No doubt all of us have experienced days when we felt as if we were in prison, many times cells of our own making: fear, grief, anger,...

As I write this, I read a forecast of snow in eight days. Yikes! Are we ready? Yet … God’s blessings can come even with the white stuff....

We all face them. Job cuts, illness, death of a loved one, poor grades—you name it, we experience times of disappointment. But the Lord...

Many non-believers look at us Christians as if we’re nuts because we believe in a God no one can see. Yet they don’t think it odd, or...

Today Christians throughout the world still find themselves in a position of defending their Christian beliefs. More and more, even our...

New dangers surround us daily, not only physical but emotional and spiritual. The best way to avoid them and protect ourselves and our...

How strong is your faith? Is it strong enough to sustain anything? Or does it waver and toss about like a wind-swept boat? Someone once...

When I was a kid and went fishing with my dad, I couldn’t get over how our fish bait, a can of worms, tangled around each other like...

Service comes in many forms, but service that is given from the heart rather than for selfish reasons is the kind that Jesus exhibited...

The Lord counts each of us as highly important, but did you know He counts the oft-maligned mosquito as important, too? We probably all...

ROCK SOLID Not all rocks are as solid as they seem. Depending on their makeup and the weather, many rocks crack, fall, or even dissolve....

How can guilty feelings and the making of quilts compare? If quilt-making becomes a selfish pursuit, perhaps they can. My own guilt...

We find many reasons to celebrate, this time of year, including our country’s freedom, which transpired in the 1700s. God’s magnificent...

OUR CHRISTIAN LIGHT NEEDS TO BE KEPT SMUDGE-FREE Eternal Perspectives by Sally Bair Lighthouse keepers of old held the important task of...

HOW MUCH DO WE NEED? The mindset of many is to accumulate the most, the best, and the richest. Yet, what are the riches that God would...

As a kid, I was enthralled with the trapeze artists who performed at the circus. How could they possibly keep from falling? What magic...

We best hear the Lord’s voice when we’re surrounded by silence. Author Richard Foster counts silence as one of the spiritual disciplines....

As we consider how much closer we are to the time Christ returns, we can learn lessons from the past that are meant to strengthen our...

Happy Resurrection Day! Unlike the early Israelites, we now have free access to God the Father through His only Son, whose death removed...

Eternal Perspectives by Sally Bair Palms for Praising My property is filled with cedar trees. They emit a fragrance that draws animals...