He was loved by all mdash those were the words used to describe Don Guiseppe of Casnigo Italy Don was a beloved man who rode around town on an old motorbike and always led with the greeting ldquo peace and good rdquo He worked tirelessly on behalf of the good of others But in the last years of his life he had health problems and in response his community purchased a respirator for him But when his condition grew grave he refused the breathing apparatus choosing instead to make it available for younger patients who needed it Hearing of his [... more]

As a new believer in Jesus at the age of thirty I had lots of questions after committing my life to Him When I started reading the Scriptures I had even more questions I reached out to a friend ldquo How can I possibly obey all God rsquo s commands I just snapped at my husband this morning rdquo ldquo Just keep reading your Bible rdquo she said ldquo and ask the Holy Spirit to help you love like Jesus loves you rdquo After more than twenty years of living as a child of God that simple but profound truth [... more]

In his book nbsp Adopted for Life Dr Russell Moore describes his family rsquo s trip to an orphanage to adopt a child As they entered the nursery the silence was startling The babies in the cribs never cried and it wasn rsquo t because they never needed anything but because they had learned that no one cared enough to answer My heart ached as I read those words I remember countless nights when our children were small My wife and I would be sound asleep only to be startled awake by their cries Daddy I rsquo m sick or [... more]

Jill Price was born with the condition of hyperthymesia the ability to remember in extraordinary detail everything that ever happened to her She can replay in her mind the exact occurrence of any event she rsquo s experienced in her lifetime A TV show Unforgettable was premised on a female police officer with hyperthymesia mdash to her a great advantage in trivia games and in solving crimes For Jill Price however the condition isn rsquo t so much fun She can rsquo t forget the moments of life when she was criticized experienced loss or did something she deeply regretted [... more]

When American author O Henry wrote his beloved Christmas story ldquo The Gift of the Magi rdquo he was struggling to rebound from personal troubles Still he penned an inspiring story that highlights a beautiful Christ-like character trait mdash sacrifice In the story an impoverished wife sells her beautiful long hair on Christmas Eve to buy a gold pocket watch chain for her husband As she learns later however her husband had sold his pocket watch to buy a set of combs for her beautiful hair Their greatest gift to each other Sacrifice From each the gesture showed great love [... more]

When Sherman Smith recruited Deland McCullough to play American football for Miami University he loved Deland and became the father Deland never had Deland had great admiration for Sherman and aimed to become the man he was Decades later when Deland tracked down his birth mom she shocked him with the news ldquo Your father rsquo s name is Sherman Smith rdquo Yes that Sherman Smith Coach Smith was stunned to learn he had a son and Deland was stunned that his father figure was literally his father The next time they met Sherman hugged Deland and said ldquo My [... more]

Just days before Holy Week when Christians around the world remember Jesus rsquo s sacrifice and celebrate His resurrection a terrorist stormed into a supermarket in southwest France opening fire and killing two After negotiation the terrorist released all but one hostage whom he turned into a human shield Knowing the danger police officer Arnaud Beltrame did the unthinkable He volunteered to take the woman rsquo s place The perpetrator released her but in the ensuing scuffle Col Beltrame was injured and later died A minister who knew the policeman attributed his heroism to his Christian faith pointing to Jesus [... more]

Over the last several decades a new word has entered our movie vocabulary the reboot In cinematic parlance a reboot takes an old story and jumpstarts it Some reboots retell a familiar tale like a superhero story or a fairytale Other reboots take a lesser-known story and retell it in a new way But in each case a reboot is a bit like a do-over It rsquo s a fresh start a chance to breathe new life into the old nbsp There rsquo s another story that involves reboots mdash the gospel story In it Jesus invites us to His [... more]

Hosted by Jane Pauley In our cover story David Pogue looks at what makes a great love song Plus Martha Teichner visits Dog Mountain in Vermont where dog lovers honor the pets they have loved and lost Jonathan Vigliotti sits down with Nick and Vanessa Lachey hosts of the hit matchmaking series Love Is Blind David Martin examines the long march toward racial equality in the U S military Rita Braver interviews David Hogg five years after surviving the Parkland school shooting Mo Rocca looks back at the music of Burt Bacharach and Faith Salie partakes of the history of [... more]

Against the dark backdrop of humanity's brokenness God's great love shines vividly bright [... more]

Against the dark backdrop of humanity's brokenness God's great love shines vividly bright [... more]

Against the dark backdrop of humanity's brokenness God's great love shines vividly bright [... more]

Today Pastor Don Green continues teaching God's People God's Word- he'll begin a new series called -Effective Bible Study - This time a look at the inherent clarity of scripture and how every believer can open God's word with the expectation of having their life changed because of that clarity --thetruthpulpit comClick the icon below to listen Related StoriesComing Out of Depression Through the Psalms Psalms Meditation Because He Is KindSuch Great Love [... more]

Welcome to Through the Psalms a weekend ministry of The Truth Pulpit Over time we will study all psalms with Pastor Don Green from Truth Community Church in Cincinnati Ohio We're glad you're with us Let's open to the Psalms now as we join our teacher in The Truth Pulpit --thetruthpulpit com-ttpwClick the icon below to listen Related StoriesMeditation Because He Is KindSuch Great Love Rescue Me [... more]

Welcome to another special edition of THE TRUTH PULPIT with Pastor Don Green founding pastor of Truth Community Church in Cincinnati Ohio And today Pastor Don presents a Communion Meditation centered on God's KINDNESS --thetruthpulpit comClick the icon below to listen Related StoriesSuch Great Love Rescue MeSuch Great Love [... more]

