By Woody Preston  “Stuff”. It’s a short but loaded word. We all have it. I have my stuff, Jan has her stuff, you have your stuff, the kids have their stuff, and that messy neighbor across the street has a garage full of stuff.   It’s our stuff and it...

By Edward Thal  In his introduction to the Ephesians, Paul wishes “Grace” to them. What does he mean?  If you have ever felt bad about something you’ve done, you know you’re a sinner. And, if you’re honest with yourself, you will know that you’re a repeat...

By Harry Morgan  God’s Word speaks of marriage right at the beginning (Genesis 1:26-27), and right at the end (Revelation 19), and a lot of places between, in both the Old Testament and the New Testament.  Marriage was God’s gift to mankind—a fitting gift to...

In this season of Thanksgiving, I’m thankful I’m not an atheist because I would have nothing to be thankful about. Atheism made sense to me until I was 23 years old and thinking about suicide because living made no sense. That’s what happens when you believe you came...

By Woody Preston Living out in the country means city lights don’t diminish the magnificence of the night sky. I can name some of what I see when I look up—the moon, Polaris (the North Star, by which ancient mariners would navigate), Venus, the second brightest object...

Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple, was one of the richest men in the world when he died at the age of 56 from pancreatic cancer.   On his deathbed he recognized that his wealth and fame could not buy more life: “You can employ someone to drive the car for you,...

* This was the last article from Roger before his passing.  God can calm the storms in your life, but sometimes He calms His child in the storm. When storms roar, let Christ comfort you and bring rest to your soul in the eye of calamity. Hear Him whisper above the...

The Apostle Paul writes about the “inward man” and the “outward man”; the “new creation” and the “man of flesh” (2 Corinthians chapters 4 and 5). It is a unique concept of spiritual treasure contained within vessels of clay; the eternal life of Christ in dying human...

Friends I want to tell you that we serve a great God! Praise God, and praise all those who pray every day for some who are suffering from cancer and other ailments. God hears you!  What comes to mind when you think about God? Do you praise Him daily for who He is and...

The man who famously said, “God is Dead” and was instantly acclaimed by those who wished God to be dead also described Socialism as “the tyranny of the least and the dumbest.”   That’s a problem for Anarchists, Atheists, Communists and Socialists because...