Clancy Once Again

For everyone who loved the story of the young runaway Clancy and homeless veteran Nick, there’s Clancy Once Again! The sequel picks up 10 years after the movie Clancy. It offers an alternate ending for their heartwarming, unlikely friendship. Find out what happened to Avery, Chief Payne, social worker Kelly, and Walter. This film is an uplifting story about family, friends, and…

Dancing for the Glory of God (Part 3)

John Farrell: You previously mentioned your wife’s performance of Sandi Patty’s “We Shall Behold Him” at the 2nd USA International Ballet Competition. I read on your website that there was some opposition to it because it expressed her faith through dance. What type of opposition did she see? Keith Thibodeaux: Before that particular competition in 1982, she went to Japan and competed. The…

Movie Review: Life with Dog

Grief can take us down many a dark path … and unfortunately it can come in many shapes and sizes. But peace and acceptance can also come in many shapes and sizes. Even as a dog. Losing a spouse is arguably one of the hardest things a person can go through. It’s during these times when we have to have faith that God will get us through the dark times that lie ahead. But what if you don’t…

How Deep Is Your Faith?

By God’s Word, He promises to give us wisdom and revelation of what our relationship with Him should be like. He gives this to us so we can stand in the faith of His calling to receive the joy of the great riches of His inheritance. Although we’ve been given this great gift, many of God’s people today haven’t learned to walk in the authority of His Word in all situations, good or bad.…

Dad Tired … And Loving It

Book Excerpt from Dad Tired and Loving It: Stumbling Your Way to Spiritual Leadership by Jerrad Lopes Color Blind Why the Gospel Chances Everything I’m color-blind. Sometimes I find myself watching online videos of color-blind people trying on corrective color-blind glasses for the first time. In case you haven’t heard, apparently someone has invented eyeglasses that can allow a color-blind…

The Whisper of God’s Spirit

The Bible says, “Live by following the Spirit” (Galatians 5:16) and, “The true children of God are those who let God’s Spirit lead them” (Romans 8:14). To hear many of us talk, you’d think we didn’t believe these verses. You’d think we didn’t believe in the Trinity. We talk about the Father and study the Son, but when it comes to the Holy Spirit, we are confused at best and frightened at worst.…

Power to Break Every Chain

The early church didn’t have the technology we have. They didn’t have computers, smartphones, or the Internet. And they couldn’t get on an airplane and fly around the world to preach the Gospel. So what was the secret of their power to turn the world upside down for Christ? For one thing, the believers described in the book of Acts understood the incredible power they had in the name of…

Role Model

“No wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light.”—2 Corinthians 11:14 NASB To many people, Satan is a kind of role model. He represents a lifestyle and attitude they admire. They admire his independence. And his example provides a model for their attitudes and actions. We see a demonstration of his attitude in his interaction with Jesus during His temptation. We see this in…

Amy Baik Lee and This Homeward Ache

This Homeward Ache started with a trail of moments of longing that Amy Baik Lee encountered while growing up and throughout her life. These moments, such as a song, a view, or a passage in a book, would strike her in a way that brought tears. She didn’t understand this longing, what she was feeling, or what she was experiencing until she came across Surprised by Joy by C.S. Lewis. In it, he…

I Want to Live

What does God do with a good ol’ southern boy taken captive by the demon of alcohol? He meets him at death’s door with love and forgiveness. And that good ol’ southern boy—what does he do? He accepts that love and the transformation it brings. Here’s his story! Scott grew up in church, and he never strayed from his commitment to his faith. But a friendship with alcohol developed into a…