by Chet Gladkowski | Apr 9, 2025 | Inspiration
1 Peter 2:11,12 Dear friends, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from sinful desires, which wage war against your soul. Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the...
by Bill Herried | Apr 6, 2025 | Inspiration
When I’m weak, then I’m strong. Feeling fatigued lately? Discouraged? When we’re fatigued, it’s easy to lose perspective, ending up depressed or burned out. But one of Jesus’ key leaders in the first century describes his experience with this—and how he dealt with it....
by Tom Arn | Apr 5, 2025 | Inspiration
Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Philippians 4:4 Rejoicing is getting super excited about something. It is showing extreme joy about something. Although there is a lot of sadness and pain in the world, people still get excited about many...
by Bill Pence | Apr 4, 2025 | Inspiration
In his “Sermon on the Mount”, Jesus calls his disciples to be the “salt of the earth” (Matthew 5 v. 13), and the “light of the world (v. 14): You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for...
by Blake Mattocks | Apr 3, 2025 | Inspiration
April 3. John Jasper. John was baptized one morning and preached a funeral service that same afternoon. Being a man of reason and courage, he defied the laws of Virginia that forbade slaves to learn to read and write. More than a century later, that same state...
by Dr. Mark Byrd | Apr 3, 2025 | Inspiration
Maybe you are reading this blog and at this moment you are in the middle of a trial. You may be wondering how in the world is God going to work this out? Others of you need encouragement to take the next step, to be strong, have hope, or to have faith. We are all in...