I eased my aching body onto the top step of the back porch and took a deep breath. Five months pregnant, I rarely left the house. I’d come outside for some fresh air—and some company. I felt lonely and scared. I half-hoped a neighbor would see me and ask if I was okay, show me someone cared. My husband, Bill, a Navy airman, usually did that. But today, like too many days, he’d been called away to the base. I had no clue life as a military wife would be like this. I’d left family and friends behind to
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Once a year, Rick Renner devotes a week of programs to answering questions that viewers have sent to him. With Denise by his side to add her wisdom and insight, Rick answers many of those questions — even difficult ones that many are afraid to tackle.
As the Renner family wraps up their Thanksgiving program, learn about the sacrifice it takes to have a grateful attitude, regardless of your feelings.
I walked into my kitchen early one Saturday morning, greeted by the aroma of cinnamon and sugar. That could only mean one thing–my bowknots were almost ready! My “bowknot” recipe was kind of famous. A scrumptious pastry ring that had delighted family and friends ever since I’d dreamed up the dish back in my 20s, a sweet twist on my mother’s biscuit recipe. The dessert was so popular that everyone at my church knew about it too. In fact, I’d been asked to prepare two trays of bowknots for a bridal shower taking place at church later that
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12/02/23 Paris, France, 1662. A great man had died, one of the greatest mathematicians and scientists of his age, and his servant was going through his clothes one last time. Folding a doublet, he felt something in the lining. It made a crinkling sound, like paper. He snipped a seam and removed a piece of parchment. Wrapped inside was a faded scrap of paper with notes scrawled on it. The servant recognized the handwriting. His master had written thousands of pages on arcane topics. But these two pieces of paper held an answer to a greater question, the
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Every year, thousands flock to San Francisco to walk across that fabled vermilion span, the Golden Gate Bridge. They come for the sweeping views of the city, the fog-wreathed hillsides abutting cold gray waters. The bridge rises 220 feet above the bay. Below, sharks and sea lions swim and dangerous currents churn. Tourists crowd the walkway, braced against the wind, snapping photos. On a cool, foggy September afternoon, I boarded a bus to the Golden Gate Bridge. I wasn’t a tourist. I didn’t care about the view. I was going to jump. Read More: Last Leap – Guideposts
Running the Bases Movie When a small-town baseball coach gets an offer to coach at a large school, he uproots his family and leaves the only home he’s ever known. But as a man of faith, he soon faces opposition to his coaching style from the bitter superintendent. Directed by Marty Roberts, Jimmy Womble Starring Brett Varvel, Gigi Orsillo, Todd Terry, Cameron Arnett
There are topics on the 10 min. video list that aren’t on this one so you’ll want to check them both out. Click any link to watch the video. Pere Jacques Marquette Earthquakes, Pirates & Jamaican Revival Ballad of the French Fleet French & Indian War The Moravian Missionaries The Wesleys & Whitefield-Great Awakening Revival Boston Massacre Boston Tea Party-Part 1 Boston Tea Party-Part 2 Lexington and Concord Battle of Bunker Hill Henry Knox Battle of Brookklyn Heights and the story of Nathan Hale Thomas Paine Battle of Trenton and Princeton Battle of Saratoga Valley Forge Smallpox and Dr. Benjamin
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There are topics on the 30 min. video list that aren’t on this one so you’ll want to check them both out. Click any link to watch the video. New England Saved From French Naval Attack by a Hurricane Washington Protected from Four Bullets Shot in Coat Boston Tea Party – Jefferson to Propose Day of Fasting Battles of Lexington & Concord Pushed Back the British Battle of Bunker Hill Colonel Knox’s Logistical Miracle Battle of Brooklyn Heights -Miraculous Fog Enables Escape Battles of Trenton & Princeton-Washington Gained Victory Battle of Saratoga-British Troops Surrender Valley Forge -Survival of American Army
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Enjoy the wonders of creation with beautiful 4k imagery and peaceful music!
After losing everything and consumed by thoughts of revenge, a man must find the strength to take ‘The First Step’ away from darkness and back to his friends and faith in God, in a powerful tale of redemption and forgiveness. Director: Jerry Loncon Writers: Brandon Newman and Jerry Loncon Starrring: Chad Illa-Petersen, Josmery Mulvahill, Anthony Taylor Jr, Lakin Longoria
Once Upon a Time in Mongolia is a delightful story of faith, hope and love. After her Mom passes away, Mya discovers an old photograph that sets her on a journey to find her long lost father in the deserts of Mongolia. What she finds there will change her life forever.
