"The Lord your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves." (Zephaniah 3:17). Sentenced to fifty years in a maximum security prison, a sixteen-year-old-girl sat in solitary confinement. Due to her age, she remained separated from the other inmates. For nearly a year, she had no outside visitors. During an outreach and baptism held … Continue reading Daily Scripture Series – Jan. 14th

"Unless the Lord Almighty had left us some survivors, we would have become like Sodom." (Isaiah 1:9). Charles Joughin was a sailor from the young age of eleven. He served as a baker on a number of ships and, in 1912, got hired on to a cruise ship sailing out of Southampton, England. That ship, … Continue reading Daily Scripture Series – Jan. 13th

"They will be his people, and god himself will be with them and be their God." (Revelation 21:3) Blaise Pascal famously said there's an "infinite abyss" inside us that only an infinite God can fill, "You have made us for yourself, O Lord," Augustine prayed, "and our heart is restless until it rests in you." … Continue reading Daily Scripture Series – Jan. 12th

"A well-to-do woman...urged Elisha to stay for a meal." (2 Kings 4:8). Up early, Sara wrote her to do list for the day. But she was interrupted with a request from a young, struggling family. They desperately needed a gas card from church her to do this. So she agreed to drop it off at … Continue reading Daily Scripture Series – Jan. 11th

"The disciples were called Christians first at Antioch." (Acts 11:26) The owner of the NBA's Dallas Mavericks offered a Chicago sports-talk host $100,000 to legally change his name to "Dallas Maverick." In addition, he said he would donate $100,000 to the man's favorite charity. After some soul searching the radio host held firm and told … Continue reading Daily Scripture Series – Jan. 10th