1. A Real Savior for Real People With Real Problems
(Articles/Jesus 1st)

Jesus is not a sedative. He is not a “magic pill” to be taken in small doses to numb momentary struggles. All of life's problems will not disappear if someone who is struggling merely “trusts in Jesus.” ...

2. What If Jesus Was Greedy?
(Articles/Comedy)

... began to turn black and the people gathered, Jesus again spoke. “Buy my book. It will teach you how to get the best life God has planned for you. It's the only way you'll ever know your purpose in this ...

3. Wisdom From Jonah
(News/Blog)

... chapter is about 3 paragraphs long. It may be the closest thing the Bible has to a children's book. Reading it, I noticed that it spends only one chapter on Jonah's life in The Churn and Burble Motel. ...

4. What Would Jesus Say?
(Articles/Jesus 1st)

... a friend. Not only am I your savior, I'm also your friend. Stick with me and I'll take you on the ride of your life. You've never had a friend who cares more about you than I do. My compassion for you ...

5. But Why?
(Articles/Jesus 1st)

... to make His presence known. Few people actually knew about Him during His life. This whole scene, unfolding in a remote village that was barely a dot on the map of the great Roman Empire, was a rescue ...

6. Dirt
(Articles/Jesus 1st)

... it would sneak under his fingernails as he worked in the carpentry shop and it would amass on his feet as he and a ragtag band of misfits roamed the countryside. Near the end of his life, he would make ...

7. Life With Us
(Articles/Jesus 1st)

It was the second most magical moment in all of time. The first was when He created life. As the angels watched in amazed silence, God re-connected with his creation after thousands of years of separation. ...

8. Friend to the Friendless
(Articles/Jesus 1st)

... of an IRS agent. He had been known to steal some money and cheat a few people out of their hard-earned dough just so that he could have a healthy life. His main concern in life was money, and because he ...

9. The Outcast
(Archives/General)

... treated. Her soul yearned for someone she could trust or some refuge where she could turn to in troubled times. Yeah, right. Like she deserved that. She was the first to admit that she had ruined her life. ...

10. Prisons
(Archives/General)

... was not a prayer to get them out of the prison; rather it was a prayer of thanks. A simple expression of gratitude for the gift of eternal life and for all that had been done for him. A token of gratitude ...

11. God's Plan Illustrated by the Lord's Prayer
(Archives/General)

... people, God chose to become like us in the person of Jesus Christ, who lived a sinless life, suffered death on the cross and took on all of our sin, exchanging our sin for His righteousness and forgiving ...

12. Finding God's Plan for Your Life
(Archives/General)

... we know there is a plan, but there's nowhere in the Bible where you can turn to find out exactly what God's plan for you specifically might be. So, how do you find out what God's will for your life is? ...

13. Bad News- Good News
(Archives/General)

... everything you believe or want to believe about mankind. When I tell you the good news, I think you'll find it to be absurd. It will cut against the grain of the way the world thinks and responds to life. ...

14. Mighty God
(News/Names of Jesus)

... events that occurred during Christ's life, we tend to glaze over the miracles He performed as though they were fairy tales. But to those who were at the center of these well-known stories, the might of ...

15. Can You Forgive Michael Vick
(News/Blog)

... I found Jesus and asked him for forgiveness and turned my life over to God.” “Smooth but not convincing,” cry some. “It’s just a show. He’s a disgusting person and a terrible role model. Off with his ...

16. What about Mother Teresa?
(News/Blog)

So, what now? The world was shaken last week by the revelation that Mother Teresa experienced a “crisis of faith,” in that she couldn't feel the presence of God during the last 50 years of her life. The ...

17. The Infant King
(Articles/Jesus 1st)

... life that boggled the minds of even the most "religious" folk of his day. In the same way that God gave Jesus as His gift out of love for His people, Jesus gave himself out of love for us. In the same ...

18. Why He Came
(Articles/Jesus 1st)

... our pain because he has experienced it all himself. Think what it would be like had God not become flesh and endured the sorrows of human life. God would seem so distant; there would be no assurance ...

19. A Message from A Friend
(Articles/Jesus 1st)

My child, I have seen you struggling and I know the hardships of your life. I know all that you have been feeling, even the things you wouldn't dare tell others. I can see beyond the mask you wear. I ...

20. Immanuel: God With Us
(News/Names of Jesus)

... and the God who entered the world 2,000 years ago as a carpenter, enters the everyday life of His people today. God is among us. He is among us in His church and through His people. He is among us through ...