By Karen Joy Robertson “Satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing love, that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days” (Psalm 90:14). We thirst for joy, an oasis in a desert land. When I’m walking my daily miles in our neighborhood, I need water for physical strength. For my […]
By Tammy Darling Peter slept. Not unusual, unless you consider the fact that Peter was in an uncomfortable, heavily guarded prison awaiting his trial the following day. Yet somehow Peter was able to rest. In fact, Peter was sleeping so soundly he had to be awakened by an angel. Peter’s secret? Peace—one aspect of […]
By Kelly Carr When was the last time you went home? Perhaps it was just last week for Easter or months ago at Christmas. Or maybe you have annual reunions to reach out to all those extended branches of your family tree. There’s something special about going home, isn’t there? Such excursions bring a […]
By Matt Proctor Life is hard. Someone wrote that 10 years ago, our world had Bob Hope, Johnny Cash, and Steve Jobs. Now we have no Jobs, no Cash, and no Hope! Maybe you’ve experienced those moments of “no hope.” The normal challenges of life—financial shortfall, physical illness, family conflict—are tough enough. But for […]
By Rod Huron Would you like to be simply a Christian? A Christ follower. No more. No less. You’re not alone. It wasn’t always like that. Jesus may be the Prince of Peace, but his adherents have been known to murder each other over who was the wrong kind of follower and who was […]
