By Cindy Waddell This is my true-life story; recounting my struggles with daily life and how God brought me through them and provided healing. It is my hope that my testimony will minister to you and bring hope and healing to your spirit, soul and body. [The names have been changed to protect privacy.] “Now…

An Analogy of the Phases of Biblical Discipling and Counseling Imagine at the beginning, a boat being created and christened to sail the seven seas to do the will of its owner. For a short time all was well, but then a stowaway triggered a mutiny. When the two crew members rebelled, the ensuing conflict…

When Abdul Hamid was deposed, Sir Ahmed, being in the inner councils of the “Young Turk” party, was appointed Vali [governor] of the Province of Van [in Turkey]. At this time the success of our [missionary] schools and hospital was attracting attention. Our treaties with Turkey gave us the right to own property and to…

Victorious Christian Living By Bertha Smith An edited Transcript of her audio message That old woman [the flesh] hasn’t even paled a little. Let’s cover her up quickly. Just as black as she ever was. And if I could be as old as Methuselah, I wouldn’t be one bit better. Well, if a person’s nature’s…

Epic exhortations from Whaleman’s Chapel: Excerpts of a sermon preached in the novel, Moby-Dick Moby-Dick is the famous novel published in 1851 by Herman Melville. The main character and narrator, Ishmael, enlists with a whaling ship, the Pequot, under captain Ahab in pursuit of a huge and vicious sperm whale known as Moby Dick. Before…

THE WORD “For with God nothing shall be impossible. And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to Your word.” Luke 1:37-38 THE POINT At this Christmas season our thoughts turn to the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ, and rightly so. Jesus is the reason for the season! No…

A spiritual warfare testimony: My dark night of the soul In the darkest period of my life, caused by internal struggles, the Holy Spirit gave a promise, Psalm 37:5: “Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in Him; and He shall bring it to pass.” This  was not to be fulfilled until 19 long…

“Therefore if you have been raised with Christ [to a new life, sharing in His resurrection from the dead], keep seeking the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.  Set your mind and keep focused habitually on the things above [the heavenly things], not on things that are…

Perhaps the earliest Christian confession of faith is the statement “Jesus is Lord.” Missionary statesman and author, E. Stanley Jones, used three raised fingers (the peace sign plus ring finger) to represent these three profound words. This theme is woven throughout the New Testament. “…preaching good news of peace through Jesus Christ (he is Lord…