A Desperate Woman’s Cry

Happy belated Mother’s Day! I hope all you moms were blessed on your day! What a privilege to bring a life into the world, but there are women unable to conceive and heart broken. In 1 Samuel 1 we learn about a Biblical woman, Hannah, who was facing this...

Shannon King

For a long time my life was defined by addiction and the heavy weight of drug use. That path eventually led me to a place I never thought I’d be – a jail cell. Looking back I realized that while I was physically locked up I had been a prisoner to my...

Jesus Christ Proved He’s God!

Many religions will acknowledge that Jesus was a prophet, a good man, a gifted teacher, even a spiritual man, but that’s as far as they go. God’s Word predicates a whole different scenario. Throughout His ministry Jesus never hedged His claim to be God. He...

Robert Crooks

I grew up the youngest of 10 on the east side of Des Moines. My family was chaotic most of the time. My parents were alcoholics that usually left us kids fending for ourselves depending on the mood of my stepfather. I never really had a childhood due to the fact that...

Two Most Impactful Trees

Greetings! Spring is right around the corner, and we’ll soon see transformation when everything comes back to life from winter’s hibernation. When individuals come to Christ they go from being spiritually dead and separated from God to a spiritual new...