When we are hurt by someone, it damages our ability to trust that person, perhaps permanently. Depending on who is doing the hurting and how they hurt us, sometimes that mistrust can be far reaching, often beyond the individual who harmed us. We learn, out of our innate sense of self-preservation perhaps, to mistrust all people who, in our mind, are the type of person our abuser represents. This is often true in various forms of child...

Hold On! “And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and burst against that house; and yet it did not fall, for it had been founded upon the rock.” (Mat 7:25) “And Jesus said to him, ‘The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head.’” (Mat 8:20) So many people have lost or are on the verge of losing their homes. The economy has caused a landslide...

A lot of Christians seem to be ‘cloudy’ in the area of asking, “Is Gambling A Sin?” I want to spend a few moments sharing from God’s Word the wisdom and principles that are found that make the answer to the question very simple and easy to answer. Share on...

In spite of the cooler temps, Thanksgiving really is my favorite holiday, coming on the heels of my favorite season. It is a time, when the trees are shedding their leaves and we tend to shed some of the artificial baggage we have allowed to cloud our heart over the last few months. It is a strange, but joyful feeling when we move from the season of wanting….wanting to go here, wanting to see this, wanting to do that….to the...

Author Stephen Arterburn answers questions in this two-part series about his book “Toxic Faith”, which talks about spiritual abuse. Part 1: Part 2: Share on...

        Guard Thy Heart is one article in a series on Biblical Stewardship. What follows is a few thoughts on protecting the integrity of our hearts that is by no means exhaustive but which can set us on the right path to a fuller understanding and appreciation of our responsibilites.   With this article in the series we’ll be dealing with what I believe is one of the most important stewardships God has given us, if not the most...