Why Are the Prophecies About Jesus Before He Was Born Significant to Me?

It has been said, Jesus is in the Old Testament concealed and in the New Testament revealed. Many theologians and scholars believe there are more than 300 prophecies about Jesus in the Old Testament. We see evidence of the Trinity in the very first chapter of Genesis: Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion..." (Genesis 1:26, ESV, italics and…

Finding Determination to Fulfill Your Dreams

God is the Chief of Change. He is always doing a new thing…always working in our lives. However, His promises for us don’t just automatically happen. All things are possible with God, but not all things will positively happen. There are some things that can hinder us from moving forward in life. One is an old mindset. Mark 2:22 says, “No one pours new wine into old wineskins. Otherwise, the…

Turn Your Season Around: Receive God’s Grace

Excerpt taken from Turn Your Season Around: How God Transforms Your Life by Darryl Strawberry   1st Inning Receive God’s Grace By grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. Ephesians 2:8-9 I had everything but I had nothing. As the 1983 National League Rookie of the year and a…

Capture Every Thought

“We are destroying arguments and all arrogance raised against the knowledge of God, and we are taking every thought captive to the obedience of Christ."—2 Corinthians 10:5 NASB Born in Switzerland in 1712, Jean-Jacques Rousseau embraced a lifestyle that challenged the norms of society. Writing his confessions, Rousseau exposed his “inmost self” with unprecedented honesty. Rousseau believed…

Tina Yeager: Showing That God Provides Nourishment (Part 1)

John Farrell: I know you spoke recently with Craig von Buseck about your book, Beautiful Warrior. While we’re not going to talk a lot about your book as we’re going to focus more on some of your other projects that are near and dear to your heart, I do want to know what’s the reception been like for the book so far? Tina Yeager: I’ve gotten some really encouraging feedback from the people that…

Faith’s Song: Fit In or Follow God

At some point, everyone has to make a hard decision in his or her life. Whether a person chooses the easy path (although it may go against who they are) or the more difficult route can make all the difference in the world. In the 2017 film, Faith’s Song, the titular character Faith (Hayden Grace McCoy) has to make such a decision. One evening while Grace is at choir practice, her parents,…

Jordan Feliz: God Told Me to ‘Say It’ (Part 3)

John Farrell: What is your testimony? Jordan Feliz: I was raised in the church and I dedicated my life to Christ when I was eight, but throughout high school, I started excelling in science. I was taking some advanced placement classes for science. I remember it wasn’t like I stopped believing in God. It was more that I was struggling with what I was being taught in my textbook didn’t seem to…

Buying Guides and Meal Plans: The Best Food Budget Hacks

When it comes to food, it can be easy to make decisions in the moment based on convenience. Don’t get me wrong, I’m all about ordering pizza or grabbing takeout. But when mindless convenience becomes too consistent, it adds up fast. This is why I see so much value in having a plan. Structure gives us what we really want: freedom. And the first step toward creating a life you love (where you…

What’s So Funny About God?

Adapted from Chapter 1 “God Has to Be in There Somewhere” from What’s So Funny About God? by Steve Wilkens When I die, I want to go quietly in my sleep like my grandpa. Not yelling and screaming like the other people in his car. It’s a bit dark, but I like this joke. It has the classic structure of a good one—setup and punch line. The setup line recognizes that we all fear encountering…

Delighting in the Lord

https://youtu.be/bwxSV8ycweI Yes, the Lord has great things planned for us and great desires for all of us, but it does take us enduring. It does take us being steadfast and immovable and always abounding in the things of God. Everything in our life is put in place that we would understand God; we would understand His ways; we would discover Him. No matter what level you are in your…