All of us need mercy … including preachers. Mercy is required because we all have missed God, failed, fallen, and broken His commandments. When we recognize our failure, we can easily become discouraged. We may think: I’ll never be good … Read more>>>
This message was originally posted on the Tom Shanklin Ministries website in June 2016. By Tom Shanklin Everyone needs a father! If you don’t believe it, check out these statistics about children growing up in fatherless homes in the United … Read more>>>
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>>>
Click to view And with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them all. (Acts 4:33, AV) Just as the early church gave a powerful witness through signs, wonders, … 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>>>
God has a call on your life, but there are many distractions along the way. You must make a decision to turn aside from all that hinders, listen to God’s voice, and diligently pursue the will of God. This … Read more>>>