THROUGH A MOTHER’S EYES is a story of pain, blood and great loss. It is that rare kind of movie that will take you deep into a mother’s heart! It is a story that will take you on a personal journey with Debbie and Steve Miller as they give birth to their son Michael, who died in her womb. You will walk with her as she faces the death of her special son and as she endures the pain, suffering and fear that accompanied unbelievable health problems. You will be caught in the midst of this story and wonder how
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Life is tough for overworked single mother Tessa Rigsby. After she intervenes in a neighbors domestic fight, rookie cop Mike Coleman handles the situation. Soon after, Mike and Tessa develop an unexpected relationship of love and support, but like much of her past, Tessa’s circumstances put her happiness at risk
11/28/23 Rainbows have always meant a lot to our family. On the day that my sweet father went to heaven, we left the rehabilitation center where Daddy had died, and as we headed home, a double rainbow stretched over the highway between Decatur and Fort Worth, Texas. It was as if God was saying, “I’ve got your Daddy, and this is your promise that you’ll see him again someday.” Just as I was processing the beautiful display of God’s promise to me, Allyson, who was only 9 at the time, said, “God put two rainbows in the
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“As Hollywood is apt to do there are some noticeable departures from the Biblical narrative which I won’t get into since you can read the Bible version for yourself so take this for its entertainment value and not as a faithful retelling of the Biblical account. *** May not be suitable for young children ***.” Admin Hebrew leader Lot (Stewart Granger) leads his people to a fertile valley adjacent to the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah, hotbeds of vice and corruption ruled by the merciless Queen Bera (Anouk Aimée). When Lot orders a dam to be busted in order to
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11/24/23 Over two thousand years ago, one of the most known figures in history, Jesus Christ was born. He conducted a ministry in Judea in which he proclaimed His identity as the Son of God. As a consequence of this, He was crucified, and according to Christian doctrine, He experienced resurrection after spending two nights in a tomb. The Resurrection of Jesus Christ is the cornerstone of the Christian faith. One of the most disputed sacred relics is believed to stand as one of the most compelling pieces of evidence for Christ’s resurrection – the Shroud of Turin. Join us
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11/23/23 Often times I find myself writing about something and then stating that I’ve looked into matters like this in the past and this is another one of those times. I am deeply passionate about studying the afterlife, consciousness, and our being. Some have argued that our brain is what makes us who we are and that consciousness derives from our brains. Well, Jacob Phillips proves otherwise. Phillips was actually born without a brain. When he was born, he had hydrocephalus, and his head was filled with fluid. He only had part of a skull that was formed
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Mamaw Clark’s faded homespun skirt trailed in the leaves as she walked along the creek at the forest’s edge. Mamaw bent down beneath a cedar sapling and picked a handful of wild mint. I took a handful myself and breathed in the sweet, cool scent. “Don’t go eating that there mint,” Mamaw warned me. “It’s still green as grass and will upset your innards. You can chew on a sprig, but don’t swallow a drop or you’ll be sorry.” Mamaw was a fourth generation medicine woman. Her own mother was full-blooded Cherokee. Mamaw didn’t talk about that
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11/23/23 “Adversity at times can bring out the best in us.” Admin It was well after midnight when I stepped out of the taxi onto the Alaska Pacific Seafoods parking lot in Kodiak, Alaska. A whipping wind drove snow into my eyes and I shivered in the single-digit temperature. “Here ya go,” the taxi driver said as he hauled my gear out of the trunk and dropped it in the snow. He climbed back into the cab and drove away. “Wait!” I wanted to shout. “Don’t leave me here. I can’t do this crazy job after all!”
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Residents of a quiet block in Fresno could hardly believe their eyes when a house near the intersection of Cedar and Dakota Avenues went up in flames. “My daddy’s in there!” a woman outside shouted, clutching her baby close. Read More: Wonderful World: Rescued from a Raging Inferno – Guideposts
“Your shoe?” my husband Michael asked. He kept his eyes on the road but shook his head. “How did you manage to lose one shoe?” I wondered the same thing. We were on vacation, driving from Montana to Erie, Pennsylvania, and I’d taken off my favorite pair of black clogs to be more comfortable in the car. We hadn’t made a stop since lunch, hours earlier. But I’d looked under every seat, combed through the empty wrappers and maps littering the floor—all I could find was the right clog. Somehow, the left was missing. Could it have fallen out before I’d
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Swim to my voice. The words washed over me like the waves I was hopelessly fighting, salt water spraying my face. My legs were cramping from the exertion of staying afloat. But I kept moving. I had to. I was stranded in the Gulf of Mexico. What would happen if I stopped fighting the terrible current? Would I be swept out further into the gulf, my body never even found? I was miles from shore. It was dark. I scanned the horizon, looking for a sign that help was on the way. All I saw were the blinking red
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“Mom, can I bring two chicken legs for lunch?” my 6-year-old son AJ asked, smiling sweetly at me. I sighed. My son always made me proud—he’d recently been selected as one of two first graders to compete against two second grade students in the school’s spelling bee—but I wished he wasn’t such a picky eater. After all the delicious, healthy lunches I made for him came back to me uneaten, I’d finally given in and packed one of his favorite foods—a fried chicken leg. I was hoping he’d tire of it quickly—now he wanted two? “Are you really going to eat
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11/22/23 “Something every Christian needs to be!” Admin So encourage each other and build each other up, just as you are already doing. (1 Thessalonians 5:11, NLT) I was once again reminded this week how much I adore and appreciate a feisty woman of faith named Wilma Cheek. Not only is she Mama to a couple of my favorite people, but also she is the woman who led my family on a journey of faith that changed us from complacent Christians to fired-up followers of Jesus. Following the urging of the Holy Spirit, Wilma gave my
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Rick reads The Apostles Creed, Psalm 23 and Psalm 91.
Almost 100 videos dealing with creation science, apologetics, culture and more.