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One tragic death you won’t hear about in the headlines is that of my sweet brother, Mark Stephen Dale, born April 18, 1961, who took his...

Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you...

“All things are lawful/permissible, but not all things are beneficial/helpful.” 1 Corinthians 10:23   God has given us the freedom to...

One Thing Do you have interests that you would love to pursue more, but you lack the time, skills, or resources to do so? Some people say...

Every day in my job at Right to Life of Michigan, I read articles that refer to pro-lifers as "anti-abortion activists." It feels as...

We live in a world that tells us it’s okay to kill our child, though they don’t say it that way. They call it women’s health care,...

Politics. No one likes talking about it. Many don’t care about it. Few understand it. A significant number of Christians and pastors who...

Jesus said to him, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with Me in Paradise.” Luke 23:43 I often reflect on the cross. I think it's good...

A.W. Tozer is quoted as saying, “What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us.”  I agree with...

“Life is hard, people are weird, but God is love.” I heard that saying in the early 1990s: I was a new Christian, newly married, and...

I’m trying to understand something, and I would seriously appreciate help. A staggering number of people think abortion is acceptable, or...

The Christian’s calling and mission are to go. Not stay in our comfort zone. Sadly, I often go about my day forgetting why I’m here. I’m...

What is truth? Pontius Pilate asked that question when he was interrogating Jesus. Here’s the exchange in John 18: “Then You are a king!”...

I have spinal stenosis. Severe degeneration at C5, C6, and C7. On Monday, 1/29, I had surgery to correct it.  It’s been rough, to say the...

Discovering the true meaning of Christmas in the journey of the Wise Men. Matthew chapter 2 records the story of the Magi from the east...

“I have something against the lying voices that noise our world.” Max Lucado wrote that in his book, Eye of the Storm. He goes on to...

I wish someone had told me... “It’s not a problem.  You can do this.  We will help you.” “It’s not a blob of tissue. See his little face....

Ecclesiastes 3:1-11 begins by saying, "For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven, a time to be born, and...

“A leper came and knelt before Jesus, saying, Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean. Jesus reached out His hand and touched...

You're not enough and that's okay because Jesus is. The first part of that sentence is the title of a book by Allie Beth Stuckey, called...