Ministry Updates

She recently lost her husband to a heart attack.

She is seeking God's help to piece together her life following a broken marriage.

She struggles with a history of alcoholism and feelings of unworthiness.

She battled cancer -- twice.

I'm the single mom of three.

These are friends (one of whom is pictured here), I was seated next to last week in a church sanctuary. Each of us on our distinct journeys . . . gathered to hear from Ken and Joni Eareckson Tada.

Their message spoke to us, distinctly.

Ken and Joni shared a message about their love for one another ...

According to a survey of church leaders, the #1 issue impacting their congregation is pornography, with 5 out of every 10 men in the church struggling with this addiction.  Even more startling is reading that 20% of all Christian women battle with the same addiction. 

Those statistics alone seem hopeless but Dennis Rainey says there is hope for the Christian marriage ... "It's totally different than any other kind of marriage.  With Jesus Christ as the builder of your home, the builder of your marriage, there can be forgivenss extended ... it may not be instant, but it can occur."  Yet ...

My pastor shared a quote this weekend that really spoke to me, "My deepest awareness of myself is that I am deeply loved by Jesus Christ and I have done nothing to earn it or deserve it."  Brennan Manning.

As I looked around our worship center, I saw a lot of visitors and wondered, how many are believers and rest in the reality of His love?  And . . .  how many have not yet placed their faith in Christ?

The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association is devoted to helping people live by faith . . . faith in Jesus Christ. And in this past weekend's ...

Having just celebrated Easter, I had a lot of opportunities to discuss the topic of sin with my kids and help them understand the reason why Jesus died for us.  After many years of walking with the Lord, I still get emotional to think that it was my sin that nailed Him to the cross.  But, how does this affect me on a daily basis?  What do I believe about sin?

Nancy Leigh DeMoss says that

Sin has a way of being able to entertain us.  We can play with it.  Sometimes we sleep with it.  We amuse ourselves with ...

This week the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in cases that challenge the constitutionality of the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and California's Proposition 8.  And, today, it's anticipated that thousands will gather at the National Mall in Washington, DC to "March for Marriage," showing their support for traditional marriage.

The daily "Family Facts" program from The Heritage Foundation has been featuring the many benefits of marriage and its impact on children and our society, as a whole.

In addition, the organization has a variety of resources available to help inform and educate you and your ...

Last year I took to memorizing several key passages outlined in the MacArthur Daily Bible.  Isaiah 53:4-6 (below) became a most favorite because of the power and significance of each word. It also was the perfect passage to meditate on during the weeks leading up to Resurrection Sunday.  Now a year later, those verses remain etched in my heart as a reminder of the One who suffered and died for my sins so that I could have eternal life: 

"Surely He has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows, yet we esteemed Him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted ...