BY: A Stander in Malaysia  In our church’s calendar, my husband's birthday falls on the Feast of the Triumph of the Cross. That has always been a source of consolation to me each year; that the Cross will triumph in my prodigal’s life. This year, when the day came, I asked my daughters to accompany me to church to pray for their father, especially on his birthday. Only my younger daughter was able...  Read More

FROM THE CK ARCHIVES: The Heart's Meaning and Function from our workbook  "Foundations for Keeping Covenant." (written by founder, Marilyn Conrad, et al.) Our heart can be compared to a spring from which both good and bad water can flow. We are encouraged to guard that spring so that only what is pure will be produced. (Compare Luke 6:45 to James 3:10-11) The heart is our center of life. “Keep thy...  Read More

TODAY, OUR BLOG FEATURES, BRENDA, THE WIFE OF A STANDER, PAUL, FROM NEW ZEALAND. LAST THURSDAY, WE FEATURED THE TESTIMONY PAUL. IF YOU HAVEN'T YET READ IT, PLEASE DO. IT'S NOT OFTEN THAT WE ARE ABLE TO SHARE WITH YOU BOTH SIDES OF THE STORY SO OPENLY. WE HOPE YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TODAY BY BRENDA'S HUMBLE CANDOR AND HER JOURNEY TO FOLLOW GOD'S TRUTH. When my husband and I were in the third year of ou...  Read More

TODAY, OUR BLOG FEATURES, PAUL, A STANDER FROM NEW ZEALAND. NEXT TUESDAY, WE WILL FEATURE THE TESTIMONY OF HIS WIFE, BRENDA. IT'S NOT OFTEN THAT WE ARE ABLE TO SHARE WITH YOU BOTH SIDES OF THE STORY SO OPENLY. WE HOPE YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TODAY BY PAUL'S FAITH IN THE LORD AND HIS STORY OF GOD'S PLAN FOR RECONCILIATION. On the morning of August 31, I went to work, never expecting that I would receive...  Read More

BY: Stander, Healed Marriage, Georgia, USA This morning my husband and I prayed together as it has been a challenging week and the enemy has definitely been attacking. But earlier in the week, I spoke God's word that "No weapon formed against me shall prosper" and I asked the Lord to meet our needs and God (as always) came through and we persevered. This morning in prayer, my husband was praying a...  Read More

BY: Duke Rohe, Stander I have resolved myself to add life to my covenant keeping brothers and sisters in Christ. And because of that, I no longer want anyone to wallow in their sorrows. It is not a good place to be, friends. Remember that 1 John 1:5-6 says, "God is light and there is no darkness in Him at all. So we are lying if we say we have fellowship with God but go on living in spiritual dark...  Read More