About 135,000 children are adopted each year in the United States. Of those 135,000, 59 percent are from the foster care system, 26 percent are from other countries and 15 percent are voluntarily relinquished for adoption. According to the 2014 adoption statistics, 50,644 children were adopted from the foster care system. There are over 100,000 still waiting to be adopted each year.…

Our religious world has lost sight of the power of the story of the coming of the Messiah, His death, His resurrection and the establishment of His kingdom to bring salvation to the world. This was the message that began at Pentecost and spread around the world. In this day, far too many give their “testimony” about their past life and how…

If you jumped in a car at your house, how many different “churches” would you find if you drove for 20 miles?  What about 50 or 100 miles?  Your answer will easily be in double digits and could even approach triple digits.  Now multiply that by every urban area around the world.  Of course, you realize, without even stepping foot inside any…

“No child should have to look into the face of death.  No parent should have to watch their child die.  Children are dying every day from hunger and sickness.  Children just like these are facing death every day, but with your support and just fifty cents a day we can save them.”  The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund, or UNICEF, runs…

Who has not had that period in their life where the darkest clouds surrounded them, and the raging storms of life threatened them? Who has not been filled with anxiety and felt like Luke, who described that storm he shared with Paul on the apostle’s voyage to Rome? He said, “Now when neither sun nor stars appeared for many days, and no…

When did your church begin?  That’s an important question to answer.  We often like to know when a thing started.  Some businesses will advertise, “Doing business since 1963.”  That’s when they began their company.  Your date of birth is needed on many forms and transactions today, as it uniquely identifies your own origin. Where did your church begin?  That’s another important question…

So leggings happened, and United Airlines said no. You may have heard about this already. Two teenage girls tried to board a United Airlines flight using the “buddy pass” (a free flight voucher) and were denied access because they were wearing leggings. According to United, there is a dress code policy for anyone flying with the vouchers because that person represents the…

The book of Psalms gives us such great insight into the deep emotions felt by David. It allows us to see how his soul felt when he walked through the valley of the shadow of death. It helps us to vividly see what he thought about as he stared into the firmament and the heavens and saw God’s glory. Have you ever…