By nature I am not the most optimistic person in the world. I do have a slightly dark side that I try to make out to be analytical – but at the end of the day – it’s just plain pessimistic. It took me many years to understand that it was in large part due to the type of people that I was influenced by while growing up. To a large degree they were women, and women who had not had the best that life offers – they had an edge to them, and that edge came through with all that they said and did. read more...

We leran early in life that the road to true love is not well-paved. There are hills and valleys and a whole lot of rocky roads. From the time little boys start teasing and taunting little girls, the fight begins! Will the object of affection catch on that the reason they are being teased is because deep in the aggressor’s heart of heart – there is love! read more...

This morning when I woke up I heard the words, “Choose Life!” God breathed these words to me, not because He wanted me to take a Pro-Life stand, He already knows that I stand on that premise.  I clearly heard a message to embrace life – not to hide in a cave, not to retreat from new experiences, not to shrink from situations that might not turn out the way I want them to. Being FOR life has a lot more to do than just taking a political position on the sanctity of life. God wants us to regard our WHOLE life with sanctity! read more...

You’ve been asking for it – a fresh word from our own Pastor Doug Neal from Christian Life Center – South Bend, Indiana! Enjoy! read more...

I began reading a book that already I know will be one of my favorites – it is called “The Divine Romance” by Gene Edwards (Tyndale repackage 2009). I was first introduced to Gene Edwards by Pastor Shanna who told me that I HAD TO READ “A Tale of Three Kings”, and was I glad I did. If you want to understand the complexities of church leadership in a simplified form – it is a must read! read more...

When we read the Bible, we are often have a command set before us that at first glance appears to be a very small request. We can look at it, and say with surety, “I can do that,” – “that’s not asking too much of me; or maybe we even feel that we are doing it and quickly pass it by. read more...

We are blessed to have one of our own, Stephanie McCain, to share her testimony. Stephanie a former resident of Illinois, now resides in Ohio with her family. We’re grateful that through the use of technology she can still share with us the great things going on in her life.  Enjoy! read more...

I am sure that most of you can remember the first days of your school experience when it was time to line up – to go to lunch, or to the washroom. The teacher would put everyone in two’s and tell them to hold hands. In fact I still love the poem, “All I Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten” by Robert Fulgum which states, ” When you go out into the world, watch out for traffic, and hold hands.” This is true for the five year old or the fifty year old -life goes better whether it’s traffic or having fun, when you’re holding hands with someone else. read more...

Have you ever heard the expression – “they really did a snow job on you? I never really understood this until tonight. When I attempted to look out of my window to see what was going on, I saw a real SNOW JOB, meaning I couldn’t see anything! read more...