By Marijo Phelps Touching the hem of His garment Some days we vary in strength and our walk. Like walking or hiking for exercise, some days we can go 6 miles and be ready for more. There are then those days when the wind blows, its icy fingers tearing past zippered coats straight into your [...]

By Tonja Taylor I grew up Southern Baptist. Then, in my early 20s, the LORD graciously introduced me to the high praise and drama of Carman. Through his music, the LORD has done much healing and freeing of my spirit, including teaching me to raise my hands in worship (called “Yodah” in the Hebrew). Since [...]

By David Smith In the first couple of chapters of the Bible we learn the story of Adam and Eve our common parents. There are several important things in this story; the thing in the story that is most important to understanding our life problems is the part about the fall. Typically when we discuss [...]

By Jim Barringer Exodus 19 is a very interesting but often overlooked chapter. Maybe that’s inevitable, with the way it’s nestled right before one of the most-read and most-quoted chapters in the whole Old Testament, Exodus 20, which contains the Ten Commandments. Yet I don’t think that those Ten can be properly understood without …

By Pastor Michael McBuba Texts: Isaiah 29:13; Matthew 15:8-9; John 4:19-24. Introduction: Why is the subject of praise/worship so dear to the heart of God, and why did He lay so much emphasis down through the ages on true worship? How can worship enhance and increase our efficiency and effectiveness as saints and workers in [...]