From Nothing to Everything

by Mark Hayes, President of Ministry Then Abraham spoke up again, “Now that I have been so bold as to speak to the Lord, though I am nothing but dust and ashes…” (Genesis 18:22)...

You will see the Glory of God … in heaven.

Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. (2 Corinthians 3:17) Have you ever been blinded when a bright light was shined in your face?...

Living at Peace

by Mark Hayes, President of Ministry Books written by psychologists and behaviorists share some common advice:  You can’t control what other people do and say in each situation, but you can control what you...

There’s No Place Like Home

Being at home brings joy. Our residents at Hope Residence, a disability housing community in Belle Plaine, MN, know that feeling. Especially over the past few years, as they have spent more time at...

In God We Trust

But blessed is anyone who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him. (Jeremiah 17:7) Our currency declares, “In God We Trust.” But do we? The verse above comes from a section of...

The Lord Removes Your Guilt

Then (Isaiah) said, I am doomed! I am ruined, because I am a man with unclean lips, and I dwell among a people with unclean lips, and because my eyes have seen the King,...

Awareness

by Mark Hayes, President of Ministry But he said, “I must preach the good news of the Kingdom of God to the other towns also, because that is why I was sent.” (Luke 4:43)...

We Can Plan, but the Lord Determines Our Steps

“Why do the nations conspire and the peoples plot in vain?” (Psalm 2:1) “Who’s in control?” This question often prompts a difficult conversation. It is human nature to want to be in control, to...