Mature Living

Blessed Assurance Because of God’s expressed love, we can rest in His arms. by COURTNEY DOCTOR DO YOU KNOW WHAT a “trust fall” is? It’s a team-building exercise where one person stands on an elevated platform, crosses her arms across her chest, closes her eyes, and falls backward into the arms of her teammates. Our […]

Be Glad Are you building a legacy of gratitude? by BEN MANDRELL SOMETIMES WE ARE too busy being bitter. An aspiring actress finally catches her break. She wins the coveted award and ascends the stage to receive the trophy. When the microphone goes hot, she goes cold, bashing the critics who said she wouldn’t make […]

There’s a Psalm for That! Turn your sighs to worship. by MICHELE HOWE I HAD JUST SENT my husband off to work with a “Have a great day!” good-bye when my cell phone chirped a new text message. It was from a dear friend whose sister has been battling cancer and, because of other major […]

The Power of Words How should Christians behave online? by Daniel Darling IT IS A BIT IRONIC that the human race’s descent into darkness began with the serpent’s own twisted misrepresentation of God’s words of instruc­tion to his image-bearers. Words, after humanity’s fall into sin, can now be used either to injure or inspire. This […]

My Shattered Heart, My Certain Hope At the crossroads of grief, God provides a pathway to healing. by RON HUTCHCRAFT IT WAS THE BEST DAY of my wife’s life. And the worst day of mine. It was the day after we watched our grandson graduate from high school as valedictorian. As I left to speak […]

Love Like There Is a Tomorrow Are you afraid to love? BY MIKE GLENN Stories from World War II followed the soldiers home, telling of their experiences from D-Day to final victory over Hitler’s Germany. As we know, not everyone made it home. Soldiers die in war, and a lot of soldiers died on Normandy […]