Let God’s Light Through
Is your marriage satisfying? Talk to someone who will come alongside you.
Jesus said “While I am in the world, I am the light of the world” (John 9:5). Jesus also said that “You are the light of the world” (Matthew 5:14).
Imagine a lamp. God is like the light bulb, the source of light, and we are like the... >Read More
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The Bible
Are you facing disappointments and shattered dreams? This study talks about that.
Join us for our Daily Devotional Chat today in our Women’s Chatroom at 10:30 am EST.
"For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope" (Romans 15:4).
I...... >Read More
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God’s Timing is Not Ours
Do you trust God with your circumstances today? In this Online study we learn how to really know God.
Please open your Bible and read Mark 5: 21-24.
Jairus is in a hurry. If you have children, or even if you don’t, you can probably sympathize with his plight. You see, his little daughter is dying. Or, as the Message paraphrase... >Read More
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Identity in Christ
"My identity is in someone else." The phrase would seem incomprehensible to secular society. My identity is mine alone, we think; how dare anyone stake claim to it? Yet Christians believe it wholeheartedly: "My identity is in Christ."
One of the difficulties of faith is that certain truths of God have no true analogue. The Trinity is a classic...... >Read More
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Superhero or Supervillain?
If you had superpowers, do you think you'd become a superhero or a supervillain?
According to Adam Galinsky, a social psychologist at Northwestern University. "The average person is corrupted by power, but a select few see power as responsibility." (MNN) The article goes on to suggest that the majority of people, if given typical comic-book...... >Read More
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What’s Worth Fighting For?
Which differences among Christians really matter, and which ones don’t? A comedian named Emo Phillips tells this joke about religious differences among Christians:
I was walking across a bridge one day, and saw a man standing on the edge, about to jump off. So I ran over and said “Stop! don't do it!”
“Why shouldn't I?” he said.
I said,...... >Read More
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Responding to Bad Billboards
Are billboards an effective way of advertising? Maybe they work for Toyota to market their new SUV, or Warner Bros to market their blockbuster summer film. But are they effective for a church? What about an anti-church?
In an article titled "Atheist billboard provokes Oklahoman Christians" the Associated Press explains how a billboard paid for...... >Read More
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Are You Feeling Ignored?
"My people have committed two sins: they have forsaken me, the spring... >more
Lest We Forget
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark... >more
What Do You Fear?
