Last night, as my wife and I are accustomed to doing, we put our 2 year old down and began to pray with him. I will typically pray something and he will repeat it and he usually is able to remember when to say, “In Jesus name, Amen”. But I have noticed recently that he has a lot of his own opinions and that he is really able to tell me what he wants (Even telling me that he wants the...
Read MoreThere are so many times that I hear “Christianity has a bunch of rules, and I just want to be free to do what I want!” But what I would like to ask you is this: just how free are you? Many of my friends (and myself I might add) have had to learn the hard way. Being “free” isn’t as free as it sounds. Jesus even warned in John 8:34 that “everyone who commits sin...
Read MoreThree years ago yesterday, I received a phone call from one of my best friends, I will never forget that call. He sounded terribly worried and I knew something was horribly wrong. He said that our friend Austin was missing in Bakersfield and he feared the worst. He asked that my wife (then fiancé) and I would pray for him. I immediately said yes and cried out to the Lord that they would find...
Read MoreWritten By: Chad Davidson Have You Ever Wondered Where The Candy Cane Came From? While there are many legends and myths about the candy cane’s origin, one particular tale brings us back to Cologne Germany in the year 1670. The story goes that a Choirmaster at the church was attempting to curb the noise brought about by the children during the extra long nativity services. But with eating...
Read MoreMany communities are finding out that heroin is much more mainstream than first thought. Many people get the idea of a homeless man with a needle in his arm but that is just not the case. New Jersey is finding out in a tragic way. “It is a suburban epidemic facing us throughout New Jersey,” said Angelo Valente, executive director of the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey. “A lot of suburban...
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