Life, Hope & Truth Blog

Myths and Facts About Jesus Christ

by Sam Shrauner
March 12, 2013 • 3 minute read

Jesus is professed as Savior and worshipped by billions. But you may be surprised that much of what is commonly taught about Him is based on myths. Just who was Jesus Christ? Historians,...

Stairway to Godly Love

by Ted Japhet
March 8, 2013 • 4 minute read

The apostle Peter shared a list of qualities we need to develop to become more like our loving God. These growth goals include the love God has.

Is Society Becoming Heartless?

by Tim Groves
March 7, 2013 • 3 minute read

Jesus warned that in the end times the love of many would grow cold. What is causing the increasing apathy and desensitization and the decreasing compassion? Last July a man was struck by a...

Being Lights in Cyberspace

by Kevin Scarbrough
March 4, 2013 • 4 minute read

“Whether on Facebook, Twitter, message boards or websites, we say things to each other that we would never say face to face. Shouldn’t we know better by now?” “Why...

Rome: Replacing a Pope and Prime Minister

by Mike Bennett
February 27, 2013 • 4 minute read

With the pope’s resignation and Italy’s inconclusive election, the world focuses on leadership changes that will affect 1 billion Catholics and the eurozone. Perhaps 150,000...

According to benchmark of God, the truth of the Bible, was Mary a perpetual virgin or the Queen of Heaven?

God’s Benchmark: The Truth of the Bible

by Eddie Johnson
February 26, 2013 • 4 minute read

With so many conflicting beliefs in established Christianity, do you wonder how the churches can be so contrary to one another and still be proclaiming “the truth”? You never see...

Reading for Ultimate Success

by Rhonda Waddle
February 25, 2013 • 4 minute read

Finding Go, Dog. Go! on the bookshelf led me to reflect on the importance of reading for our children’s success in so many areas of life. Recently I was cleaning my children’s...

“So Long as He Is a Man Who Loves God”

by Paul Suckling
February 21, 2013 • 3 minute read

Watching the news about the search for the next pope raised an interesting question. If you are searching for someone who loves God, what should you look for? The resignation of the current...

The book of Job tells the story of how his three friends had the best of intentions, but had the worst of results.

Best of Intentions, Worst of Results

by Joshua Travers
February 21, 2013 • 4 minute read

You know without a doubt that you’re right. You are sure that you know what your friends should do. Yet is insisting you are right always the best move? There are times when you know...

Darwin and Evolution vs. God

by Sam Shrauner
February 20, 2013 • 5 minute read

Does evolution overstate the benefits of mutations? Could evolution be blind to a spiritual reality that includes a benevolent extraterrestrial genius? The debate between evolution and...

The meteor that struck Russia Feb. 15 injured more than 1,000 people. Is it a small foretaste of what is to come? (Wikimedia Commons, photo by Nikita Plekhanov)

Cosmic Disturbances: Signs of Things to Come?

by Tim Groves
February 19, 2013 • 5 minute read

Last week’s meteor and asteroid encounters grabbed headlines. The Bible shows that God will use cosmic activity to get the world’s attention in the years ahead. For the last...

Overcoming Dangerous Emotions: The First Month

by Eddie Foster
February 14, 2013 • 5 minute read

Even with the previous posts, we still may fail at controlling our emotions. How can we be successful in overcoming our out-of-control emotions?