The two young girls approached the church stage with confidence. It was Sanctity of Human Life Sunday, and they each had been commissioned to read a portion of Psalm 139.

The scripture, containing one of the best biblical teachings on the value of the unborn, was the perfect choice.

Boldly, the girls spoke into the microphone as they proceeded with their scripture reading. “For You formed my inward parts; You wove me in my mother’s womb. …”

As I watched one of the girls read, I got a mental picture of the first time I met her. 


She was just a little baby in her mother’s arms. What a privilege it has been to see her grow into a beautiful, confident young girl.

A wave of gratitude rushed over me as I listened to the girl read her scripture, and I was thankful that her mother valued life.

My maternal grandmother died when my mother was very young. Because of this, I know very little about her life. My mother had no ...

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Who is God? God is the one who formed your inward parts as he knitted you together in your mother's womb. God values you and he values life.

By Debra Torres
I think we’ve all asked the question. It’s the big one, really. The question that, depending on the answer we receive as truth, can change the way we live – and die.

Who is God?

I was intrigued not too long ago when I discovered that globally over one million people a month searched the term, “Who is God?” on Google.

That’s a lot of seekers isn’t it?

It’s becoming so clear to me how crucial our search is. And it’s one that we make alone. No one can pursue God for us. Just like we choose ...

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Who is God? Many people attempt to define God – we’ve all done it most likely. We try to shape the parts of him that we don’t comprehend into something we can understand. We want him fit into the mold that we’re comfortable with. Who is God? It's a question we all must ask. Look to the Bible for your answer. 

By Debra Torres
The roads were bad, and my teenager had a feeling that going back out to his friend’s house might not be a good idea. 

Already, he had practically lost control in an icy spot at the crossing of some lonely country roads. 

But my son made the choice to go. He and his friends were working on a project for school, and he wanted to get it done.

The boys finished their project, and my son and a friend approached the same crossroads in our truck. It was a few hours later and probably a few degrees colder.

And the icy spot was waiting for them.

The steering and brakes were useless on it, and our truck slammed hard into the road’s icy bank.

You know things are bad when ... 

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Who is God? God knows better than you and me how to answer our prayers. Because of who he is, our ways cannot even compare. Asking God is the right thing to do, but telling him what do is not. God is mighty. Don't ever forget that.

By Debra Torres
I sat on the massive concrete steps that led up to our university’s library, discouraged and full of doubt.

I had to admit it; I had come to graduate school hoping to add my “Mrs.” degree to my list of college accolades.  


But I hadn’t met “Mr. Right” yet, and I was losing hope – rapidly.

My friend Kendall found me there, and when I began to speak out my doubts about God’s faithfulness, he did something surprising.  Instead of comforting me with syrupy words, he gave me something I needed to hear.

A rebuke.

He said something like this: “How can you doubt God like that? How can you speak out those negative words about his faithfulness?”

Wow, had I been doing that? 

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Who is God? God cares about what you say. Speaking words of faith affirms our trust in Him. I believe that it honors God when we choose to use faith-filled words in trying situations.  

By Debra Torres
The website was nearly finished and as a growing web designer, I had to say it was my best yet.

The site, done in WordPress, a popular type of web design software, had clickable buttons, a beautiful interactive footer and even a fancy page peel effect in 

the top right corner that encouraged visitors to click. My client loved it. I loved it. But, as I worked through the final stages of the site, I found I faced a problem I couldn’t figure out.

The responsiveness, or the flexibility for the site to appear well on different devices like smartphones, tablets and laptops was out of whack.  This was a whole new stage of web development for me, and it definitely left me banging my head against the wall.

I watched a few tutorials and sent out a cry for help to my WordPress theme creator, but for the most part, I was stuck. ...

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Who is God? God knows the solutions to our problems and will guide us to an answer. All we have to do is call on him and trust in his faithfulness. Do you know God's phone number?