Inspiration
How can I improve the quality and purity of my present life?
By Dr. Norman R. Wise
For the good that I want, I do not do, but I practice the very evil that I do not...
9-year-old Swings Her Way to Golf and Her New Family’s Heart
Nine-year-old Autumn Solesbee won the Girls 7-9 division at the annual Drive, Chip and Putt golf tournament at Augusta National on April 3, 2022.
Bitterness Strikes Out
Not too many people can say they are friends with a Major League Baseball batting champion. But Al Oliver and I know each other well.
Kia’s Amazing Journey
He’s best known by his first name…. Kia.
His life is remarkable.
Kia Zolgharnain was born in Iran in 1965. His family was wealthy and lived...
Prayer, the Greatest Evangelical Tool
“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give...
A Time to Hope: 2021
As we embark on the new year, many people are turning the corner in their mind quickly, darting past the reflections and avoiding any...
5 Ways to Show God Our Thankfulness
The young doctor emerged from the operating room and approached my dad and me with an unreadable expression.
Our hearts pounded as he lowered...
20 Quotes to Encourage Friendships During COVID-19
Besties. BFF’s. Life-long friends.
Friend is such a wonderful and endearing term.
The good Lord created us as relational beings, first with Him, then with...
Father’s Second Life
February 6, 2020, the day when I thought I would lose my father.
My father, Tatay, as my siblings call him, is a diabetic for...
In Step with My Father
I remember Daddy holding my hand as we entered the gates to the botanical gardens, Wrigley's gum, Elephant Ear pastries, Matchbox cars, him carrying...
Little Girl Lost … Little Girl Found: from Addiction to Grace and Freedom
Her father was a deputy for the Sheriff’s Department and also became an assistant pastor, making church and faith a family priority. But unbeknownst to her parents, between the ages of seven and eight-years-old, Jacquie was sexually abused.
Divine Strength After Tragedy: The Barrick Family Refuses to be Torn Apart
The Barrick family had two choices after an unthinkable tragedy: to allow themselves to be torn apart or to draw closer to one another through deeper relationship with God.
Does God still care for me? Does He even exist?
I think you must have asked another compelling question throughout your depressed state: “Does God still care for me? Does He even exist?”
My Broken Road
The ugly truth is hard to dredge up, especially when you are so far past it. But sometimes God wants us to share our...
Gossip: When Words Fly
Surprisingly, and most unfortunately, it happens at our churches and even in our prayer meetings. What could be so prevalent and unseemly? Gossip. Ironically, it’s the sin that no one ever wants to talk about!
