Under Par: Nearly Famous

Book Excerpt from Under Par: Celebrating Life’s Great Moments On and Off the Golf Course by Phil Callaway Chapter 18 “Nearly Famous” “I miss. I miss. I miss. I make.” —Seve Ballesteros, when asked to describe his four-putt at Augusta’s Number 16 in 1990 There are few things more entertaining than sports interviews. Because we’ve all talked before thinking. And sometimes overconfidence and…

You Are Called to Pray!

Not everyone is called to be a preacher or a missionary in foreign lands, but everyone is called to pray. For a Christian, praying should be as natural and as essential to your spiritual body as breathing is to your physical body. The Bible gives countless promises about what God has given to us through the power of prayer. James 5:16 tells us that “the effectual fervent prayer of a…

Jesus and Exclusivity

Excerpt taken from Why Would Anyone Follow Jesus? by Ray Comfort   When Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me” (John 14:6), He nullified every other religion’s teaching that they lead to God, to the truth, or to Heaven. Jesus was saying it’s His way to Heaven or the highway to hell. And this wasn’t a slip of the divine tongue.…

Do You Want an Intimate Relationship with God?

Just as you spend time building human friendships and relationships, you need to give God the same attention. You need to give Him Heaven-moving, earth-shaking, hell-defeating prayer, all of which involves a commitment of your time. Too many people treat prayer as if God is operating a fast-food, drive-through service where they can place an order and pick it up within a matter of minutes, if…

Chasing the Wind

“My mind has observed a wealth of wisdom and knowledge. And I set my mind to know wisdom and to know madness and folly; I realized that this also is striving after wind.”—Ecclesiastes 1:16–17 NASB Known as a brilliant philosopher, Thomas Hobbes concluded that most people were motivated by “a perpetual and restless desire for power.” Born in 1588 in England, he came to distrust democracy.…

How to Deal with Jealousy

A promotion is awarded to another employee after we’ve worked tirelessly on a project. A friend enjoys sharing time with other people instead of deepening a long-term relationship. Good things keep happening to everyone around us. How do we handle the emotions when jealousy tries to enter our thoughts? How does God want us to deal with jealousy? God created humans individually and uniquely. We…

A Promise to Astrid

Voted one of the top Christian movies of 2019, A Promise to Astrid is a true story based on the award-winning book by Michael K. Tourville. Sometimes God works through unusual people. To those she meets, Astrid (JoAnn Peterson, Dispatched) certainly seems to be one of them. Yet Astrid’s faith, selflessness, and determination lead her to intervene in the lives of others in unexpected ways.…

The Great Exchange

We can always be grateful for the wonderful exchange that takes place when we give our lives to our Savior and King. As we receive Him into our hearts, we offer God what we have … and He gives us what He has. Instead of disease and sickness, He gives us healing and health. In place of our faults and weaknesses, He gives us His power, righteousness, and strength. Instead of a sinful,…

Documentary Review: The Sereer

Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me” (John 14:6).   There’s only one way to God and it’s by accepting Jesus Christ into our heart and asking Him to forgive us for our sins. As Christians we live by this principle and believe in the Holy Trinity and that Jesus died for our sins and was resurrected. Throughout the…

Everyone Loves a Road Trip

Everyone loves a good road trip — the freedom of the open road, escaping the everyday chores staring us in the face at home, and the novelty of experiencing new places. Sometimes the destination is unknown and everything about the trip becomes a chance to explore new vistas along the way. Or kids bounce up and down in anticipation of Grandma’s homemade cookies. And even teenagers can be roused…