A Michigan man has been convicted in federal court of illegally diverting a river with a simple shovel and some rocks. Andrew Blair Howard was arrested after he built a small dam out of rocks in August of 2022. The man's digging caused a change in the flow of the...

Joe Rogan‚ host of "The Joe Rogan Experience" podcast‚ and Aaron Rodgers‚ current quarterback for the New York Jets‚ shared a very vibrant conversation on an episode last week. They covered a lot of ground. This included the need for Jesus to return to the earth. Rogan identified the lack...

The blatant hypocrisy of the Biden White House might no longer come as a surprise to most people‚ but the newest course reversal by President Joe Biden's re-election campaign might be one of the worst instances of that hypocrisy. His campaign has decided to try to woo younger voters by...

Nationalist and populist movements are making great strides across Europe -- even in France‚ where the once-thought-powerless right-wing National Rally party is surging in the polls. While the next presidential election in France is still three years away‚ a new poll shows National Rally's Marine Le Pen is leading and...

Apparently‚ the border fiasco is even worse behind the scenes‚ if such a thing is even possible. According to a lengthy new report from Axios called "How Biden botched the border‚" the president's tantrums have made it incredibly difficult for his administration to address the crisis. One of his worst...

If nothing else the "He Gets Us" ad from the Super Bowl accomplished one thing: It got people talking. Perhaps the noisiest group is the one already most acquainted with the Savior -- Christians themselves. (Yes‚ yes I know many of you are thinking "yeah‚ they don't act like they...

GOP Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio experienced a case of déjà vu when he reviewed the text of the proposed $95 billion military aid package that includes approximately $60 billion for Ukraine. On Sunday‚ the Senate in a procedural vote advanced the legislation forward‚ with 18 Republicans joining Democrats. A...

There's been lots of talk among Christians about the “He Gets Us” ad during Sunday’s Super Bowl. Watching the 60-second commercial unfold‚ it struck me for the most part as just another fluffy feel-good McJesus pitch as it depicted people practicing servitude by washing their neighbor's feet. But wait a...

Avoiding the Cancer of Concealed Sin Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective. – James 5:16 Robert Wood Johnson‚ former chairman of Johnson &; Johnson‚ had a reputation for being especially stringent when he inspected his manufacturing plants. One day‚ a plant manager got a tip that Johnson was on his way and would arrive at the plant in 30 minutes. The manager hastily had things spruced up by ordering several large rolls of paper transported to the roof of the building. When Johnson arrived‚ he was furious. His first words were‚ "What in the world is all that junk up there?" Unbeknownst to the manager‚ Johnson had arrived by helicopter and landed on the roof! Many times in our lives‚ we can find ourselves in a similar situation where we feel the need to clean ourselves up in order to impress someone else. Perhaps we're meeting with someone whom we see as "extra spiritual‚" so we move some things around in our lives to make it look like we have it all together. But the truth is‚ when we rearrange our lives to look cleaner‚ we're doing nothing more than concealing the very things that need to be dealt with in our lives. So instead of hiding the ugliness‚ find safe people who can help you address it. Open the doors of those unkempt closets in your life and invite others to help you clean them out! Prayer Challenge Pray that God would open your eyes to any sin you've been concealing so you can deal with it in a healthy way. Questions for Thought Why do you think it's so tempting to sweep our sins under the rug so we appear to have it all together? Who is one person you can invite into your life to help you expose those sins and deal with them in a healthy way? Visit the Senior Living Ministries website The post Avoiding the Cancer of Concealed Sin – Senior Living – February 13 appeared first on GodUpdates.

