The Lie of the Prosperity Gospel

Over the years I have heard many goofy teachings about money from ministers.  I once heard of a preacher telling a congregation that if they would come forward and give a $1000 love offering God would speak to them in the form of a prophecy!  Maybe you have heard...

Endurance: Part 2

James 1:2-4 Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance. And let endurance have its perfect result, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing. Endurance brings a...

Endurance

“Yes, Mother, I’ve had a hard day. Jennifer has been most difficult. I know I ought to be more firm, but it is hard. Well, you know how she is. Yes, I remember you warned me. I remember you told me that she was a vile creature who would make my life...

Mother’s Day: Dia de las Madres

Have you ever wondered when Americans started celebrating Mother’s Day? The holiday was born out of one woman’s desire to honor her mother’s life of sacrifice and grace. Born in 1864 in Grafton, West Virginia, Anna Jarvis witnessed the aftermath of...

Someone Is Out To Get You

What the Bible says about a Fruitful Life – Part 3 So, over the past few weeks we’ve been talking about the parable of the “Sower and the Seed.” Now let’s talk more about the meaning of this parable. “This is the meaning of the parable: The seed is the...