The free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord. (Romans 6:23, NLT) There was a gift for each of us left under the tree of life 2000 years ago by Him whose birthday we celebrate on Christmas Day. The gift was...

Do you ever run into roadblocks on your life journey? Do you ever get frustrated when things go wrong and your plans don’t work out as anticipated? God has a way of turning life’s problems into blessings. What seems like a detour...

Charles Plumb was a jet pilot in Vietnam. After 75 combat missions, his plane was destroyed by a surface-to-air missile. Plumb ejected and parachuted into enemy hands. He was captured and spent six years in a Vietnamese prison. He survived the ordeal and now lectures...

The wise men really, really wanted to know the truth. They weren't going to put off finding out the truth about God. They asked, “Where is the newborn king of the Jews?” The only way they could know this truth is that they had studied...

At the end of the 19th century, two French writers went to visit the well-known French scientist, Pierre Berthelot. Berthelot was a kind of scientific prophet. He forecast some of the weapons of mass destruction that would appear in the next century. He said to the...

WEEKLY WORD: The year 2020 has been a year like no other. It has been the most difficult, the most challenging and for some the saddest year of their lives. Jesus told a story of the unfruitful fig tree that has a special challenge...

THE WORRY WAGON The story is told about a man walking along the road carrying a heavy bag on his back.  Along came a farmer in his wagon and stopped and offered the man a ride. He gratefully accepted and climbed on the wagon.  As they...

A man took his wife to see the doctor, and as he was sitting in the waiting room, he saw the doctor come rushing out, asking if someone had a screwdriver. He returned to the exam room with the screwdriver, but a few minutes later,...

Yesterday--or some other day--may have been the final day of your divorce, the day you were rejected, or the day you lost or buried a loved one; but as difficult as it seems right now, and as extremely sad as it is, in time it...

WEEKLY WORD: At the end of the 19th century, two French writers went to visit the well-known French scientist, Pierre Berthelot. Berthelot was a kind of scientific prophet. He forecast some of the weapons of mass destruction that would appear in the next century. He said to...