” ...

‘Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving; make music to our God on the harp.’ Psalm 147:7 (NIV) Thanksgiving is not all about the Pilgrims.  Well, the holiday is.  But true Thanksgiving began a long, long time before the Pilgrims crossed over the seas.  It began with God’s creation. ‘In the ...

One of my favorite verses is John 8:32: “And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” Jesus came to set us free from sin and redeem us from the power of the devil. As we receive a revelation of truth, we are set free in ...