Remember Your First Love
February is the month of love, and whether single, married, or somewhere in between, every Christian has a love story to celebrate. But in today’s fast-paced world, it’s easy for Christians to put...
View ArticleHow Hungry Are You?
Athletes who compete in the Olympics are considered the best in the world. It’s never in doubt that those involved are quality. As Christians, we are spiritual athletes. Although we shouldn’t compete...
View ArticleWhile You Are Sleeping
While I was studying Andrew’s teaching from his Christian Survival Kit, a story from a Charis Bible College friend came to mind. Her testimony of crisis and then victory seemed to sum up the very thing...
View ArticleWhen God Says You’re a Winner
“Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us.”...
View ArticleYou Are What You Speak
Have you ever been around people who just love to talk? They are sometimes known as extroverts, and they typically have a lot to say! And then there are introverts like me, who’d rather spend an hour...
View ArticleAn Open Invitation
“I don’t want to hear it…. I said no! I’m with my grandkids right now,” an older lady snapped at my friend. It was an unusually angry response to my friend’s cheerful greeting. But as we walked away,...
View ArticleToken of My Trust
Another year of giving, another year of bumping along in my finances. That pretty much summed up my story when it came to money. Have you been there before? All my Christian life, I believed what...
View ArticleHearing God in the Secret Place
The pain had awakened me again. I sat up in my bed, tears slowly slipping down my cheeks, and put my hands to my ears. I had been suffering with pain in my sinuses and ears for several weeks by this...
View ArticleHis Sacrifice Was Enough
Easter is the time of year when we celebrate the death, burial, and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. Some Easter celebrations are simple, like flying kites or eating hot cross buns or lighting...
View ArticleBlessed to Be a Blessing
Chances are, at some point or another, you’ve heard the question: “If there’s a God, why is there so much evil and injustice in the world?” I found myself in such a conversation with someone not long...
View ArticleWorth the Wait
Nothing is more important to me than accomplishing the will of God for my life. So, when God revealed to me in November 2008 that Bible college was the next step in my journey, I was excited. I’d sat...
View ArticleLook Higher!
Recently I was watching the Praise show on the Trinity Broadcasting Network with Andrew Wommack as a guest. One of the first things he said got my attention: “Most people aren’t even believing for...
View ArticleGive Where You’re Going
What are you believing God for in your life? Is it to own your own home? To get married? To have children? Maybe you know what God has called you to do, but it’s a matter of…well…getting there. While...
View ArticleA Great Adventure Awaits
Saddle up your horses, we’ve got a trail to blazeThrough the wild blue yonder of God’s amazing graceLet’s follow our Leader into the glorious unknownThis is a life like no other…this is the great...
View ArticleEyes on Brazil
“For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him.” 2 Chronicles 16:9a Charis Bible College students...
View ArticleCalled to Mother
As a first grader, I perceived how important our kitchen table was. It was where we ate all our meals, did homework, and played board games. It was also where my mother waited for me each weekday with...
View ArticlePraise in the Gates
“The words of Lemuel king of Massa, which his mother taught him.” Proverbs 31:1 (Amplified Bible, Classic Edition) Another cigarette is calling Jim’s name. Is she asleep yet? Driving from Phoenix,...
View ArticleA Mother’s Love
“When Jesus saw his mother there, and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to her, ‘Woman, here is your son,’ [27] and to the disciple, ‘Here is your mother.’” John 19:26-27, New...
View ArticleOpen the Door to Faith
The Apostle Paul called Timothy“my beloved and faithful son in the Lord” (1 Cor. 4:17, New King James Version). As a spiritual father, Paul trained and encouraged Timothy in his faith. In his second...
View ArticleThe Power of Motherhood
“What do you want to be when you grow up?” I always hated that question—for many reasons. But mostly because every time it was asked of me, no one wanted to hear my answer: “I want to be a mom.” “No....
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