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by Pastor Ray Thomann, Hope is Alive Ministries One of the devil's most important strategies is to completely destroy the Biblical foundation of our nation. Without a moral compass to guide a people, everything becomes subjective. This deadly and destructive game plan...

As I move forward from one day to the next, I wonder about God’s plans and purposes. Don’t you? I ask Him a lot of questions. I already know many of the answers, but still, they are perplexing. I wonder how He figures I should be the one left behind to deal with...

My heart is so full of gratitude as I look back on the past seven days. No doubt they’ve been the most difficult seven days of my life. The first day I held my precious husband’s hand as our souls disconnected, and he walked into eternity. The days following are a...

Happy to welcome this week's Guest Blogger Samara Ashley! Sometimes, the simplest of holidays can cause unnecessary stress on the children in blended families.In my book, “Broken to Blended: Encouragement for Blended Families,” I have a chapter titled “The...

In this world you will have trouble, but take heart! I have overcome the world. (John 16:33) Into every life, a little rain must fall.  Sometimes it’s considerably more than a little. Sometimes it’s a flood. We can always quote happy scripture promises when...