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Hopelessness to Hopefulness: Dealing With the Suicide of a Loved One

Written by Janel Johnson

With the new calendar year comes the accompanying resolutions that many make to pursue and achieve happiness. Yet for many, hopelessness is a constant companion. Some find it difficult to write the...

Two Kinds of Impossible

Written by Mike Bennett

What does the Bible say about things that are impossible, and what can we learn from two kinds of impossible? As we begin a new year, many of us are thinking of our goals and priorities for the...

Teaching Children About the Sabbath: Moving From Our Time to God’s Time

Written by Todd Carey

When most members of the Church of God, a Worldwide Association, began to observe God’s seventh-day Sabbath, they also learned that the Sabbath begins at Friday sunset and ends at Saturday...

Leaving a Legacy

Written by Barbara Lee

What will they say about me when I’m gone? The memorial service on that hot and sunny Father’s Day taught me a powerful lesson of friendship. There were three eulogies at my...

How Am I Steering My Tongue?

Written by Vicki Willoughby

It has been said that words frame our world. I’ve found that learning to guide my tongue can be a real challenge. Lately I have turned my thoughts to how I am using my words and how they are...

Now Let’s Solve the Problem!

Written by Joshua Travers

The blame game does little to help solve a problem, and many times it makes things much worse. Fred was starting to get anxious. He had a presentation to give in 15 minutes, and the slide show...

Joy in the Midst of a Trial?

Written by Jodie Maczek

Recently I met a young lady who inspired me to think more deeply about how I approach trials—and joy. Last month I interviewed a young lady for a position in the company I work for. When I...

Are You Getting Ahead, or Just Getting More?

Written by Gloria Diliberto

The choices of the past were much more limited. But with all our modern materialistic options, are we being pulled away from what is truly important? In the not-too-distant past people...

Limiting God?

Written by Johnathan Armstrong

God is limitless. Nothing is impossible to Him. But He has given us free will, and He chooses not to force us to accept His greatness or His help. So there is a sense that our choices limit what God...