Have you ever felt helpless to prevent incoming thoughts of anxiety, hurtful memories, or other thoughts that take your mind captive and bring you into a state of discontent? The Patriot missile is an important component of the defense system of the United States Army. ...

Poor decisions can cause us to go down the wrong path before we even realize it. The direction we follow determines our destination—even if we did not intend to travel that path. ...

Does God seem distant from you at times? Often, we pray as if God is far away, when He is actually with us in all situations. ...

While showing my grandson a video of a bird hatching out of its shell, he asked if we could help it. He became very sad watching the baby bird struggle to get free. ...

Have you ever been in a dark, unfamiliar place—wishing for a light or someone to guide you who knew where he was going? Nearly 700 years before the birth of Christ, God spoke through the prophet Isaiah and said, “The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of deep darkness a light has dawned” (Isaiah 9:2 NIV). ...

Just as He did for the Israelites in Egypt, our Abba Father also gives us our daily provision of manna. For the Israelites, there was no need to store a huge supply of manna as it was made fresh every day. ...

So many verses in the Bible talk about God being our song and our salvation, including Isaiah 12:2, Psalm 89:1, and Psalm 118:14. The Lord is the giver of our songs....

Many things happen in today’s world that we don’t understand—from school shootings to attacks on innocent people at concerts. The news is a constant unraveling of evil. ...

The New Testament Church described in Acts 2:42-47 is a great example of how the Church today should be functioning. We can learn a lot about community and operating as one body based on this passage of Scripture....

The Church is to be unified and function as one body. Unfortunately, it seems so often today that is not always the case....