GUEST SCOTT ANIOL Professor of Pastoral Theology Grace Bible Theological SeminaryAs we celebrate Independence Day which commemorates the signing in of the Declaration of Independence the founding document of our nation when the original colonies declared their autonomy from British colonial rule John Adams was a signer of the Declaration one of the framers of the U S Constitution and the second President of the United States Likely not a born-again Christian but rather a deist a believer in a supreme being who is uninvolved in the affairs of mankind Adams wrote the following about the link between morality and [... more]

GUEST SCOTT ANIOL Professor of Pastoral Theology Grace Bible Theological SeminaryAs we celebrate Independence Day which commemorates the signing in of the Declaration of Independence the founding document of our nation when the original colonies declared their autonomy from British colonial rule John Adams was a signer of the Declaration one of the framers of the U S Constitution and the second President of the United States Likely not a born-again Christian but rather a deist a believer in a supreme being who is uninvolved in the affairs of mankind Adams wrote the following about the link between morality and [... more]

In an interview a musician who rsquo s a believer in Christ recalls a time he was urged to ldquo stop talking about Jesus rdquo so much Why It was suggested that his band could be more famous and raise more money to feed the poor if he stopped saying his work was all about Jesus After thinking it through he decided ldquo The entire point of my music is to share my faith in Christ No way am I going to be silent rdquo He said his ldquo burning calling is to share the message of Jesus rdquo Under [... more]

Sometimes following God's will doesn't seem to produce immediate blessings For Ruth it meant leaving behind her family and friends and trying to scrape a living in a foreign country But as she gleaned in the fields of distant relative day after day she soon realized she was gleaning in the fields of grace [... more]

Juanita told her nephew about growing up during the Great Depression Her poor family only had apples to eat plus whatever wild game her dad might provide Whenever he bagged a squirrel for dinner her mom would say ldquo Give me that squirrel head That rsquo s all I want to eat It rsquo s the best piece of meat rdquo Years later Juanita realized there wasn rsquo t any meat on a squirrel rsquo s head Her mom didn rsquo t eat it She only pretended it was a delicacy ldquo so us kids could get more to eat [... more]

Do you ever feel like your life is going in circles You know the same ol' thing day after day Do you wish you could be a part of doing something really great In this message Chip explains why your life matters so much to God and why He's looking to empower ordinary people to do extraordinary things [... more]

She was perhaps the greatest ldquo scapecow rdquo in history We don rsquo t know if her name was Daisy Madeline or Gwendolyn each name has been suggested but Mrs O rsquo Leary rsquo s cow was blamed for the Great Chicago Fire that left every third resident of the city homeless Carried by strong winds through wooden structures the fire burned for three days and took the lives of nearly people For years many believed the fire began when the cow knocked over a lantern left burning in a shed After further investigation mdash years later mdash the city [... more]

How busy is your life Does your work pile up Does your family have a full calendar In the message quot Enoch Fact-Checking Your Walk quot Skip demonstrates how you can have a powerful testimony by simply walking with God day after day This teaching is from the series Fact-Check Links Website https connectwithskip comDonate https connnectwithskip com donateThis week's DevoMail https connnectwithskip com devomail [... more]

Excerpt from HOPE FOR THE CAREGIVER on American Family Radio It's starting to dawn on a lot of us some of who are newer to this not so much but a lot of us have that realization Man this thing is not going to have the happy ending it's not going to have the happy ending that we want it's not going to get pretty In fact it's going to probably get worse And what do you do with that information What does hope look like in that And as I've struggled through these things and I've worked through these [... more]

Do you ever feel like your life is going in circles You know the same ol' thing day after day Do you wish you could be a part of doing something really great In this message Chip explains why your life matters so much to God and why He's looking to empower ordinary people to do extraordinary things [... more]