Are you using your gift?

As a part of being a “friend in the marketplace,” we YBL staff get the privilege to learn a lot about folks as they get involved with the mission. In the last week, I have the privilege to spend time in conversation with several friends. I asked a few, “What is your...

SCOTUS Has Changed Marriage…What Do I Do?

Today is momentous in the history of our country. (AP)The Supreme Court declared in a 5-4 decision today, Friday, June 26, 2015, that same-sex couples have a right to marry anywhere in the United States, a historic culmination of decades of litigation over gay...

The American Dream in Crisis

The research is piling up: children of poor Americans are disadvantaged. Their neighborhoods, parents, schools, and lack of community engagement hold them back from entering adulthood with the same opportunities that rich kids have. And by “rich” and “poor,” I don’t...

Knowing God

In John 17:3 God’s word defines eternal life as “knowing God”. He doesn’t say that eternal life is being in a place called heaven or living forever but it is described as having an intimate relationship with God. Knowing Him. When you really know someone you know who...

Stressed Out…Try This!!!

So you got  up, listened to Christian music, did your quiet time and was reminded: My peace I leave you (John 14:27). Come to me all you who are weary and I will give you rest (Matthew 11:28). Be contented with your circumstances because God will never leave you or...