Where temptation originates/evil desires

by | Nov 6, 2017 | Article

Where temptation originates/evil desires James 1:13-15(NASB) Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am being tempted by God”; for God cannot be tempted by evil, and He Himself does not tempt anyone.  But each one is tempted when he is carried away and enticed by his...

How To Help People – Neil T. Anderson

by | Jan 28, 2016 | Article

How To Help People – Neil T. Anderson How to Help People- Neil T. Anderson Do you want your life to count for God? Do you want to be used in the lives of other people?  Do you want to be part of the     solution? It is simpler than you think — you...

Sobriety – John Burghauser

by | Jan 28, 2016 | Article

Sobriety – John Burghauser Sobriety is: To be free from drunkenness and every form of excess Exercising self-control by curbing passions To be even-tempered in mind and action To be reasonable and sensible Many men and women have found a place of freedom from...

Testimony – Don Riffle

by | Nov 4, 2015 | Article

Testimony – Don Riffle My name is Don Riffle and as I write this, I am 39 years old, married and have two daughters. We currently live in Parkville, Md. I am an electrician and my wife is a home healthcare nurse in the Baltimore area. I was introduced to alcohol...

Where’s My Joy

by | Nov 4, 2015 | Article

Where’s My Joy Of all the blessings and promises I have received from God – I have always cherished most in my heart, the joy I received when I accepted Jesus as my Lord. But what happens when we allow that joy to be taken from us? What do we do when...

Total Openness

by | Nov 4, 2015 | Article

Total Openness While reading a book entitled “Encouragement”- by Drs. Larry Crabb and Dan Allender, I was reminded of some very useful reminders of how to maintain “healthy” Christian fellowship. Here are some excerpts, mixed with my thoughts, from Chapter Four-...

Routines and Disciplines

by | Nov 4, 2015 | Article

Routines and Disciplines Reading Jesus’ teachings, particularly in the “Sermon on the Mount”, I am reminded of how much instruction He gives which require having routines and discipline in our lives. The things Jesus taught seem as though they can only be worked out...

Working Out

by | Nov 4, 2015 | Article

Working Out A number of times I have said to my wife, and myself, that I need to work out. I am getting older and my body aches and my weight and stamina are not what they used to be! I bought an exercise machine and a treadmill was given to me… but I did not use...

Connecting

by | Nov 2, 2015 | Article

Connecting In my 10 years of private practice, I became persuaded that the community of God’s people was meant to be the place where the deepest healing takes place. I came to the conclusion that real healing has less to do with technical intervention and more to do...

Believer or Disciple?

by | Oct 27, 2015 | Article

Believer or Disciple? Is there a difference between a believer and a disciple? Many people think that these two terms are synonymous, but some would suggest that they are not. In his fine work “Devotions for the Man in the Mirror,” Patrick Morley writes, “America has...