Proof The Bible Is True

02/07/24   “Here’s someone you can root for without hesitation.” Admin   There’s a depth to Brock Purdy.   Having gone from the final pick in the 2021 NFL draft to third string quarterback for San Francisco to leading the 49ers into Super Bowl LVIII, there’s a maturity that exudes from the 24-year-old former Iowa State standout.   It stems from his faith in Christ.   And that includes his recognition of the platform he now occupies in his fast ascent to the pinnacle of professional football success.   “This is who God has called me to be, and I’ve [More]

02/06/24 “If you’ll be sending your kid(s) off to camp later this year be sure to find out what the housing policy is before sending them.” Admin A YMCA camp’s full throttle acceleration into “wokeness” has prompted a warning from a local publication to parents.   “Heads up, parents!” suggests the Connecticut Sentinal regarding the Camp Hazen facility in Chester, after its announcement it is adding “all gender” cabins.   “Sleep-away camp is diving even deeper into the culture wars this summer, so you better make sure you read all of the fine print before you sign up your children for overnight [More]

02/06/24 Some people love a good workout. They love to exercise, and they love releasing endorphins. I’m not one of those people. I wish I were, but I hate to exercise. Still, I work out because I know it helps me. Maybe a doctor recently told you that you needed to exercise a little bit more. So, maybe you get on a treadmill and start lifting some weights. You start working out diligently. And you know that you’ve reached your fitness goals when you’re strong enough to pick up your exercise equipment and throw it out the window. The fact [More]

02/04/24 “Copied this from an email I received. Some very good advice.” Admin Since by His mercy He gives us still a little time, let us begin in earnest, let us. repair the lost time, let us return with a full assurance to that FATHER of mercies, Who is always ready to receive us affectionately. — Brother Lawrence A remnant of God’s people had dragged themselves all the way across the desert from Babylon to Jerusalem. As they stood in the ruins of the destroyed temple amid rubble and weeds, God promised, “From this day on I will bless you” [More]

01/21/24 “Sometimes a spiritual break in our daily often stress filled routine is just what we need.” Admin   A few years ago, my friend Karen called on a gray, December afternoon. “I’d like to bring your Christmas gift over later, okay?”   I thought through the afternoon’s events and felt pressure in my chest. There was an evening Christmas concert, and the boys’ dress pants were a jumble on their closet floor. There’d be ironing and a battle to get everyone into dark socks.   There were two dozen cookies to bake for after-concert treats. We had afternoon studies, [More]

01/21/24   As the new year begins, I’ve decided I need some revolutions for this fresh New Year. No, that wasn’t a typo. I don’t do resolutions—mostly because I’m so good at breaking them. But in thinking about what I’d like to achieve for God this year, I want some things that will revolutionize my life.   I want to live more like Him and less like me. Jesus never fails and He never changes. He never lets anyone down or hurts those He loves. He’s always faithful, always keeps His word, and He loves us even when we mess up. [More]

01/14/24   Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path. (Psalm 119:105, NIV)   Recently, I’ve noticed that handwritten letters are back en vogue via a trend called, “Open When…” envelopes. The premise is this: you write letters for various occasions such as “Open When You’re Feeling Sad,” “Open When You’re Missing Me,” “Open When You Need Encouragement,” “Open When You’re Mad at Me,” “Open When You Need to Know How Awesome You Are,” “Open When You Can’t Sleep” etc.   And in each envelope is a handwritten note featuring inside jokes, shared memories, favorite quotes and other [More]

01/13/24 “Powerful testimony!” Admin In the early part of my acting career, I thought that if I could become a star, it would fill the emptiness I felt in my heart—but it did not.   There were other goals that I set for myself—money, security, cars and houses—but each time a goal was achieved, I would say, “There must be something more.” And on to the next target.   More money changed nothing. Pretty, young actresses were momentary distractions. But nothing could ward off the depressions I fell into, sometimes for months at a time. A new picture or play [More]

01/13/24   An afternoon in the park with my family caused me to wonder what it would be like to hear God’s voice with my own ears.   It was the second day of our Michigan vacation and there was rain. Not serious rain, but a half-hearted drizzle. A day on the pontoon wasn’t going to happen, so my husband Lonny and our 5 boys decided to rent kayaks at a nearby park. I chose to spend the afternoon on the dock with a book.   “Call us in at four,” Lonny said. “We need to get the kayaks back on [More]

01/03/24 Two Assembly of God missionaries are sharing multiple firsthand testimonies of Muslims coming to the Christian faith after encountering Jesus Christ in their dreams. James Bradford, the lead pastor at Central Assembly in Springfield, Missouri, and missionary Dick Brogden told Assemblies of God News that God is answering the prayers of Christians who are praying for Muslims. They admit any Islamic country is a dangerous place for a Christian and there are few opportunities for open evangelism. But they report Muslims are meeting Jesus in their dreams and converting to Christianity at an alarming rate. “I would even say it’s the [More]

01/02/24   I love it when God shows up at unexpected times. I had one of those God-moments recently on a trip my husband and I made to visit our son, daughter-in-law, and grandson.   They live on the Gulf Coast of Florida, so visits to them mean lazy days at the beach, enjoying God’s handiwork in the form of powder white sand and turquoise and green water that’s so clear you can see to the bottom. It looks like a postcard as colorful sailboats drift past.   On some of our trips we take a boat and head over [More]