Last time Pastor Don Green provided the first three of five distinct aspects of God's love- It is eternal sovereign and great Today our teacher will cover the final two points- God's love is infinite and sacrificial So have your Bible at hand as we join Don Green teaching God's People God's Word now in THE TRUTH PULPIT --thetruthpulpit comClick the icon below to listen Related StoriesRescue MeSuch Great Love No Fear [... more]

To what can you compare God's love for us- Can words even capture it- The Word of God describes the breadth length height and depth of His Love but even those don't capture all the dimensions included Pastor Don Green will lead us to at least a greater appreciation of Such Great Love on this edition of THE TRUTH PULPIT --thetruthpulpit comClick the icon below to listen Related StoriesNo Fear Truth and PerseveranceNo Fear [... more]

Those who know they have been forgiven a great debt are stirred to great love and gratitude Today R C Sproul continues his exposition of the gospel of Luke by examining Jesus' response when a notorious woman came to honor Him at dinner Get R C Sproul's Expositional Commentary on the Gospel of Luke for Your Gift of Any Amount https gift renewingyourmind org luke-commentary Don't forget to make RenewingYourMind org your home for daily in-depth Bible study and Christian resources [... more]

When a friend asked me to speak with teen girls at a workshop promoting purity I declined As a teenage runaway I struggled and had decades of scars caused by my immorality After getting married and losing our first child to a miscarriage I thought God was punishing me for my past sins When I finally surrendered my life to Christ at the age of thirty I confessed my sins and repented repeatedly Still guilt and shame consumed me How could I share about God rsquo s grace when I couldn rsquo t even bring myself to fully receive the [... more]

My friend rsquo s father died recently He got sick his condition deteriorated quickly and in a matter of days he was gone My friend and his dad always had a strong relationship but there were still so many questions to be asked answers to be sought and conversations to be had So many unsaid things and now his father is gone My friend is a trained counselor he knows the ups and downs of grief and how to help others navigate those troubled waters Still he told me ldquo Some days I just need to hear Dad rsquo s [... more]

In my dad was diagnosed with a neurological disease that robbed him of his memory speech and control over body movements He became bedridden in and continues to be cared for by my mom at home The beginning of his illness was a dark time I was fearful I knew nothing about caring for a sick person and I was anxious about finances and my mom rsquo s health nbsp The words of Lamentations helped me get up many mornings when the light was as gray as the state of my heart ldquo Because of the Lord rsquo s great [... more]

Collin and his wife Jordan wandered through the craft store looking for a picture to hang in their home Collin thought he rsquo d found just the right piece and called Jordan over to see it On the right side of the ceramic artwork was the word grace But the left side held two long cracks ldquo Well it rsquo s broken rdquo Jordan said as she started looking for an unbroken one on the shelf But then Collin said ldquo No That rsquo s the point We rsquo re broken and then grace comes in mdash period rdquo They [... more]

God isn't just concerned about our actions he's concerned about reshaping our hearts And Pastor J D is showing us how that principle plays out in one of the most intimate parts of life our sexuality [... more]

I dropped to my knees and let my tears fall to the floor ldquo God why aren rsquo t you taking care of me rdquo I cried It was during the COVID- pandemic in I rsquo d been laid-off for almost a month and something had gone wrong with my unemployment application I hadn rsquo t received any money yet and on top of that the stimulus check the US government had promised hadn rsquo t arrived Deep down I trusted that God would work out everything I believed He truly loved me and would take care of me but [... more]

Three-year-old Dylan McCoy had just learned to swim when he fell through a rotted plywood covering into a forty-foot deep stone-walled well in his grandfather rsquo s backyard Dylan managed to stay afloat in ten feet of water until his father climbed down the slippery rocks to rescue him Firefighters brought ropes to raise the boy but the father was so worried about his son that he hastily climbed down to make sure he was safe Oh the love of a parent Oh the lengths and depths we will go for our children When the apostle John writes to believers [... more]

Did you ever break anything really expensive How'd you feel How about someone's heart It's different isn't it - because it's so PERSONAL Chip picks up where he left off in our previous program with a reminder that the reason God sent Jesus - whose birth we're celebrating soon - was because of His great love What's a broken HEART got to do with it Join Chip for the answer [... more]

I can never recapture the splendor that was our daughter Melissa Fading from my memory are those wonderful times when we watched her joyfully playing high school volleyball And it rsquo s sometimes hard to remember the shy smile of contentment that crossed her face when we were doing family activities Her death at age seventeen dropped a curtain on the joy of her presence In the book of Lamentations Jeremiah rsquo s words show he understood that the heart can be punctured ldquo My splendor is gone rdquo he said ldquo and all that I had hoped from the [... more]

Saturday Night Live Alum Jim Breuer called the show for a special Father's Day episode In all our years on the air Jim's interview soared up to one of my all time favorites If you don't have people who can laugh with you you're doomed - Jim Breuer From Home Improvement to Saturday Night Live Jim Breuer brings a comedy legacy to audiences across the country Calling the show Jim also shared his huge heart and great love of family as shared his own journey as a caregiver Recalling introducing his father to Sylvester Stallone Jim launched into an impression [... more]

Love is a commitment that involves action In fact it s been said that rather than a sentimental feeling love is a verb In the message quot Unrivaled Love quot Skip talks about the many facets of God s great love for you This teaching is from the series Heart Soul A Study Through Romans Links Website https connectwithskip comDonate https connnectwithskip com donateThis week's DevoMail https connnectwithskip com devomail [... more]