Archive for May 2010

Is There not a Cause?

Today is Memorial Day in the United States. Every year we set aside this day to commemorate fallen soldiers and to honor their memory. Reasons for the commemoration were once unspoken and understood, but in recent years it seems as though many have forgotten why these soldiers served—and thus why we should remember their service. [...]

Thoughts of the Heart

Once when I was struggling to break through in prayer, a man of God told me that my thinking was wrong. For a long time I wondered what this meant, but recently God has been dealing with me about my thought life. The Bible talks about the importance of our thought life. Jesus taught in [...]

Unbounded Love

As a gentle breeze surrounded me, I wondered why I was outside in the first place. It was cold, and the house looked so inviting as I shut the door. Sitting down on my steps, as I did so often, I lifted up my head and glanced up towards the night sky. A multitude of [...]

Guest Article: Hollywood Cheats

Who should we trust in planning our lives? Maybe your opinion will change if you look closer—as this guest article from Bishop John Hanson from Acts II Ministries reminds us. Deep in the tropical forest a jeep loaded with a half dozen cartel desperados is careening cross-country in pursuit of a lone, beleaguered lawman. As [...]

Seeing and Entering

“Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.”  – John 3:3 These words ran through my mind over and over again as I sat listening to the minister preach. What was this? I’d been hearing this verse completely [...]