People often give gifts to make others feel better or when they are trying to make a bad situation better. Husbands treat their wives to dinner or flowers when they have said something to upset her. Children may bring a bouquet of dandelions to mom after spilling milk at breakfast, …

I’m sure you know someone who has been called to tell all they know about an incident they witnessed. A person’s personal testimony, at times, can mean the difference in the outcome of a trial- guilty or innocent. Many times and in many places, a personal testimony is used to find information or …

The Bible, in its last chapter, tells of a man who would be able to lead the world out of great turmoil: or so it would seem. This man will have great wisdom: or so it would seem. He will be able to pull troubled nations together, solving problems from the economy to military conflicts: or so it …

Children are a great responsibility, and they can also be a great blessing. Unfortunately not all of us are or were such great parents. I myself messed up for several years, but God was faithful to keep the life strings attached for building a relationship later on. Yes, many of us would like to go …

There are all kinds of words. Some have great meaning and some have little. Some are powerful and some hurtful. There is one word that God warns us not to put into action, and He deals with people who have done this over and over again. He sees good people become arrogant, and wealthy people become …

  Friendships are very important to us, and they should be. I don’t believe many people have an intimate, close, best friend they can call on anytime. Most of the relationships we have are acquaintances. There is a real story of friendship found in the Bible. In 1 Samuel, we read the story of …

Now some may find it hard to understand, but Jesus’ first arrival to the universe was not at Bethlehem. Jesus was here at the time of creation and has always been a part of God. In John 8:54-58, Jesus explains that He knew Abraham and describes himself as “I Am.” Those are the same words Moses …

I’ll bet most people know the story of Jonah and the Whale. I’ll also bet that most people don’t truly understand the lesson we are supposed to learn from that story. The Bible tells us Jonah was told by God to go to a sinful town called Nineveh. But Jonah headed instead to a town he wanted to go …

Believe it or not, God would like to talk to you everyday. Yet talking with God is not on many to-do lists. Is it because we think He’s not really concerned with our daily lives? Do many think He’s going to do what He wants, so why does He need or care about my comments? If that were true (and it …

People fight many battles in their personal lives they don’t have to fight. Jesus himself said in Matthew 19:26, “With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” We don’t have to believe Jesus’ words. We can keep on trying to win battle after battle on our own. Or we can accept …