After hearing some bad cancer news from her oncologist, Sandra Stiles felt God’s “peace which surpasses understanding” (Philippians 4:7). The tongue cancer she had been fighting for several years had spread and wrapped around her carotid artery in her neck.…
I bought a pair of night-vision binoculars during this year’s Black Friday weekend. There’s something about seeing in the dark that really draws me, especially when walking through Texas woods at night! I started thinking of the spiritual analogy of…
Ten Benefits Jesus Brought Us – Part 2 So what’s the big deal about Christmas? What exactly did Jesus do for this world? This is a two-part series on Jesus’ impact taken from a prophecy on His birth in Isaiah…
-Joe Fornear During the Christmas season, much is made about Jesus’ name, “Emmanuel,” which means He has come to be with us. And rightly so! It was an incredible expression of love and humility to leave heaven’s comfort to live among…
-Joe Fornear Someone once told me they “tried” prayer to change some unpleasant circumstances and it didn’t work. I think we’ve all been there. I certainly have. After asking God to intervene over and over with no change, it’s tempting to…
-Joe Fornear So you’ve hit up everyone you know to pray for your physical healing from cancer. Perhaps deep in the night you’ve cried out to God for a better marriage. Maybe you’ve practically begged God for a different job. And…
-Joe Fornear Picture God seated on His throne, high above His universe. Do you see Him as upset, nervous, frantic? Probably not – He’s at rest. This, my friends, is perfect peace. Consider His type of peace: God never freaks…
-Joe Fornear When I’m anxious, it’s simple, … I’m depending too much on myself. I’ve taken on a burden I was never intended or created to bear. I’m not believing God’s promise that He already has a perfect plan and…
-Joe Fornear It was the worst of times; it was the worst of times. Did you ever have a season of life that was so miserable that there was little good to say about it? I’ve had a few trials…
– Joe Fornear There is a new 1000 foot glass footbridge in China spanning 600 feet above a valley. There are videos of people frozen on the bridge or crawling across because they’re so freaked out by the height. For many,…