A Prayer for When You Feel ForgottenBy Jessica Van Roekel "Can a mother forget the baby at her breast and have no compassion on the child she has borne? Though she may forget‚ I will not forget you! See‚ I have engraved you on the palms of my hands; your walls are ever before me." (Isaiah 49:15-16 ESV) We had a fierce winter storm blow through that filled our country roads with drifts as high as a car door. The snow fell in big flakes‚ but the wind tossed it around and piled it into hard chunks. My rural area is divided into one-mile squares with roads running east and west and north and south every mile. I took the westerly route that I knew was open to the hard surface roads‚ but I was curious about the north/south road. So‚ instead of turning back into my driveway‚ I drove right on past it and turned south. This decision proved to be regrettable. I made it to the half-mile mark‚ bouncing through a few drifts‚ and thought that wasn't so bad‚ but as I came to a small rise in the road‚ I gulped. I couldn't slow down because if I did‚ I would be trapped with no way to walk home because I wasn't dressed for it. I had to press on. I accelerated and prayed I would make it through the next half mile‚ which was one continuous drift. The car bounced to the left and then to the right‚ sliding closer to the ditch. I fishtailed my way to the stop sign‚ relieved I made it. But I still needed to make it home. I couldn't go back the way I had come‚ so it was around two sections and a semi-manageable drift before I powered my way up my driveway. Car covered in snow‚ brakes filled with ice‚ I slid to a stop in my garage. I sighed with thanksgiving‚ aware of the gift it was that I made it home. Have you ever felt trapped‚ with no way forward and no way to go backward? Maybe it was a choice you made‚ like my not-so-smart choice to challenge the wind and snow. Or maybe it was thrust on you by unwanted circumstances. Either way‚ your feet are on an unwanted path‚ and there's no way that you can undo it. In this chapter of Isaiah‚ the Israelites believed Lord had forsaken them. They believed their troubles were a sign that God had forgotten them. There are times when our troubles whisper to us that we‚ too‚ are forgotten. It appears other people don't have the same struggles as we do‚ and we feel it’s unfair. We wrongly believe we got the short end of the stick‚ and we stand accusing God that he forgot us. We have been lost‚ and so we lose faith in God. Yet God assured the Israelites that he was with them. That he saw them and that they were important to him. In these words‚ he reminds us that his love is greater than a mother toward her child. He doesn't forget us in our times of despair and grief. He makes certain that he looks out for us. His compassion compels him to act on our behalf‚ whether he relieves our circumstances or brings relief to our anxious hearts. The evidence of his love for us can be found in the scars on Jesus' hands. We are engraved on God's palm. He cannot forget us. Those scars serve as a reminder to us of his sacrificial love that he showed to us and of his unending desire to do what is best for us. Do you feel as though you have been left far‚ far behind? It seems like other people have moved on‚ and you're left to flounder forward‚ lonely and feeling lost. Remember that God sees you. When you feel invisible‚ remember that his heart is tender toward you. He walks with you‚ guiding you‚ bringing you comfort and rest. Let's pray: Holy God‚I feel so invisible right now. I feel lost and alone. Everyone else has moved on‚ and I am stuck in this wretched cycle of the same struggles. But you see me‚ you know me‚ and you have engraved me in the palm of your hand. Let me find my comfort and rest in you. You are my everything‚ and I praise you. I know that because of you‚ I can make it through. I know that even though I feel forgotten‚ I am not because you are with me.In Jesus' name‚ Amen Photo credit: ©GettyImages/max-kegfire Jessica Van Roekel loves the upside-down life of following Jesus as she journeys to wholeness through brokenness. As an author‚ speaker‚ and worship leader‚ she uses her gifts and experiences to share God's transformative power to rescue‚ restore‚ and renew. She longs for you to know that rejection doesn't have to define or determine your future when placed in God's healing hands. Find out more reframingrejectionbook.com You can connect with her on Instagram and Facebook. Teach Us to Pray is a FREE prayer podcast hosted by iBelieve writer Christina Patterson. Each week‚ she gives you practical‚ real-life tips on how to grow your faith and relationship with God through the power of prayer. To listen to her episode on What to Pray in the Morning for a Worry-Free Day‚ click below! Now that you’ve prayed‚ are you in need of someone to pray for YOU? Click the button below! Visit iBelieve.com for more inspiring prayer content. The post A Prayer When You Feel Forgotten – Your Daily Prayer – February 13 appeared first on GodUpdates.