The Original St. Nicholas Embodied the True Spirit of Christmas
In 280 A.D., in a small town called Patara in Asia Minor, a child named Nicholas was born. His parents were known far and wide and were of considerable wealth. But tragedy came early, for in a...
View ArticleNew Year’s Goals the Same as Last Year?
The New Year is a time when much excitement is generated around New Year’s resolutions and improvements we want to make in our life. 2 Corinthians 5:17 states, “Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is...
View ArticleTeach Them Well
As a parent, you instill good moral guidance & financial stewardship in your children. Help your son or daughter toward a secure future by teaching financial responsibility. I’m pleased to...
View ArticleGod Has Not Forgotten You
“Though the mountains be shaken and the hills be removed, yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken nor my covenant of peace be removed,” says the LORD, who has compassion on you. -Isaiah 54:10...
View ArticleWe Swerve All Over the Place
Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for He who promised is faithful. – Hebrews 10:23 Talk is so easy and so cheap. It is so easy to say we have put our hope in Christ, but so often the...
View ArticleOur Hearts are Sick
Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life. –Proverbs 13:12 Elisabeth Elliot wrote, “It is a good thing the Lord has compassion on all who fear Him, knows how we are...
View ArticleMedi-Share Dollars at Work
As we enter the New Year, we want to share with you just how Medi-Share members’ share dollars are making a difference in the lives of fellow members, members like the Petits who recently went through...
View ArticleOur Father’s Answers
But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. -James 1:6 This verse sums up one of the significant issues...
View ArticleWhy Conservationism is a Christian Value
Conservationism is known by various terms: environmentalism, being “green,” and perhaps the most pejorative of all is tree hugger. These terms describe an effort to protect the earth from being...
View ArticleAccess to Highly Ranked Surgical Providers
As a service to Medi-Share members, we have partnered with BridgeHealth to provide an expedited option for certain surgical procedures and unique resource to access health tools, highly ranked surgical...
View ArticleCall These Truths to Mind
Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope: Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for His compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. I say to...
View ArticleWhy Does He Always Want to Leave?
When it comes to my dog Neko every day is like the movie, Groundhog day. The licking of my face starts at 7 AM sharp, letting me know it is time to go outside. If I don’t move at this point the...
View ArticleThe Path to a Joyful Life
You make known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand. – Psalm 16:11 In our country’s birth certificate, the Declaration of...
View ArticleWhen Stressful is Replaced with Wonderful
Ocieanna loves hiking with her husband, Michael, and their four kids. They enjoy spending time outdoors in the fresh air exercising together. She also has a passion for writing and feels it is...
View ArticleYour Grief Will Turn To Joy
Very truly I tell you, you will weep and mourn while the world rejoices. You will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy. A woman giving birth to a child has pain because her time has come; but when...
View ArticleIn the Midst of Hardship
Those who sow with tears will reap with songs of joy. -Psalm 126:5 Those who sow. I don’t believe this verse is saying that if you’ve ever cried or endured hardship, you’ll reap joy. It is saying...
View ArticleSpiritual Healthy Hearts
“A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.”- Proverbs 17:22 Although we just wrapped up heart health month, let us not forget to examine our heart’s spiritual health....
View ArticleLooking Toward Our Future Glory
Sometimes you were publicly exposed to insult and persecution; at other times you stood side by side with those who were so treated. You suffered along with those in prison and joyfully accepted the...
View ArticleI Will Trust and Not Be Afraid
In that day you will say: “I will praise you, Lord. Although you were angry with me, your anger has turned away and you have comforted me. Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid....
View ArticleBe Thankful Today
We have an old Toyota Corolla that we bought new in 2003. As my oldest son, Brock, was growing up, he always called it his car. By the time he started driving, it was pretty beat up. The spoiler had...
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