Unappreciated?
Ever feel as if you’re unappreciated?
It’s happened to most of us. And it’s happening even more often.
Employees are doing the work of two or three people as coworkers resign due to virus fears or are laid off due to economic stresses on businesses.
Moms may have been thrust into the role of reluctant homeschool teacher.
Teachers are expected to teach both physical and online…
How Would We Act
"I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work among you will complete it by the day of Christ Jesus."— Philippians 1:6 NASB
How would we act today if we really believed that God’s Word was true, that He really will provide for our every need? How would it change our thinking if we spent every minute convinced that He never forgets us but continually is refining us, that He…
Sand on the Seashore
"Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand that is on the seashore in abundance God gave Solomon wisdom and very great discernment and breadth of mind, like the sand that is on the seashore."—1 Kings 4:20, 29 NASB
Standing on a beach, we see sand in every direction. Each grain seems immeasurably tiny, with hundreds, perhaps thousands, in just a handful. Pondering the expanse of the beach,…
Kirk Cameron and Building Up Stronger Christian Families in Troubled Times
Kirk Cameron got his start on the small screen appearing in commercials for several big brands like McDonald’s and Polaroid. However, it wasn’t until 1985 that he got his big break when he was cast as the oldest child, Mike Seaver, on the hugely popular ABC sitcom “Growing Pains.” The show ran for seven seasons, calling it quits in 1992.
After starring in several movies in the last 1980s and…
Champion
Starring Andrew Cheney, Faith-Renee Kennedy, and Gary Graham, Champion tackles faith, family, and forgiveness in the world of dirt track racing. Racer Sean Weathers is at the peak of his career with an adoring daughter when rivalry races from the track into his personal life, causing a tragedy.
Prosperous business man Jack Reed is trying to atone for past mistakes, but finds the likelihood for…
Walking Into Darkness
Excerpt taken from Unchained: A Man’s Journey from Abuse to Healing to Save Lives by Ron Post.
Walking into Darkness
You were once darkness, but you are now light in the Lord (Ephesians 5:8).
Barbed wire surrounded the crowded seven-acre compound, and armed guards were ready to shoot any of the forty thousand refugees who dared try to escape. I was familiar with the compound's size because I'd…
What Grieving Families Need You to Know
Losing an infant, or miscarrying brings with it a unique grief. All of the hopes and dreams of the future a parent wraps in a child. Sadly, we seldom realize how many families are grieving until we become one. What's worse, is we want to help, but can't begin to know where to begin.
That’s hard. Real hard. There is no fixing a grieving heart.
We scramble for the right words—but deep down,…
Anna’s Story: Does God Speak to Us Today?
During the early days of the Great Recession, my wife, Renée, and I suffered steep business losses. Clients canceled huge projects midstream, refused to honor contractual terms, and left us with zero income in the weeks leading up to our oldest son’s wedding. As a husband and father, I can’t begin to tell you how helpless and hopeless I felt.
Renée and I did the math and realized it would cost…
Codependency Recovery
Many people we talk with are stuck in unhealthy patterns in their relationships. Tolerating mistreatment, rescuing, being afraid to say no, needing to please, and getting enmeshed emotionally are boundary problems. They may be symptoms of Codependency.
God's wisdom in the Scriptures helps us to strengthen our boundaries and get free of codependency. (All Scriptures are from the NIV84 unless…
A Bold Example
"My circumstances have turned out for the greater progress of the gospel, so that my imprisonment in the cause of Christ has become well known … the brothers and sisters … have far more courage to speak the word of God without fear."—Philippians 1:12–14 NASB
As a prisoner in Rome, Paul had every reason to be afraid and discouraged or to assume his ministry had ended. But he discovered his life…