By Betty Brown My son Aaron was diagnosed with a rare liver disease called sclerosing cholangitis when he was age 18 and on his way to...
By David Cole For several years in the 1980s, I served as pastor of Pasadena Open Bible Church (POBC) in California. Our church had a noble...
By Jessica Sanford By nature, I tend to shy away from negative emotions, preferring a world where everyone is happy and there’s no conflict. (Yes, I...
By Monte LeLaCheur Major changes in life have a way of bringing new perspectives into our thinking. That has certainly been the case for me personally,...
By Jordan Bemis If each one of us reflects on our own stories, we can see God clearly leading and moving in our lives. As I...
By Julie Cole How’s your prayer life? This question causes many Christians to admit that they don’t pray as often as they feel they should. This...
By Dara Rasavanh The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit” (Psalms 34:18, NIV). I helplessly laid my head...
By Darrel Anderson Your pastor comes to you as a servant of the Lord Jesus Christ. His or her first responsibility as a person called of...
By Bill Francavilla While most Christians love to read and quote the book of Proverbs for snappy sayings, we often forget the context in which it...
By Tyler Hoelscher The first seven years of my educational career were in a public school. Having recently made the transition to a private Christian school,...