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“Authority” Who Has the Last Word?
Who gave you the "authority?" We start asking it at birth, asking it as children, and continuing to ask as adults. It was the question the Jewish religious leaders asked Jesus in Mark 11:28-30. But it is the response that Jesus gives that forever answers the question....
An INNER VIEW with Danna Demetre
Danna Demetre is an author of seven books and is a speaker best known for the way she inspires people to change their habits from the inside out and live more healthy lives. She offers practical insights and tools to help women reach their lifestyle goals through her...
The Heart Behind Hope 4 Today: Stay Connected to God in a Distracted Culture
In 2005, my husband and I traveled to London to film a documentary. As we set up our cameras, terrorist bombs exploded in a tube station and on the street just a block or two from where we were filming. Thankfully we were safe, but subsequently, we had to delay the...
Modern Day Idols
Are smart phones, digital devices and gaming talked about in the Bible? What about our social media or even our personal careers? Not technically… but if you think about, Psalm 115: 4-9, it might apply. “The unbeliever’s worship what they make- their wealth and their...
What Trees and My Parents Taught Me About Legacy
I am a bit of a tree lover.Trees always capture my attention. As I have traveled the world, I have been privileged to see some of the biggest and oldest ones on the earth. The giant Sequoia trees in northern California always amaze me. As a kid on a family vacation,...
An INNER VIEW with Claudia Wells
Claudia Wells has had a varied TV, film & stage career. She began her career, singing in principal children’s roles from ages 8 to 12, in 10 operas at the famed San Francisco Grand Opera House & is also a founding member of the San Francisco Girls...
The Devil Made Me
When I was a child, my mom would jokingly say, “the devil made me do it,” whenever she ate too many cookies or splurged on something for herself. Many today think the devil is a joke or just a figure of speech and don’t fear the dark angel. It is often said, if you...
Food for Thought
“How did you get her to do that,” a shopper asked me? I was at the grocery store with my three-year-old daughter, who was sitting in my shopping cart, and she was munching on a piece of raw broccoli I’d broken off. Getting kids to see vegetables as desirable is almost...
An INNER VIEW with Nancy Schraeder
Nancy Sawyer Schraeder is a writer, producer, and director who just wrapped production on the comedy web series, Zahra's New World. Nancy scripted Magdalena: Released from Shame, a feature which has been translated into over 170 languages and co-wrote the follow-up...