What Can You Do About Trafficking?

It can be easy to dismiss human trafficking because it is not an issue that is always visible. It is possible it is not an issue that has impacted you directly. Without a personal connection, it is easy to feel “off the hook” for any sort of specific response. However, we are urged in scripture to remember the outcasts, overlooked, and marginalized people of the world. In James 1:27, we are told,…

Let This Mind Be In You: What Does It Mean to Be a Servant?

Excerpt taken from Let This Mind Be In You: Exploring God's Call to Servanthood by James K. Dew Chapter 5 What Does It Mean to Be a Servant? In the last two chapters, we looked at servanthood throughout the Bible. We began with the patriarchs and prophets in the Old Testament, then considered the apostles in the New Testament. We saw that they were people of a particular kind of character.…

Dave Says: You May Already Have Some

Dear Dave, I started listening to your radio show recently, and I heard you say people should have 10 to 12 times their yearly income in life insurance. I’m single, with no plans to get married. Plus, I don’t have any children. Do I still need a big life insurance policy like that? — Kris Dear Kris, I do recommend most people, if they work outside the home and are married — especially if…

An Immeasurably More Mindset

Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us (Ephesians 3:20). Are You Dreaming Big Enough? I ask because in Ephesians 20 the apostle Paul makes it very clear that God is able to do “immeasurably more” than we could ever ask him for. Wow - if that doesn’t make you pause and take stock I don’t know what will.…

Share God’s Light

The increasing godlessness of our culture pierces my heart. In a recent survey, over half of American young people reported feeling hopeless. As a child of God, you have the answer! The God of Hope who lives inside of you is willing and able to meet every need. He hears their cries – do you? God longs for us to carry the heartaches in and around us to Him, receive His wisdom and comfort, and take…

A Raiders of the Lost Ark Devotional: The Community of Treasure Seekers

Devotional #8: God of Second Chances Indiana was warned three times in Raiders of the Lost Ark. All of them were serious messages trying to steer him away from seeking the wrong treasure. At the same time, Indiana had several opportunities to choose the right treasure, Marion. The initial opportunity was when he was young and broke her heart. The movie follows other events like their…

Take My Hand

"I, the Lord, have called you to demonstrate my righteousness. I will take you by the hand and guard you."—Isaiah 42:6 NLT The daughter of a teacher, Julie Katharina von Hausmann became a poet. Many of her poems became the bases of hymns. Born in 1826 in Riga, Latvia, she worked as a governess but found herself spending more time caring for her father, who had gone blind. She also experienced…

Painting with Purpose

Excerpt taken from The Brushstrokes of Life: Discovering How God Brings Beauty and Purpose to Your Story by Anne Neilson Twenty-Two Painting with Purpose Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, “This is the way; walk in it.” Isaiah 30:21 Clark once asked me, “How long are you going to paint angels?” My response rose from a place deep…

Celtic Pilgrimage

The message of Christ igniting faith in the dark ages The spiritual awakening birthed in Celtic nations during the Dark Ages lasted over 250 years and transformed lives throughout Ireland, England, and Scotland! Rebecca Frielander invites you to walk in the footsteps of Christian heroes such as Patrick, Columba, Hilda, and more. The faith and passion of these saints from the Dark Ages will…

Can You Trust God’s Goodness

You know you’re supposed to trust God. You know God is good. But how can you have confidence in God’s goodness when your social media and TVs are full of wars, sparring politicians, rampant diseases, economies in shambles, and more? God’s goodness is in His character, not in our circumstances. We live in a world full of sin, and its consequences are a part of our lives on earth. But look at…