Basis for Being a Christian

 Who a believer is in Christ is more than a feeling, more than a thought, a reality which we receive and recognize by faith. Faith is not ephemeral, flimsy abstract postive thinking: "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not...

Heart to Head, not Head to Heart

In the body of Christ, we spend much of our time thinking about what’s on our mind. In fact, we need to reflect on what is on our heart. Better yet, we need to realize that our heart thinks, that we are called to live out the issues of life from our heart. Joyce Meyer...

Los Angeles County Courts Face Huge Cuts

State revenues are falling, no cascading precipitously. Many worry that they may or may not find work. State offices are closing. Subsidies have run dry. City governments are cuttinng costs as fast as they can, while still facing more crushing shortfalls....

No More Fight or Flight: Feed on His Faithfulness

Believers will still face the temptation to react in fear and anger. Yet everyone of us most avoid the temptation of believing that God then becomes angry with us and turns us away, or that He is present to remind us when we sin, fall, and fail. The Holy Spirit...