Featured
Article:
Gifts
That Give Encouragement-Connie Kuykendall
"There
is nothing more fulfilling and faith-building than to know that
Jesus has used you to meet the needs of someone who needs to know
He cares". read article
Current
Topic: The Heart of A Giver
The
"Giver"
-Daryl Fleming
"It
doesn’t matter what people do with our “giving”
in their lives – we aren’t answering to them. We are
answering to a heavenly principle with a Giving Personality ready
to give back to us." read
article
Past
Articles
Topic:
Discernment
What
About Discernment -by
Daryl Fleming
"Discernment.
I do not naturally have it….and I have many life-stories
to prove it! Discernment, according to the New Testament use of
the word, can be a verb, noun, and adjective, and always has to
do with distinguishing, separating out so as to investigate by
looking throughout objects or particulars. In other words, it’s
about examining, scrutinizing, and questioning. It is the great
art of being able to determine the excellence or defects of a
person or thing." read
article
W.I.S.E.
E.Y.E.S. for Discernment
-byJean
Murphy
For
those of you beginning college or starting a new job, let me say
congratulations to you! There is such excitement in the anticipation
of all the new opportunities, freedoms, relationships and responsibilities
that your new experience will bring. It would be very wise that
you prepare to stand with your feet firmly planted in God’s
truth, living a life of discernment rather than making costly
mistakes"
Part
1: Beginning With Discernment read
article
Part 2: Living In Discernment read
article
Part 3: Thriving From Discernment read
article
Topic:
Fear
Defeting
Fear; Simple Steps
-Chelsea Hertlein
"What
are your deep fears? Not a fear of spiders or sushi or showing
up to a party wearing the same outfit as someone else. I’m
talking about the deep fears ..." read
article
Fear:
Greater Than A Thief -Julia
Gray
"Where
is he? Barry should have been home an hour ago. I wonder where
he is. Why won’t he answer his cell phone? I’ve called
like six times already. Is he okay? Maybe I should call the hospital.
What if something bad has happened to him?
"...read article
Fear:
Defeating Fear, a Three Part Series
-by Jean Murphy
"Deep
within each person are your core beliefs where your fears will
either be originated or are defeated. Unless you look at the core
beliefs that are intrinsically engrained in you, you can have
no victory over either your surface or subconscious fears. Whatever
happens in your life, the single question you must deal with in
relation to fear is: Will your greatest needs be met?"
Defeating
Fear Part1; Fear, Meet Your Source
Defeating Fear Part 2; Breaking
Up with Fear
Defeating Fear Part 3; Making
It Last
Topic:
Aloneness
Aloneness,
Biblical Facts and Emotional Feelings -
Daryl Fleming
“It
began in the Garden of Eden…..the horrific decent away from
community into the pit of individualism and isolationism."
...read more
The
Gift of Aloneness - Mary Beth Johnson
“Lord, please help me find someone to talk to.” That
was my prayer as I walked into the dining room for the first time.."
read more
When
I'm "Alone" -by
Gretchen Jones
" Imagine
leaving your job, your family members, your friends, and your
belongings to move to a place that was unfamiliar..." read
more
Topic:
Rest
Fall
into His Arms and R.E.S.T.
-by Jean Murphy
When
the demands are great, we need to fall into the arms of the Lord
and R.E.S.T. Go ahead, jump off the treadmill of life and fall
into his loving arms... read
more
How
Can I Rest, There's so Much to Worry About -by
Julia Gray
As
I sat down to research the topic of rest, the circumstances in
my life became very un-restful. I looked up verses, studied the
concordance and worried..
read more
Topic:
Ruth
-by Christine Wichert
Ruth
Part 1, Rags to Riches
Return to the Lord Jesus, and take from Him whatever He is willing
to give. I believe you will be overwhelmed. read
more
Ruth
Part 2, The Joy of Plenty
Christ, like Boaz, has taken notice of us and satisfies us in
our relationship with Him. read
more
Ruth
Part 3, A Woman of Excellence
At this point in the story Ruth is instructed by Naomi to do something
daring, but God blesses Ruth and her life takes a turn for the
better... read more
Ruth
Part 4, A Man of Love
Boaz was indeed a man of love in the truest sense of the word.
read
more
Misc.
Topics:
A
Greater Happiness
-Brooke Heidi
“But Godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought
nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it.”
1 Tim 6:6-7, a short devotional on contentment...
read
more
Film
Project
-Brooke Heidi
I flew into Pensacola Florida, where I was filming an interview
for the film project Refresh Life has been working on... read
more
Finding
Focus
-Brooke Heidi
Challenged to look at who I really was, I began to see in me a
great need for attention and affection... read
more
Finding
Peace
-Brooke Heidi
Face towards heaven and eyes filled with tears, 'Father, turn
me around, meet me here Lord, I can't do this alone'... read
more
Integrity
and the Internet
-Brooke Heidi
“Self-made
celebrity, you can’t even see that you’re playing
all the parts; you’re the starlet, the publicist,..."
read more
Living
In The Moment
-by Kathy Williams
How often do we say, 'I can't wait until', 'If only I were older',
'If only I were younger', 'I wish I was'... read
more
Mr.
Right
-by Amy Nelson
I, like many of you, have dreamt of getting married since I was
a little girl... read more
No
Time For God
-by Cami Terpstra
It’s been the kind of three months where life is turned
absolutely upside down, inside out and trampled on by a stampeding
herd of wild buffalo... read more
The
Pitfalls of Dating -by Julia Gray
"When it comes to guys, we girls are always looking
for answers to our questions. How will I know when I’ve
met the right one? When is the right time to get married?
read
more
Rat
Trap
-by Ron Terpstra
A thought that abandons our normal thought process especially
in times of trouble... read more
Refresh
Your Heart
-by Cami Terpstra
What I mean is, how accessible are you to God right now? read
more
Editorial;
A Run-In With Travel the Road
I
saw Christians my age with lives fully committed to Christ, with
a passion for Him that I wanted... read
more
Seduction
-by Mary Repine
“Seduction,” ……just the word gives me
chills. “Lead us not into temptation” but we are so
“feeling-based” and “just do it-based”
and “it costs more, but I’m worth it-based”
... read more
Shaped
By Grace
-Brooke Heidi
He digs his hand into the cold, hard clay, and pulls the desired
amount from the larger block. Rolling the once gritty substance
between his hands... readmore
The
Problem With Dust
-by Ron Terpstra
A more fitting definition in our case would be to neglect what
we are supposed to do and to do the useless simple things... read
more
Thy
Will Be Done, On Earth As It Is In Heaven –Part 1
-Mary Repine,
“Imagine
this: In front of you there are two doors: Door #1 leads to God’s
will for your life. Door #2 leads to the life you have envisioned
for yourself… all your hopes, dreams, every wish already
fulfilled. ...read
more
Thy
Will Be Done, On Earth As It Is In Heaven –Part 2
-Mary Repine,
"When
we seek God he opens our minds to the truth that both His will
and our will can and should be the same." ...read
more
To
Ethiopia and Back
-by Amy Nelson
When I first became a Christian if you had told me that I was
going to be a missionary in Africa, I would have never believed
you... read more
Victory
Dance
-Brooke Heidi
Coming to the place of breaking in our life is not easy or fun
and yet many of us can attest that it is inevitable. read
more
Weed
Control
-by Ron Terpstra
By my definition a WEED is worry experienced every day... read
more
Wise
Woman Building Co.
-Brooke Heidi
The other morning I woke in a terrible mood. It had been... read
more
