GOD IS LOVE.  By Janet Henman. “And so, we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them.” – 1 John 4:16 God’s love is unfailing and never changing. He is always with us through the good times and the […]

“He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.” – Psalm 147:3 This is the ministry target and outcome for many women at our Hearts Being Healed conferences.  And yet, it is so much more than this. Our culture has created a hostile environment for women in many ways, especially regarding our self esteem and identity.  Women from both […]

The Greatest Treasure of All.  By Nikia Palacios. Have you ever wondered to yourself, what is the greatest treasure of mankind or even to God?  John 3:16, says, “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting Life. I have had […]

  Look Up!  By Maria Katanic. Lacking direction?  Look up!  Ask, seek, find. Find direction, find hope, find peace. Look up!  Look up!  You are not walking this road alone!  Look up! Psalm 32:8 I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my eye upon […]

Mourning at Christmas.  By Teri Carter. What do you do when your dreams, along with the growing life inside you, dies?  The last two Christmases have been really hard, though this one has been full of a deeper, darker mourning.  This should have been my baby’s first Christmas.  Of course, I know all the pat […]

In the first book of the Bible Genesis 1:3-4 “Then God said, ‘Let there be light”; and there was light. And God saw the light, that it was good…”   In John 8:12 “…I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.” […]

Love.  By Su Small.  There is more about God’s love than Christmas. For this is how much God loved the world—he gave his one and only, unique Son as a gift. So now everyone who believes in him will never perish but experience everlasting life. – John 3:16 TPT To believe in Jesus, in the […]

Third Sunday of Advent: Gaudete Sunday.  By Janet Henman. The third candle of Advent symbolizes Joy.  As we continue to approach Christmas Day, our joy grows more and more.  The third candle takes us back to the joyful anticipation of the shepherds who journeyed to see Jesus in Bethlehem, even before the wise men.  On this […]

This month, our messages are focusing on Advent and what it means. Last week’s Advent theme was Hope. As Christ’s followers, we are to look forward with eager anticipation of the second coming of Christ as He returns for His beloved.  I’m looking forward to that day. Christ’s return for His children is the Hope […]

Today marks the first Sunday of Advent.  My church and others, I’m sure, have made it a custom to include the Advent Wreath in this season.  A candle is lit each of the four weeks before Christmas and the Jesus candle is lit on Christmas Day.   The Catholic Church adopted this tradition during the […]