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Our Prayers Reveal Our Heart

Our Prayers Reveal Our Heart

By Colin Stott (MURRIETA, CA – ANS) “For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks” — Luke 6:45 NKJV. We can tell much about the spiritual condition of our heart by our...
She buried 11 children, endured an alcoholic husband, then Jesus spoke to her in dreams

She buried 11 children, endured an alcoholic husband, then Jesus spoke to her in dreams

  By Katie Kuykendall and Mark Ellis Selmira was a young teen when she married, older than most of the girls in her Napo Quecha village in Peru. Selmira had asked if she could wait until she...
Sugar Cubes and Prayer

Sugar Cubes and Prayer

By Colin Stott MURRIETA, CA — Many years ago I heard this illustration: Imagine a set of scales with a one-pound weight on one side and a pile of sugar cubes to be added to the other. The first...
Achievement Puzzles MINISTRY TIP

Achievement Puzzles MINISTRY TIP

  By Rev. Doug Forbes Most of us enjoy reaching goals and trying new things. We actually like completing tasks. I’m always happy when I can cross that last item off my to-do list. A famous...
Evan’s Angel MINISTRY TIP

Evan’s Angel MINISTRY TIP

  By Rev. Doug Forbes Many of our Bible stories mention angels, which especially interest our younger children. Evan’s angel, named for my third grandson, will help you to reinforce your next...
Francis Chan Challenges Christians: Stop Idolizing Family, Put Christ’s Mission First

Francis Chan Challenges Christians: Stop Idolizing Family, Put Christ’s Mission First

By Kevin Porter (CP) Many Christians have lost their edge — their radical, burning fire for Christ, says preacher and author Francis Chan, a firm believer that while family is important, the...
Jesus’ Resurrection: Fact or Fiction?

Jesus’ Resurrection: Fact or Fiction?

By Rusty Wright   Mount Hermon, CA (ANS) – At Easter, some might wonder what all the fuss is about. Who cares? What difference does it make if Jesus rose from the dead? It makes all the...
May I have your permission to be bold today?

May I have your permission to be bold today?

  (John 3:7 KJV) “Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.”   COMMENTARY: The challenge to every soul is still the same that Jesus posed to Nicodemus 2,000 years...
Symbolism in God’s Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread

Symbolism in God’s Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread

  By Tom Robinson   God has given us two connected annual festivals in early spring (in the northern hemisphere) that we definitely are to observe as Christians, even as Jesus and the...
3 Ways to be “After God’s Own Heart”

3 Ways to be “After God’s Own Heart”

  By Jack Wilkie As the “man after God’s own heart,” David is an easy choice when we’re looking for someone to emulate in our walk with God. But even a quick reading of the text on...