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Are You Getting Cheated?

Are You Getting Cheated?

Eddie Foster by Eddie Foster
May 28, 2015 • 4 minute read

How do you decide what you will think and do? What influences your mind? Are you being cheated of an influence that can change your life for the better? Everywhere we turn, we hear advice on...

Water Wars!

Water Wars!

by Becky Sweat and Erik Jones
May 20, 2015 • 3 minute read

Water is essential for farming, industry and life itself. When there is drought or scarcity, water can spark conflict. Are water wars ahead? The Pacific Institute, which studies issues of...

What Will the Vatican’s Recognition of Palestine Mean?

What Will the Vatican’s Recognition of Palestine Mean?

by Ralph Levy and Mike Bennett
May 15, 2015 • 6 minute read

The pope’s recognition of a Palestinian state was denounced by Israel, but what will its impact in Europe and the Mideast be? How will peace really come? The Vatican signed a treaty...

6 Steps to Overcoming Bad Habits

6 Steps to Overcoming Bad Habits

by Caroline Mills
May 13, 2015 • 4 minute read

Bad habits range from annoying to deadly. They can frustrate and discourage us. But there are biblical principles that can help us overcome them. Have you ever been in a social setting where...

“And Then What?” The Reason We Love Reboots

“And Then What?” The Reason We Love Reboots

Jeremy Lallier by Jeremy Lallier
May 7, 2015 • 5 minute read

Hollywood keeps remaking and reimagining cultural classics. The reason we keep coming back to watch them has a lot to do with how God created us. The last episode of Full House aired on May...

Now Is the Time to Protest

Now Is the Time to Protest

Erik Jones by Erik Jones
April 29, 2015 • 7 minute read

As we view scenes of the violent protests in Baltimore, we are reminded that the United States, and world, has many unsolved problems. Is protest the solution? Baltimore is the new...

The Nepal Earthquake: 3 Lessons to Make Sense of the Tragedy

Nepal Earthquake: Making Sense of the Tragedy

Tim Groves by Tim Groves
April 29, 2015 • 5 minute read

Thousands have died in the recent earthquakes in Nepal. Life in Nepal will not be the same for years to come. How should this calamity affect your future? As of this writing, over 4,400...

PLEASE READ THIS

PLEASE READ THIS

Jeremy Lallier by Jeremy Lallier
April 17, 2015 • 5 minute read

Everywhere you go, people are vying for your time—especially on social media. In a world full of shouting, who should get your attention? Logging on to Facebook is always something of...

Spoiler Alert: Easter Gets Scrapped in the End

Spoiler Alert: Easter Gets Scrapped in the End

by Life, Hope & Truth Contributor
March 31, 2015 • 5 minute read

Easter is one of the most important days in modern Christianity. But this holiday is nowhere mentioned in the Bible. Does it meet God’s standard of worship? I’ll be blunt. If...

Two Prophetic Trends You Can’t Ignore

Two Prophetic Trends You Shouldn’t Ignore

Erik Jones by Erik Jones
March 18, 2015 • 6 minute read

Today’s news displays a world that is edging closer to how the Bible describes the end times. Here are two key prophetic trends we need to be aware of. Watch! Almost 2,000 years ago,...

Is a European Army on the Horizon?

Is a European Army on the Horizon?

Tim Groves by Tim Groves
March 12, 2015 • 4 minute read

The European Commission president recently suggested that the EU should have its own army. How might this affect Europe’s influence on the world? In a recent interview with Die Welt am...

Fighting the Works of the Flesh: Revelries

Fighting the Works of the Flesh: Revelries

Eddie Foster by Eddie Foster
March 9, 2015 • 5 minute read

In the final post in this series covering the works of the flesh, we look at hard partying and discuss several strategies in avoiding the associated behaviors. Do you party? No, we are not...