Month: April 2024

By: Jana Drake What do you do when a group of non-Christians arrive at the youth group and engage in behavior such as drinking, swearing or smoking? Do you ask them to leave in order […]

By: Hilary He has made everything beautiful in its time. Ecclesiastes 3:11 So many people look at one another and make a judgement of appearance. Society has its impressions on us, of what is overweight, […]

By: Ashley Peterson Heaven: Some questions and answers. Beware: some laughing is involved. Q: How do you “get into” Heaven? A: If you have said this or something similar to, “Lord, I have sinned and […]

By: Hilary Winters You feel awful, like you deserve harsh punishment. You may get angry or even cry, wishing for nothing more than to be rid of that feeling. After all, wouldn’t it be great […]

By: Kelly Keefe Guilt can be a cruel taskmaster that drives us far from God. Or, guilt can gently lead us back to a right relationship with Him, more fully convinced than ever of the […]

By: Jacob Schweda Matthew 26:28 This is my blood of the new covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins. If there is one thing that is obvious to most throughout […]

By: Sheryl Taylor According to Webster’s dictionary, fear is a feeling of agitation and anxiety caused by the presence or imminence of danger. Some people may have different interpretations of fear. Some may imagine walking […]

By T. Suzanne Eller Brooke thought she was losing her mind. She never told anyone what was going on inside of her. She only shared the surface stuff. She laid in her bed and blocked […]

By: Adrienne Vernon What is a Christian Character? Character. What is character? Do I demonstrate a Christian character in my life? There are many questions we ask regarding our character. Webster defines character as “The […]

By: Matt Bowman “Though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does.” Our choices, the way we wage war, determines how are attitudes are displayed. In 2 Corinthians, Paul […]

By: Sheryl Taylor As a female, I know that your appearance counts very much. If you look good, you feel good (well, most times). If you look sloppy then your mood is probably the same. […]

What is salvation? Salvation is the restoration of man’s relationship with God. Salvation happens when an individual is reconciled to God. The spiritual gap between God and man is bridged. The words “restore,” “reconcile,” and […]

By Darin Smith Mark 6:2-4 (NIV)  When the Sabbath came, he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were amazed. “Where did this man get these things?” they asked. “What’s this […]