Scripture, Faith, and Everyday Life

2819 Church is growing like crazy.  People come at 5:30 AM to get a seat.  What can churches in America lean from this church.

If you are teaching children the Scripture John 3:16 Memory Cross has created an effective way to do it.  Using an card that makes a never ending loop it works through tactile engagement, visual sequencing and repetition, which is to say it is lots of fun.  To see what makes it so effective  and to learn more, visit out site.

Using ChatGPT and Google Gemini to help us understand what the Bible has to say to us.  You can take an scripture, ask AI what the meaning is and how it applies to our lives and receive some excellent guidance.  This article explains how to do it.  Read more.

This post explores the difficult but vital Christian discipline of maintaining a posture of gratitude, even during life's storms. Rooted in 1 Thessalonians 5:18, the core message is that we are called to give thanks in all circumstances, focusing on God's presence, rather than thanking Him for the pain itself.  Read more

Every relationship begins with excitement. You meet someone new, the chemistry hits, and before long you’re talking about forever. Eventually you commit, and according to God’s design, that means marriage (Genesis 2:24). But once married life settles in, the real world shows up. Passion fades. Routines take over. Kids, work, bills, and stress begin pushing you in different directions.

This isn’t failure.
This is life.  Read more.

Every year, we’re sold the same picture: smiling families, a glowing tree packed with gifts, a table overflowing with food. But many folks never get that picture. Some are single parents trying to choose between groceries and a couple presents. Others are walking through broken relationships, job loss, or bills piling up faster than they can pay them. And even people who “have everything together” can feel the pressure to do more, buy more, host more, and live up to expectations no one can actually reach.

If Christmas is starting to feel more like a burden than a blessing, it’s time to simplify—and to remember what this season is really about.

Thanksgiving is one of America’s most beloved traditions, but the deeper story behind it often gets lost in parades, football, and turkey dinners. Strip all that away, and you’ll find a holiday built on faith, hardship, gratitude, and the Christian conviction that God provides,  even in the darkest seasons.

This is where Thanksgiving came from and why it still matters.

This past week a debate broke out in Christian music. Forrest Frank called out Chris Townsend because the top two Christian songs on iTunes were created using AI. Frank argued that Christians shouldn’t open their hearts to music made with AI because “AI has no soul.”

I understand the concern, but the argument doesn’t hold water. Not when you look at history. Not when you look at how God has always worked. And not when you use a little common sense.

Let’s speak plainly:
AI is a tool. Nothing more. The soul still belongs to the person who uses it.

America’s story is deeply marked by seasons when God moved in ways that reshaped the nation. These periods, known as the Great Awakenings were times when ordinary people were confronted with their sin, cried out to God, and saw their lives transformed. Whole towns changed. Churches filled. Social reform spread. You can’t understand American spiritual history without them.

Now many believers wonder if another awakening is possible in our own time. The culture is unstable. Morality is confused. Homes are struggling. Churches are shrinking. People are anxious, angry, and empty. The question is fair: Are we overdue for another move of God?

An effective Gospel tract for children needs to capture attention with bright colors or interactive features, hold their interest through a simple, engaging message, and stay true to Biblical truth. It should be something kids want to keep and affordable enough for ministries to distribute freely. Memory Cross cards meet all these goals with their unique endless loop design that makes learning the Gospel fun, memorable, and easy to share.  Read more

There’s a lot of pain in the world right now.  I see it when I'm working at the Food Pantry or when I'm talking with friends or people I work with.  For many, it feels like the walls are closing in, families struggling to afford food with SNAP funding halted, seniors on fixed incomes watching prices climb higher every month, and hardworking people wondering how they’ll make it through another week. And then there are the battles no policy can fix. like when someone you love is told they have cancer and there’s nothing more the doctors can do.  Read more

On this date in 1517, a German monk named Martin Luther nailed his Ninety-Five Theses to the church door in Wittenberg. That single act challenged corruption, called believers back to Scripture, and sparked the Protestant Reformation — a movement that transformed the Church and Western civilization.

Luther’s message spread like wildfire thanks to a brand-new invention: the printing press.
It carried his words across Europe within weeks and made the Bible accessible to ordinary people for the first time. Truth was no longer locked away — it could be read, shared, and lived.  read more