"But now thus says the LORD, He who created you, O Jacob, He who formed you, O Israel: "Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are Mine." Isaiah 43:1If it's difficult to set a value on human life, how much more difficult is it to set a price...
When we were still newlyweds, my wife’s best friend invited us over to spend the evening with them. We had no idea that someone else was also invited, someone who would explain to us the multi-level marketing opportunity of the century. Unsure what to do, we thought,...
"Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh." (Luke 6:21b, NIV2)We all go through times when we can't help but weep. A loved one passes away, a friend ends up divorced, an acquaintance is transported to a hospital, or your children are leaving home to attend...
We found ourselves in a 4WD vehicle on the sands of the Currituck National Wildlife Refuge. Our purpose was to find and admire the wild horses living there; however, most of the people on the beach were there for a different reason: to admire the sun and the sand!It...
"So, what do you think? With God on our side like this, how can we lose? If God didn't hesitate to put everything on the line for us, embracing our condition and exposing Himself to the worst by sending his own Son, is there anything else he wouldn't gladly and freely...
"The older brother was angry and wouldn't go in. His father came out and begged him." Luke 15:28 NLTGod saved him twice: once from sin, and once from his sinful practices.Michael was angry. He hadn't always been though. He once loved going to church. Not that he had a...
"Don't you know that when you offer yourselves to someone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one you obey-whether you are slaves to sin, which leads to death, or to obedience, which leads to righteousness? . . . You have been set free from sin and have become...