By: Kristen Davis

One of our friends wrote in with a question. He says:

“I'm a Corrections Officer, and alot of the inmates know I'm a Christian. They ask me questions about the Bible, and I try to answer them the best that I can. I don't have a problem talking to them about Jesus. Majority of the inmates on the yard are in for drugs, however there are inmates that are in for more vile crimes such as child molestation etc. Am I suppose to witness to them also? Can they be forgiven for these kinds of crimes? Thank You for your answer...God Bless You...”

This article was sent to me and I find it inspiring. God's word rings true for all situations. I hope it is as much a blessing to you as it was to me!

Four More Years… Of Exile (Responding to the Obama Re-Election)

Four More Years…of exile. But there is hope. Please read my thoughts on where we go from here. –Steve

I’m writing to you to explain why, even after a late and discouraging evening that stretched past 1am on the east coast, I was back at the office before 8am this morning.

And why the sinking feeling i felt last night has already been replaced with a deep determination.

And why I’m going out to buy equipment for our new office this afternoon.

And why we are going to build, build, build — despite a stunning and, for me, unexpected defeat.

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By: Kristen Davis

In my life vulnerability has always been a dirty word. It meant to expose weakness; it meant to put power in the hands of those who I knew would use it to hurt me. It meant to put my trust in another which I have never done, have never found safe. But in the hands of the Almighty, vulnerability is perfection and beauty, its power and life. Vulnerability in the hands of the Creator and Sustainer of life always returns reward, it never returns empty and broken. Isaiah 55:11 says “My [God’s] word that goes out from my mouth; It will not return empty, but will accomplish what I [God] desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it.” And so when God says to Paul in 2 Corinthians 12:9 that “My [God’s] grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness,” He means it. Paul’s vulnerability allows God to perfectly work out His powerful plan.

By: Shade' Brunson

This article will focus on How to Handle Hurt and Betrayal in a Positive Way.  God brought this topic upon my heart after realizing that the Body of Christ is hurting, and one of the main reasons why they are hurting is because of each other.  Instead of encouraging one another, we are breaking each other down with words, and betraying one another.  I believe this is an apologetical topic because it teaches us how to treat hurt in a Biblical way instead of the worldly way.  The world teaches us to get even when people hurt and persecute us.  This is not Biblical.  God is actually the one who takes care of the wrongs that happen to us as we correct them in love and not in revenge.  I want to assure everyone that I know as well as God knows that all of us have experienced hurt and betrayal by someone who was very dear to our hearts.  We never expected this hurt to happen.  I understand.  There really is a better way to handle the hurt, and I look forward to sharing with you some wisdom that I have learned through the Word of God. 

By: Kristen Davis

So I’m surfing facebook tonight, which is a rarity these days, and I see that Steve Jobs, the co-founder of Apple, has passed away. He was the man who pioneered so much of the technology we take for granted today, yet not even he could escape the reality of death. Seeing all of the comments, posts and articles about his death, reminds me that no one escapes that final life experience, not one of us. 

By: Kristen Davis

The Lord has put some things on my heart lately. If I’m honest with myself, they’ve been on my heart for some time now, but fear and uncertainty have kept me in denial. Fear is a powerful opponent. That is why time and time again scripture tells us not to fear.  

By: Kristen Davis

I look around the world and I don’t see a multitude of sinners, although that is Biblically accurate, I see a multitude of settlers. I see men and women, of all ages, settling for what they think is the best life has to offer, only to be perpetually disappointed by those circumstances. I see them sinning as a result of their disappointment,  as a means of escape or a brief opportunity to satisfy. 

By: Kristen Davis

Recently I’ve tried a new diet. The basic premise of the diet is that certain things are beneficial or detrimental to a particular person based off their blood type. After spending nearly a month testing it out and paying close attention to signs from my body I realized that certain foods give me energy and improve the overall feeling of my body, while others make me feel any where from lethargic to down right ill. Because my body does not know how to properly handle certain foods, it takes more energy and effort for it to digest that food, stealing resources that are meant for other things. 

God created everything out of nothing (Genesis 1:1). He brought order out of chaos (Genesis 1:3-19). He brought light into darkness (Genesis 1:3-4). God is not a god of chaos and confusion, but rather the God of order, truth and clarity (1 Corinthians 14:33). Are you confused, dismayed, frustrated, surrounded by chaos? God can change this for you. He can bring clarity out of confusion, order out of chaos, peace out of frustration and hope out of dismay. Seek first His kingdom and His righteousness and all these things will be given to you as well (Matthew 6:33).