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​All of creation lies within God’s providence. Here is the sovereign tension between what God allows and what God causes.  On one hand, God allows the sun to rise on the evil and the good. [Matt 5:45 NASB]  “so that you may be sons of your Father who is i

Recently, I had the privilege of watching the memorial service for Billy Graham.  It was a moving service that highlighted a life well lived for our Savior, Jesus Christ. The service was a celebration of the hope we have in Jesus because of his great sacr

Greg McAvoy’s life was turned upside down in 2009 by a note left on his front door.  Greg recalled that it was a note from the sheriff’s department addressed to his ex-wife asking her to contact them and that the matter was urgent.  His ex-wife knew exact

​One of the questions I get asked the most in student ministry is “How come I don’t feel spiritually connected?”  And this might surprise you, but these questions generally come from students who have been saved, they are involved, they are not getting in

When I was about 11 years old I had a dilemma. It was a real “David and Goliath” moment and it changed the course of my sixth grade experience. My predicament was I had a mother who had a deep desire to sew, yet she lacked the skill, and I was a preteen w

When you think international missions and making disciples, you may think passport and foreign travel. Cheryl Iaconis will tell you for her, “It all started with a casserole.”  Wandering around the ministry fair at RiverLakes Church in 2015, she glanced a

Very few people like change in their life because change is one of the most difficult things for people to face.  A recent study found only one in nine people will make lifestyle changes (i.e. diet, exercise) even after they are told the changes would res

It occurs every Monday from 10:45am to noon at 325 Roberts Lane in Oildale at trailer space #30.  There is no building, just a couple of tables and chairs and the sky overhead.  For the past five years a group of men from the “Pit” meet for lunch and fell

​How many of us would intentionally choose to spend our summer vacation serving others, who don’t speak English and live in a place that is completely out of our comfort zone?

Blessings are something Betty Thurber can recount throughout her life.  “The Lord blessed me with good parents, a good husband and family, “ Betty relates.  Betty is the grandmother to two grandsons, four step-grandchildren, five great grandchildren and f