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​God is consistent in His plan for each of our lives.  He would not give us inborn talents, spiritual gifts and life experiences and then not use them.  This is evident in the life of Karen Howard, where God is using her love of children and evangelism fo

​On August 21, 2017, a historic event will take place in the United States.  For the first time since 1918, a complete solar eclipse will travel across the expanse of our entire country.  The total eclipse will start in Salem, Oregon at 10:17am (PDT) and

Life can be tough, right?  As followers of Christ we are not immune to hardships and difficulties which can affect our outlook on life and cause us to have an ongoing negative attitude.  How do you combat the problem of pessimism and negative thinking?

It’s been said that if the Lord showed us everything that was to come into our lives, we probably wouldn’t take the next step. Instead, God leads us one step of faith at a time. For Dana and Ryan Kroeker, it has been these steps of faith that have led the

​I thought I’d take a moment and share a simple way of understanding and sharing the Gospel from a book by Randy Pope entitled The Answer. It’s an exploded version of Bill Hybels’ “Do versus Done” approach.

In Matthew 23 Jesus gives his last public sermon. Of all the things Jesus could have publically talked about before going to the cross he chose to speak about leadership – spiritual leadership!  Jesus, being the masterful teacher that he was, uses a high

How does one gain the confidence to say, “Yes” when the Lord presents an opportunity? How does one know when an outreach ministry is for them?  “You have to go and try to know,” Cheryl Levey says. Her response to the question about walking through doors o

In the midst of the overwhelming troubles of life, where can we find hope?  Our hope is in Jesus.  Jesus told us in John 16:33, “In this world you will have trouble.  But, take heart because I have overcome the world.”  Our hope is in Jesus and the promis

​“We were so done with each other and checked out.  It was over,” said Lynnsey Stallings regarding her 11 year marriage to husband Kevin.  What followed was an eight month separation, filing for divorce, bitterness, anger, lack of communication, and three

We’ve all heard the phrase: Hindsight is always 20/20. And most, if not all of us, have made decisions we would love to take back if we could. Well, of the many gifts that God bestows, wisdom and discernment are the two which are designed for daily use by