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The story I'm about to share with you is a testament to God's love, forgiveness and willingness to help us unload our burdens onto Him.   When I was just 3 years old my mother had a friend she had grown up next door to all her life babysit me. While he and I were alone, he offered me a toy car in return for doing things to me. Being 3 years old I didn't necessarily understand what was happening. I just knew it wasn't...normal..you could say. When my mom picked me up I told her what happen...

                        "A Land of Beginning Again"         I once read a poem entitled "A Land of Beginning Again", the Author told of a most wonderful land where all of our heartaches and sorrows past could be dropped like a "shabby ol' coat" at the door and never to be worn ever again!         My mi...

       As a society we have chosen to deny certain persons (Ex-Offenders) an opportunity to shed a shameful past and the hope for a brighter future. These "Ex-Offenders" and often their families are struggling from day to day to navigate even the most basic of routines. As believers, having received forgiveness for our own shortcomings, we are obligated to extend that very forgiveness to others! (Mark 11:26 kjv; Mattew 6:14-15; Parable: Mattew 18:23-35)   ...

Fornication,adultery, pornography,strip clubs, casual sex, prostitution, and masturbation are only problems for unbelievers right? Wrong. Many Christians women as well as men are trapped in a secret prison of sexual sin.

What is your first response when someone hurts you? Maybe you want to retaliate. Or perhaps your outward attitude doesn’t change, but inside you are quietly nursing a dark bitterness and resentment. These reactions strike us as understandable and perfectly natural, don’t they? In reality, however, unforgiveness is one of the most destructive behaviors possible. Impacting every prayer, every relationship, and practically every thought you have, it is a land mine with the potential to ...