Many of us have felt hopeless like we were in the pits When King David was at rock bottom in despair he cried out to God In this message from Psalm Pastor Lutzer delineates five blessings David experienced in the pit Because God has not abandoned us we too can find a firm place to stand This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount Get yours at rtwoffer com or call us at - - - [... more]

A compassionate volunteer was called a ldquo guardian angel rdquo for his heroic efforts Jake Manna was installing solar panels at a job site when he joined an urgent search to find a missing five-year-old girl While neighbors searched their garages and yards Manna took a path that led him into a nearby wooded area where he spotted the girl waist-deep in a marsh He waded into the sticky mud to pull her out of her predicament and return her damp but unharmed to her grateful mother Like that little girl David also experienced deliverance The singer ldquo waited patiently [... more]

My family lives in a nearly century-old house with a lot of character including wonderfully textured plaster walls A builder cautioned me that with these walls to hang a picture up I rsquo d have to either drill the nail into a wood support or use a plaster anchor for support Otherwise I rsquo d risk the picture crashing to the ground leaving an ugly hole behind The prophet Isaiah used the imagery of a nail driven firmly into a wall to describe a minor biblical character named Eliakim Unlike the corrupt official Shebna vv ndash as well as the [... more]