On December 7, 1941, Japan launched a surprise attack on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, devastating the Pacific Fleet and killing 2,403 Americans. The attack, which included two waves of aircraft, sank or heavily damaged eight U.S. battleships and…
Story by Mike Deese In one episode of Andy Griffith, (my favorite COP show) a couple of farmers are selling on the side of the road in the city limits, which was against the law in Mayberry. Barney finds them…
I am very thankful to be part of a church that takes a Sunday out of each year to celebrate what the Lord is doing among the middle and high schoolers in its youth ministry! As a sophomore in…
“Citizenship” = the state of being vested with the rights, privileges, and duties of a citizen. Those that belong to a country are at home in that country. This scripture is going to challenge you on what country you belong…
If I asked you, “What Old Testament passage is quoted the most in the New Testament?”—what would you guess? Maybe, “Honor your father and mother”? Or, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength”? Would…
By May Hastings Nottage Written in 1901, this work of poetry celebrates the cherished memories of a grown woman tenderly recalling from childhood the voice of her father in prayer. In the silence that falls on my spiritWhen the clamor…
Jesus is generous and kind, and He doesn’t want us to be foolish in our interactions with other people. He has redeemed us from the shackles of sin and its isolating curse and placed us in a community of…
I penned this poem some years ago when I was overseas and struggling with discouragement as I realized how much time I was missing with my dear friends back in the States. Time and again Jesus’ eternal perspective has given…
HUSBAND I, ___________, take thee, ___________, to be my wedded wife, to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death…
“Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on My account. Rejoice and be glad, for great is your reward in Heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets…