Category: Features
Here are some resources designed to help you on your lifelong spiritual growth journey. They offer teaching, truths and encouragement to keep you moving consistently forward, even when there are bumps and potholes along the road. Our ultimate goal is to be conformed to the image of Christ so we will bring God glory in all we say and do.
I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.
(Romans 12:1-2)
In the Hands of an Angel
On August 30, 1967, the heat in Los Angeles did little to soothe the tempers of those prone to rioting. I found myself in the midst of this.
Read MoreA Healed Heart
Shelley Carpenter recounts her journey through undiagnosed health trails, and how she came out of this trial with her faith intact.
Read MoreElection Optimism
Even though both major political parties candidates receive low grades in moral character, I’m optimistic because their power is limited.
Read MoreNothing Short of a Miracle
When the nurse called, I expected confirmation we were having a boy. What I got instead threw our lives into orbit.
Read MoreBecoming God’s Open Book: Learning How Your Story is Enough
I was recently working a typical day, doing paperwork and answering phone calls. As I was just getting back from lunch my phone rang again.
Read MoreI Got This
It was November 3 in Nepal, November 2 in the USA. The group I was leading experienced a magnitude 6 earthquake during the night at the Machapuchere (Fishtail) base camp.
Read MoreFinding My Why: An Act of Surrender
In our walks of faith, we may grapple with the balance of exercising our free will while discerning the path God has laid out for us
Read MoreThe Finish Line
Every year on Facebook, I re-post a photo of Braylen and me crossing the finish line of the Shamrock Shuffle in Lexington Kentucky.
Read MorePhantom in the Foyer
I arrived a little early, they arrived late. My boss and his wife invited me to their church for a Christmas pageant.
Read MoreJourneying Together
My family and I live in Jamaica. It is popularly known as the “land of wood and water” and I would dare to add, “great heat.”
Read MoreWhat Are the Odds?
Some choices leave physical scars. I’ve got 30 stiches of reminders from my teenage years. Some bad calls leave emotional scars.
Read MoreAnnual Writing Contest
In 1200-1500 words, tell us about your spiritual hero (besides Jesus) and why that person is so important
to you. What first drew you to your hero? Why do you admire him or her? What have you learned from
your hero? You can write about a Bible character, well-known ministry leader, pastor, family member or
personal friend.