12/24/23 A wild ride through outer and inner space in search of the Savior of mankind Decades ago as a young person, I liked to visit the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C., where one exhibit featured a nine-minute film that played continuously in a loop. I would stand there, in awe, watching it over and over again.   Narrated by MIT physics professor Philip Morrison, the short movie takes viewers on a virtual high-speed voyage into outer space, zooming away from earth another order of magnitude (10 times farther) every 10 seconds, thus traversing through our solar [More]

12/24/23 Retired wrestling star Hulk Hogan shared some good news with the world Wednesday. The 70-year-old, whose real name is Terry Bollea, announced on social media that he had been baptized at Indian Rocks Baptist Church in Largo, Florida. The accompanying video showed a pastor lowering the celebrity — who wore all white, including T-shirt, pants and his trademark head scarf, as well as a large silver cross — into the water. After Hogan was raised upright, he wrapped the pastor in a bear hug in his still-imposing, muscular arms — the same arms that slammed many an opponent violently to the mat [More]

12/20/23   What souvenirs do you bring back from vacation?   I like to stuff my suitcase with sweets from whatever place I’ve visited–who could say no to coconut-peanut butter from Maui or milk chocolates from Brussels!   But, recently, I’ve started doing something else. If I see a church while on vacation, I go in and pray, for both the people I’m vacationing with and those back home. In fact, one of my nicest memories from my recent trip to Hawaii was stumbling upon a beautiful church in L?hain?. Prayer surrounded by palm trees? Sign me up!   I’m sure I’m [More]

12/07/23   “What a joy it is to know that we have been chosen by God to be part of His eternal family and this is available to anyone who will receive Jesus as Lord and Savior.” Admin   People fascinate me. I think that’s one of the gifts God gave me for my writing. I love to sit and watch them. No two are the same (unless it’s a set of identical twins dressed in matching outfits).   I sat in an airport for many hours awhile back due to six flight delays. The concourse was busy, providing an [More]

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 [More]

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 [More]

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 [More]

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!” [More]

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 [More]

11/01/23 “Sometimes a small act of generosity can reap unexpected benefits.” Admin It all started with a Cronut–the doughnut-crossed-with-a-croissant delicacy that’s taken New York by storm. Ever since it debuted last year at the Dominique Ansel Bakery, I’ve wanted one. But quantities are limited. You have to get to the bakery very early in the morning, and even then, the line wraps around the block. Two months ago, though, my sister’s boyfriend, Jeff, managed to get his hands on a few. He offered to give me a precious Cronut, but I’d have to walk to his office, 20 minutes away to pick [More]

11/01/23   An interview with Christian evangelist Ray Comfort has been posted online by CBN News in which he describes how the demons possessing a young woman “screamed like you wouldn’t believe.”   It happened as he was destroying a “trinket” that the woman had, which he perceived as tied to the occult. The interview:   Watch: Top evangelist: ‘The demons in her screamed like you wouldn’t believe’

10/06/23   Mom, what are pronouns?” my 12-year-old daughter asked after accompanying me on a speaking engagement at a theologically conservative church. She had been invited to join some other students for their midweek service when a substitute youth leader asked her for her preferred pronouns.   Let that sink in. A Bible-believing, Jesus-loving church was simply one volunteer youth leader away from potentially indoctrinating their students with radical gender theory. This is why as Christian parents we must be vigilant to train and protect our kids in a culture that has lost its moral compass.   But this is [More]

10/03/23   Since tomorrow is my oldest niece’s birthday, and since Mother’s Day is just around the corner, I thought I’d share a story with you that’s very special to our family.   Every time I think about Mandy’s struggle to conceive or tell others about the miracle that followed, I am once again reminded that God’s Word is alive. You see, the Bible is more than just a good book filled with great stories. It’s the Good Book full of great promises. It’s your lifeline! So why do so many of us leave it on the coffee table instead [More]

09/26/23   Jim Kelly, a former quarterback for the Buffalo Bills, officially became a Christian with his recent baptism wherein he wore a shirt proclaiming “God is Real.”   Kelly, who played 11 seasons with the Buffalo Bills between 1986 and 1996, shared a video of the Baptism on his wife’s Instagram in which he replied “Yes I do” when asked if he loves Jesus.   “I have witnessed God at work in this man’s life for over 30 years…and I can tell you that God isn’t just REAL, He is faithful, trustworthy, kind, loving, compassionate, powerful, gracious, GOOD, merciful, [More]

09/21/23   To kick off Lunch-Break Miracles, I talked to the one person who taught me all about miracles in the first place: my mom!   As I mentioned in my first post, she’s been enchanting me with tales of wonder ever since I was a kid. Both my parents grew up in Midyat, Turkey, a small town bordering Iraq and Syria. It wasn’t an easy place to live, especially as a Christian minority. But, even so, my mom has always been able to find God’s miracles in the worst of situations.   “God has something up his sleeve,” she says [More]

09/21/23   If there’s one thing I can’t stand people saying, it’s, “I’m no good at anything … I don’t have any talent.” I just don’t buy that at all. To me, everyone has at least one talent, and while it sometimes takes you a lifetime to find, it does exist.   There was a time, of course, when I didn’t believe that. What changed my mind was a seemingly small event that took place back in 1953.   At that time I was a skinny little high-school sophomore in Collingswood, New Jersey, a town just across the Delaware River [More]