There are about 1.3 million active-duty personnel, or you could say, less than one-half of 1 percent of the U.S. population. The army is the largest U.S. military service, followed by the navy, air fo...  Read More

Take time today to remember the men and women who gave all. Say a prayer of gratefulness for the many who have been willing to pay a great price for our freedom.  May God help us to live so courageous...  Read More

Freedom is a gift, it’s a treasure.  And though we all may agree on that truth, it’s often easy to take for granted one of the greatest gifts that God has given us in our lives. We just celebrated Pen...  Read More

Along with apostles (special messengers(the 11)) and disciples (dedicated followers) was Jesus family in the upper room.“Is not this the carpenter’s son? Is not His mother called Mary? And are not His...  Read More

Then the apostles returned to Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, a distance of half a mile. When they arrived, they went to the upstairs room of the house where they were staying. Here are the names ...  Read More

In my first book I told you, Theophilus, about everything Jesus began to do and teach until the day he was taken up to heaven after giving his chosen apostles further instructions through the Holy Spi...  Read More

Pauls efforts continued in full force, though his circumstances were challenging. It’s the last part of Paul’s life and he expresses mixed results. People come to him and he spends his days unfolding ...  Read More

“One day some parents brought their little children to Jesus so he could touch and bless them. But when the disciples saw this, they scolded the parents for bothering him. Then Jesus called for the ch...  Read More

Jesus was teaching thousands of people who flocked to hear him. Nobody seemed to have planned ahead and it becomes obvious that people are getting hungry. The only food available seems to be a small b...  Read More

Jesus healed a boy who was demon-possessed. Those demons caused epileptic-like seizures in the boy. These seizures would actually throw the boy into open fires or toss him into bodies of water. We can...  Read More

It doesn’t take much to see that, around the world, followers of Jesus will need boldness as we face the challenges that seem to arise daily and threaten the spread of the Gospel. The early disciples ...  Read More

“When Jesus returned to Capernaum several days later, the news spread quickly that he was back home. Soon the house where he was staying was so packed with visitors that there was no more room, even o...  Read More