Our westernized mindset as to the meaning of church is far removed from its original intention. The church should be a haven of love for the hurting. Why is Church growth in America stymied and almost nonexistent in most local congregations? It seems as though most...

"We did not dare to breathe a prayer or giveour anguish scope! Something was dead in each of us, and what was dead was hope." - Oscar Wilde Oscar Wilde was widely known for his flamboyant style. A drama he wrote, based on the life of Salome (the dancing girl who...

"Banner: A piece of cloth bearing a design, motto, slogan, ect., sometimes attached to a staff and used as a battle standard." - WEBSTER'S NEW WORLD COLLEGE DICTIONARY From Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, every nation and principality, many organizations, and some...

MY PRINCIPLES HAVE POISONED MY FRIEND; MY EXTRAVAGANCE HAS BEGGARED MY BOY; MY UNKINDNESS HAS MURDERED MY WIFE. AND IS THERE ANOTHER HELL? OH, THOU BLASPHEMED, YET MOST INDULGENT LORD GOD! HELL IS A REFUGE IF IT HIDES ME FROM THY FROWN. -ALTAMONT, AN ATHEIST ON HIS...

"I never doubted that I've done the right thing. It was the will of God. It was His choice." - Mother Teresa. Born in 1910 in Macedonia, Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu (Mother Teresa) grew up under the threat of war as the Albanians rose up against the Turks. Despite...

Fires in the natural realm can be devastating. They are all-consuming and have no respect for life or property. If you are in their path, you will be burned. Many firefighters fight fire with fire. They set a backfire which will burn toward the first fire. When the...

As the Old Testament high priest emerged from the Holy of Holies, he stood as a symbol to the people of God's mercy toward them. The very fact of his being alive signified that God had accepted their sacrifice. He then became the ever-living witness before them of...

A church of God is not an exclusive club of chosen people, each concerned about his own business. It is not called to create an internal religious dream world, either. A church that does not go out into the world and preach the Word of God is not a church as God...