The s are often described as a period of sexual revolution when traditional morality was tossed aside And while that era definitely reframed the way sex was discussed in the public forum the truth is that sexual sin is as old as time [... more]

In our series called Come Back to Me we're looking at a part of the Bible you probably haven't thought much about the Minor Prophets [... more]

What happens when we get our priorities out of whack Listen as Skip concludes his teaching from Zephaniah and Haggai and challenges you to keep the right focus in life [... more]

My friend rsquo s eyes revealed what I was feeling mdash fear We two teens had behaved poorly and were now cowering before the camp director The man who knew our dads well shared lovingly but pointedly that our fathers would be greatly disappointed We wanted to crawl under the table mdash feeling the weight of personal responsibility for our offense God gave Zephaniah a message for the people of Judah that contained potent words about personal responsibility for sin Zephaniah ndash After describing the judgments He would bring against Judah rsquo s foes ch He turned His eyes on [... more]

Pastor Skip brings you more biblical truth as he wraps up his teaching from Zephaniah and begins to look at the prophetic writing of Haggai [... more]

Zephaniah is an often-overlooked prophet but the message he brought is one that's ultimately filled with encouragement And today Skip shares his teaching about the splendor of God that shines through times of judgement [... more]

Researchers at Emory University used MRI scans to study the brains of grandmothers They measured empathetic responses to images that included their own grandchild their own adult child and one anonymous child The study showed that grandmothers have a higher empathy toward their own grandchild than even their adult child This is attributed to what they call the ldquo cute factor rdquo mdash their own grandchild being more ldquo adorable rdquo than the adult Before we say ldquo Well duh rdquo we might consider the words of James Rilling who conducted the study ldquo If their grandchild is smiling the [... more]

Pastor Rick teaches from the book of the Acts [... more]

Australia rsquo s regent honeyeater bird is in trouble mdash it rsquo s losing its song Though once an abundant species just three hundred birds now remain and with so few others to learn from the males are forgetting their unique song and failing to attract mates Thankfully conservationists have a plan to rescue the honeyeaters mdash sing to them Or more precisely play them recordings of other honeyeaters singing so they can relearn their heart song As the males pick up the tune and attract females again it rsquo s hoped the species will flourish once more The prophet [... more]

It rsquo s a quiet riverside park on a Saturday afternoon Joggers pass by fishing rods whirl seagulls fight over fish and chip wrappers and my wife and I sit watching the couple They are dark-skinned maybe in their late s She sits gazing into his eyes while he without a hint of self-consciousness sings to her a love song in his own tongue carried on the breeze for us all to hear This delightful act got me thinking about the book of Zephaniah At first you might wonder why In Zephaniah rsquo s day God rsquo s people had [... more]

Seventeen months after our first child mdash a boy mdash was born along came a little girl I was overjoyed at the thought of having a daughter but I was also a bit uneasy because while I knew a few things about little boys this was uncharted territory We named her Sarah and one of my privileges was rocking her to sleep so my wife could rest I rsquo m not sure why but I started trying to sing her to sleep and the song of choice was ldquo You Are My Sunshine rdquo Whether holding her in my arms [... more]

A young father held his baby boy in his arms singing to him and rocking him in soothing rhythm Music played in the background while the father sang out the lyrics to his son The baby was hearing-impaired unable to hear the melody or the words Yet the father sang anyway in a beautiful tender act of love toward his son And his efforts were rewarded with a delightful smile from the baby boy nbsp The imagery of the father-son exchange bears a striking resemblance to the words of Zephaniah The Old Testament prophet says that God will joyfully sing [... more]

When things go from bad to worse there's always hope In this Sunday morning message Pastor Greg Laurie encourages us from the Book of Revelation and shows us why we need to understand Bible prophecy more than ever before Listen in to the latest message from our series Revelation A Book of Promises Notes The secret of the Lord is with those who fear Him Psalm What is happening is we are in the Last Days and these are signs of the times of the Bible is prophecy Studying Revelation and Bible prophecy will unlock the mystery of history Studying [... more]

When Jesus speaks we should listen [... more]

What does God think of us How does He feel about us Is He angry with us Does He even care what's going on in our lives Pastor Greg Laurie answers these questions in this message from Numbers explaining that God desires to richly bless us It's the latest in his series on the life of Moses Water Fire Stone Read Numbers Notes We are fallen people living in a fallen world in need of help God loves to bless us Blessing is a spiritual word Jesus began and concluded His earthly ministry blessing people The word blessed is from [... more]

HFTC October Welcome to HOPE FOR THE CAREGIVER on American Family Radio This is Peter Rosenberger We are LIVE and are thrilled to have you with us This is the nation's number one show for the family caregiver For those who are putting themselves between a vulnerable loved one and even worse disaster Maybe it's somebody who's aging maybe it's a special needs child maybe somebody who has an addiction issue whatever the impairment there's a caregiver How are you holding up How are you doing That's what this show is all about And we are glad to have you [... more]