Is there an area of life where you are struggling? Maybe you’ve experienced the loss of home or family? Maybe it’s something a little less dire, but it still weighs on you. Whatever it is, surrender it to the Lord. Tell hm that you trust in him to take care of you. (Psalm 23.) Even…

Who wouldn’t be? Life on earth gets confusing really quick. As soon as children entered public school, this world throws tons of stuff our way … how to fight off pandemic germs, how to handle electronic bullies, and those bigger issues: Drills not just for possible fires, but drills how to react to school shootings!…

Lord knows there is plenty to be anxious about in our world today. I don’t need to give you a list; I’m sure the list you have plays itself over and over in your head. But what if it doesn’t have to be like that? What if there was something you could do to make…

by Pastor Arne Walker, Gatlinburg, TN The 23rd Psalm is possibly the best-known portion of Scripture. Many memorized this passage in Sunday School. You would be hard-pressed to go to a Christian funeral and not share these words. Do you know any shepherds up close and personal? I don’t. That is a word picture of…

LOST IN THE WILDERNESS OF LIFE? Have you come to a wilderness place? Almost all of us do. The truth is most people come to God/Jesus at their lowest point in life. Note, the sentence includes the words, “most people.” Realize, you have a lot of company. You might want to start asking around, “What…

Joy is the sovereign balm for all the ills of the world, the spirit-cure for every ailment. There is nothing that Joy and Love cannot do. Set your standard very high. Aim at conquering a world, the world all around you. Just say, “Jesus conquers”—“Jesus saves”—in the face of every doubt, every sin, every evil,…