For the gospel was preached to us as well as to them. But the word preached did not benefit them, because it was not mixed with faith in those who heard it. (Hebrews 4:1b-2, MEV) God has given us … Read more>>>
Click to watch. Is Jesus the only way to God? We often hear that there are many paths to God. But are there? What does the Bible say? Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No … Read more>>>
Easter (Resurrection Sunday) is often compared with springtime—the new grass, the flowers, the green leaves. This is all representative, it is said, of the resurrection, and renewal through Christ. Spring is a wonderful time of year, but it is an … Read more>>>
Editor’s Note: Be encouraged by this guest post from Kim Ellison. It is time for all of us to learn to trust God for our provision. By Kim Ellison The things we face in our world today can be frightening. … Read more>>>
By Tom Shanklin “What man among you having a hundred sheep and losing one of them does not leave the ninety–nine in the wilderness and go after the one which is lost until he finds it? And when he has … Read more>>>
By Susan Shanklin I was vacuuming up construction dust the other day for the umpteenth time, and I was thinking about how we, people, should be a vacuum. We should be sucking up everything GOOD that life has to offer. … Read more>>>
Today, I would like to talk to you about waiting upon the Lord. Several years ago, as I traveled around India with my friend, Ivan Tinklenberg, we had a running joke. One of us would say, “Should we go? Or should we wait?” … Read more>>>
All have us experienced those times when we cry out for help in time of need! During our move from Mankato to Scandia, Minnesota, I experienced one of those times. I was driving back to Mankato with my 1990 … Read more>>>
By Susan Shanklin Daniel Boone and Lewis and Clark come to mind. Adventurers and explorers. Maybe Moses and Caleb. Tom and Susan spied the northern Minnesota landscape and staked a claim in Scandia, Minnesota! We loaded up our wagons and … Read more>>>
This video is a follow-up to an article I recently wrote on “The Precious Blood of Christ.” This video goes deeper into the question of why the blood of Christ is precious. The blood of Jesus is precious to me because … Read more>>>
Welcome to 2022! It’s time for a new start, a new beginning. As we launch into this new year, the Lord has laid it on my heart to talk to you about the only thing that can really give anyone … Read more>>>
God is a God of new beginnings! I experienced a powerful new beginning in 1977 when I said “Yes!” to God and “No” to my old way of life. He delivered me from addiction to drugs and alcohol and set … Read more>>>
We have a friend who was in critical condition with Covid-19. He had one leg in heaven. He needed more high tech care and had to be airlifted to a larger hospital and was put on a ventilator. He was … Read more>>>
By Tom Shanklin When they came to Marah, they could not drink of the waters of Marah, for they were bitter. Therefore, the name of it was called Marah. (Exodus 15:23 MEV) In February, I wrote an article called “Have … Read more>>>
And when they came to Marah, they could not drink of the waters of Marah, for they [were] bitter: therefore the name of it was called Marah. And the people murmured against Moses, saying, What shall we drink? (Exodus 15:23-24, … Read more>>>
I don’t know if you are like me, but I have a hard time with wobbly wheels on store carts. I am trying to be nice, but to tell the truth, I dislike with a passion carts with wobbly … Read more>>>
And be kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God in Christ also forgave you. (Ephesians 4:32, MEV) We are living in a world that is increasingly polarized, angry, and divided. When people disagree, the answer seems … Read more>>>
God still does miracles today! He has not lost His power in His old age. He is still the same as he was in the Bible days. As the Bible says: “Jesus Christ the same, yesterday, today and forever.” Jesus … Read more>>>
Do you want to be healed? It may seem like a strange question, but this is what Jesus asked the man at the pool of Bethesda. Do you really want to be healed, or do you want to keep sitting … Read more>>>
The goal of being like Jesus seems to be unobtainable. And yet the Bible says that we are predestined to be conformed to the image of Jesus Christ. We try and try, but we always fall short of that goal. … Read more>>>
