A Place of Miracles

Saint Anne’s Church, located adjacent to the Pool of Bethesda in Jerusalem, is a beautiful 12th-century crusader church, erected over the traditional site of the birthplace of Mary’s mother. Most of what remains today is original. Saint Anne’s...
Pride Before the Fall

Pride Before the Fall

How did pride enter the world? Satan, the manipulator and initiator of pride, thought himself to be greater than God, so he led a rebellion against God by convincing one-third of the angels to follow him. That spirit of pride is still actively working to manipulate,...
Free At Last

Free At Last

Contributor: Joy Bollinger STATISTICS:   The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that over 50 percent of female, homicide victims are murdered by a spouse or boyfriend. According to the National Domestic Violence Hotline, more than (one in three)...
God is Good

God is Good

The world continually belches out violence and evil, while many ask, “If God is so good, why does He allow evil?” Why the question? Hadn’t God warned Adam and Eve not to partake of the tree of good and evil, which would result in spiritual and...
Surrender

Surrender

The most difficult undertaking for any human being is to surrender their will to God. Our Adamic nature demands its own way, often at the expense of ignoring God and His Word. When I became a Christian 46 years ago, inviting Jesus Christ into my heart was just the...
The Fence

The Fence

When we lived in Florida, our next-door neighbor had a very tall Doberman that he kept in his yard behind a four-foot, chain-link fence. One day, my husband asked him, “What’s preventing Duke from jumping the fence? He clearly has the ability.” With...