“If what you believe to be true is not, would you want to know?” A friend posted this as her Facebook status after our pastor posed the question in church. Here were a handful of the responses: “It depends on what it was.” “Yes, I’d want to know.” “Probably not.” ...
Read More »Fornication: It’s Still Adultery
A continuation from last week’s article, “The 7th Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery” Last week, we pondered: “Most of us have experienced sexual immorality in some form or another, but have you ever actually considered the collateral damage it causes; how it affects not only the immediate family, but ...
Read More »The Health Benefits of Laughter–It’s Good for You!
“Gentlemen, why do you not laugh? With the fearful strain that is on me night and day, if I did not laugh I should die.” Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln lost his mother at age nine, his only sister at age 18, one child, Eddie, before he became the 16th president of ...
Read More »Dear Beloved of God: You’ve Got Mail
Dear Beloved of God … If God wrote you a letter, what would you want it to say? Perhaps you would want Him to tell you things concerning your future: what you will do, if you will be successful—will your dreams come true? Maybe you would want Him to comfort ...
Read More »The Power to Pray Gutsy Prayers
I don’t pray very gutsy prayers. Don’t get me wrong, I have no doubt about God’s ability to do exceedingly, abundantly beyond all that I can ask or imagine. My trouble is, I know His ways are higher than my ways, and His thoughts are not my thoughts. What if ...
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