I am always at home over Christmas, celebrating at the Palau Association Christmas party, attending events at my church, and enjoying my family. But it’s amazing how quickly “staying home for the holidays” can turn into “I’m never home during the holidays.”
Read MoreHave you ever thought about the fact that all good things, including Christmas, are mostly about waiting? The story of Christmas actually goes all the way back to the Garden of Eden.
Read MoreHave you ever considered what life might be like if there was no Christmas? I mean, if Jesus had never been born?
Read MoreSo many people are surviving, but not really living. Christmas movies and TV shows depict the holidays as being about presents and Santa Claus.
Read MoreA man once said to me, “Luis, how can I possibly be joyful at Christmas? I was unfaithful to my wife, and she left me years ago. Now, I’m alone, and filled with regret.”
Read MoreA few years ago, Think Finance, a provider of payday loans, did a survey of 1,000 Americans and found that 45% of them would prefer to skip Christmas.
Read MoreHave you ever wondered if there is life after death? I once met a businessman named Ben who seemed to have it all.
Read MoreDoes your world feel dark right now? God says, “I will give you the treasures found in darkness…
Read MoreDo you remember hearing the biblical accounts of Jesus’ miracles when you were in Sunday School? He healed the blind and the sick.
Read MoreGod is not performance-driven. That means He won’t love you any more or any less based on how you do.
Read MoreDo you believe God has something more in store for your life? There was a time in my life when I wanted to become a banker.
Read MoreThe other day I was reading the Gospel of Luke… Jesus was on his way to Galilee and came across ten men with leprosy. They asked Jesus to have pity on them and Jesus healed them.
Read MoreAs followers of Christ, Thanksgiving should be one of our favorite holidays. Sure, it isn’t a religious holiday in the sense that it celebrates the life of Christ.
Read MoreThe question “Who should be thankful?” seems like an easy one to answer. Everyone should be thankful, obviously. Everyone has something to be thankful for.
Read MoreAs a kid, did your mom or dad ever make you write “thank you” notes? Maybe after your birthday party or after Christmas, they would sit you down at the kitchen table with a stack of notecards and stamps.
Read MoreAmerican Thanksgiving Day is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November each year. We have presidents Abraham Lincoln and Franklin D. Roosevelt to thank for that.
Read MoreWithin the Church, we talk a lot about sharing the Gospel with people so that they can experience God’s grace, forgiveness, and love. And we talk about sharing the Good News so that people receive eternal life.
Read MoreMartin Luther King Jr. is remembered and honored for his peaceful efforts to abolish racism and racial inequality. One of his greatest quotes was, “Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend.”
Read MoreIn this day and age, a lot is being made about a child’s right to their own choices on almost all issues in life. And in many ways, I think it is good for kids to cultivate their own interests.
Read MoreI was in the grocery store when I heard a mother say to her son, “Jason, will you put that back on the shelf?” Jason, her young son, looked at her and said, “No.”
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