Yet they did not listen to their judges, for they whored after other gods and bowed down to them. They soon turned aside from the way in which their fathers had walked, who had obeyed the commandments of the Lord, and they did not do so. Judges 2:17 ESV God is great. Can we all agree?  God is also sovereign and as his creation we are called to submit and surrender to him.  However, surrender can be hard.  This present age is full of temptation that seeks to rob the believer of the promises of God.  Sex, money, and fame have always been…

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I’m startled awake by the shrill blare of a child screaming.  I quietly nudge his bedroom door open and peer through the crack.  He sleeps soundly.  It must have been another dream.  I don’t know what he dreams about, but he awakens in fear at least once a week. The late-night wake-up call stirred my adrenaline into full force, and I lie wide awake, staring at the light fixture above the bed.  I decide to pray myself back to sleep, and I’ve found there’s no better way to drift into sleep than while talking to and listening to the One…

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America is known as the land of the free and the home of the brave, but to Christians it is also increasingly becoming a land of the politically correct and a country where honor students can’t mention God in their graduation speeches. This was recently exemplified by Moriah Bridges, a graduating student at Beaver High School in Pennsylvania, who was asked to deliver an address on behalf of the students during their commencement on June 2. Bridges wanted to thank God for the immense blessings He has given to the students, their parents, the teachers and administrators of the school.…

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