Life

Is it Okay to Break the Law?

Cory Nickols
22 Dec 2011
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When is it okay, if ever, for Christians to break the law? Scripture makes it clear that Christians are to follow the governing authorities that God has placed over them. The Bible says, “Everyone must submit to governing authorities. For all authority comes from God, and those in positions of authority have been placed there by God.” So anyone who rebels against authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and they will be punished. For the authorities do not strike fear in people who are doing right, but in those who are doing wrong. Would you like to live […]

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Christmas Treats

Rachael Geating
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Tis the season to be merry! What’s merrier than a home filled with the scent of holiday bread, or a countertop with a fresh pitcher of eggnog? As the Christmas holiday approaches and we plan for get-togethers and gift giving, don’t forget the real reason for the season. It is the celebration of the arrival of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ! Find peace this Christmas in knowing Him and giving Him thanks for your blessings of family, friends, food, presents, and most importantly freedom. We have freedom in this country to worship and adore Him on His birthday, and […]

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(No) Baby on Board

Marisa Zeppieri Caruana
2 Dec 2011
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It’s a hot button issue; more than ever before women have control over their reproductive lives. We have everything from birth control pills to fertility treatments at our fingertips. We can choose to have a baby now or freeze our eggs and save them until, well, just about whenever we feel like it. In the future, it is forecasted that people will be able to choose everything about their baby from gender to eye color. The question is: Where do we stand as Christians in this ever-changing world? The truth is that opinions on the subject vary within the body […]

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How to Have Great Relationships

Cory Nickols
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Relationships take work! The more significant the relationship is in a person’s life, the more effort and energy it takes to keep it moving forward in a healthy direction. For example, a person who is married would naturally invest a lot more time and energy with a spouse than he would in talking with his next door neighbor. And because he spends more time with his significant other, there are greater chances for misunderstanding to take place, offenses to form or for disagreements to arise. If these challenges and obstacles are not handled correctly, they can actually put a wedge […]

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Living Your God Given Potential

Marisa Zeppieri Caruana
4 Nov 2011
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Several weeks ago I was forwarded a “must see” video from my mother-in-law. Unlike many videos forwarded to my email box, this one was followed up by an immediate phone call from my husband. “Did you watch it yet? Did you open the email?” his voice raced on the other end. Curiosity got the better of me; I stopped what I was doing and clicked on the link. What I would find was a six minute video offering a glimpse into the incredible life of Patrick Henry Hughes. As the video began, two things stuck out immediately – Patrick’s incredible […]

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Twitter #Single

Lori Harding
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Yes, search #single on twitter and find a myriad of interesting, funny and sad tweets.  One hundred forty characters are used to punctuate a person’s perspective on being single.   A quick peek revealed a range of feelings including: #single  I do what I wanna do, #single and hate it, I’m not #single I’m in a long term relationship with adventure & fun, #single ! :)), kinda tired of being #single. What is it about the word single that brings either great consternation or a great sense of calm?  Whether you are young and not ready for marriage, widowed, divorced or […]

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Thanksgiving and Our Freedom

Keri Williams
3 Nov 2011
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On the fourth Thursday of November, with forks piled high, children will ask, “What’s Thanksgiving all about anyway?” The answer is almost always the same. As the story goes, after surviving a hard winter, the Pilgrims shared a feast with their new-found Native American friends to thank God for the bountiful harvest. Like a jagged rock smoothed by the waves of time, the story has come to have an almost fairy tale-like quality of bliss and fortune. But, it was no fairy tale. The Pilgrims made the choice to be thankful in an untamed wilderness, filled with adversity and already […]

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Love And Marriage

Marisa Zeppieri Caruana
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Love is not something you feel. It’s something you do. ~ David Wilkerson In a day and age when marriage seems to be losing both its popularity and appeal, as Christians, we need to guard our relationships. Whether it’s at work or even within our circle of friends, someone at some point will make a derogatory comment about their spouse. While it may seem like innocent banter at the time, in actuality it is influencing our feelings about our relationship. Being aware of our inherent tendencies can help us avoid snares and keep us focused on truth. Perhaps you are […]

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Are We Ready?

Judy Lokits
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Does the world seem to be spinning faster and faster these days, heading somewhere that you are not sure you want to go?  The effects of the electronic revolution alone seems to have turned into a major seismic shock to our way of learning, communicating, working, and basically living in this world.  It seems as though we are well on our way to having completed our own “Tower of Babel”, where we no longer need divine help, and barely have time for God anyway.  Hardly a week goes by that we don’t hear, via this world-wide twenty-four hour News cycle […]

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