Citizen Writers Fighting Censorship by Helping Americans Understand Issues Affecting the Republic.
“I know what I saw,” said William. Mister William was old when I interviewed him years ago. Ancient, actually. Mid-nineties. Bent and pale. A television was playing in the background of his nursing home apartment. Old people like to have televisions playing in the background. It’s like having company. “It was World War II,” William …
One year ago, when 180 of us disaffiliated from the United Methodist Church, our hearts were broken. But God transformed that hurt into something beautiful.
Humans are creatures of habit, but why do we do the same things over and over? To quote Tevye from “Fiddler on the Roof”—TRADITION!
When we buy into the falsehood that humans are naturally good and self-sufficient, we embark on a perilous journey.
The troubles people are struggling with today are many, as they try to navigate through this sinful, fallen world the best they’re able.
Since the day that Adam and Eve got kicked out of Eden, life hasn’t been fair. Will there every be an end to our suffering?
In a physical world, we sometimes grapple with the challenge of conceptualizing an unseen realm and acknowledging that miracles can indeed happen.
This morning I started thinking about you. Mainly, I was thinking about what you’re going through right now. Whoever you are.
This week’s news about Hamas’ attacks on Israel has been appalling. What does Scripture have to say about the enemies of Israel?
Christianity has long been associated with meekness and humility. However, there’s a difference between meekness and weakness that is often misunderstood.
You’ve heard the phrase, “I don’t get angry—I get even.” How has that worked out for you in the long run?
While the trees are dropping their leaves this fall, maybe it’s a good time for us to lay down some burdens and let go of things that are keeping us from Jesus.
For Ted, Autumn’s Mercy September comes softly, more gentle than the steamy and sultry days of August, a harbinger of Autumn’s mercy, when the windows fling open, once again, to welcome the invigorating, brisk wind laden with hints of earth and red delicious, as if in competition with the barmbrack fresh from the oven. The …
“If I take the wings of the morning and settle at the farthest limits of the sea, even there Your hand shall lead me, and Your right hand shall hold me fast.” (Psalm 139:9-10)
America is entering an uncharted, revolutionary time. We are no longer the America of our founders or even the America that existed twenty years ago.
In the annals of biblical history, one figure stands out like a lone wolf amidst a flock of sheep: the prophet Elijah.
When we are called to answer for our transgressions, we will not just be answering for our individual acts of wrongdoing. We will also be answering for those acts which we charged others to commit in our name – via our vote.
Headquartered in Spartanburg, SC, Veteran’s Last Patrol, a non-profit supporting veterans in hospice care, was founded just a few years ago by Claude Schmid, a retired Army Colonel, and is now a national organization with active volunteers in 27 states. VLP offers honor ceremonies and emergency assistance, plus promotes new friendships by encouraging visits between …
In the early chapters of Genesis, we encounter three pivotal instances of human rebellion that have left a profound impact on the course of human history.
The Book of Esther is know as one of the “godless” books of the Bible. But have no fear, God is with Esther on every page. And He’s on every page of your life, too.