Would You Pass This Test?

Would You Pass This Test?

Many people say religion is something you believe. Jesus says it’s something you live. In a small Bible college, a class on helping those in need explored the story Jesus told of the Good Samaritan. Samaritans were people of mixed race and part Jewish ancestry....
Finding Strength in Adversity

Finding Strength in Adversity

If you had been falsely accused of a sex crime you didn’t commit and had been thrown in prison with no real hope for release, and you could have three wishes, what would you ask for? I suspect you would ask for: 1) Your freedom, 2) Your identity as a person, as...
How Can I Have More Faith?

How Can I Have More Faith?

“Is there a way to get more faith? I don’t seem to be able to get all the answers I need. I feel like I don’t have enough power. My Christian life seems weak.” Does that describe your life? Jesus often spoke of faith. One day the apostles said to Him, “Increase our...
7 Keys to Raising Resilient Children

7 Keys to Raising Resilient Children

Raising resilient children in today’s world involves a delicate balance of nurturing their emotional and spiritual depths while preparing them for the practical realities they will face. The following may be just what they need for life’s inevitable...
Finding Strength in Times of Trouble

Finding Strength in Times of Trouble

When difficulties come, on what do you focus? Some look back. They are the ones who try to drive looking in the rearview mirror. Their thoughts are consumed with two questions which, like a broken record, play over and over again: “What if?” or “If only?”  “What if I...