It Is Written Canada

Living during World War II under the rule of Communism, being a Christian was illegal, but that did not stop Jacob Hiebert and his family, who, like Daniel’s three friends, said, “our God Whom we serve is able to deliver us” (Daniel 3:17). Jacob and his family were determined to follow God no matter what, and their heart-stopping journey bares the signs of the unmistakable guidance of God in a faith-building story of divine care. During severe trials and persecution, when life appears to be hopeless all around, Jacob’s journey to freedom reveals how we serve a great God Who is able to lead all those who put their trust in Him.

Like a hunter sets a trap with juicy bait to lure unsuspecting critters, Satan has a trap set to ensnare you and me. See how the Bible clearly identifies Satan’s trap and the SEVEN lettered solution Jesus offers you to escape Satan’s trap.

Have you ever wondered why your prayers don’t seem to “work”? Why do you see no improvement in yourself or in the people you pray for? Let’s look at the science of prayer outlined in the Bible so that you will have the assurance of seeing your prayers answered.

Did you know that you might be an alien? Please, don’t be offended, but you could very well be an extraterrestrial. Though you may not have thought of it before, we want to show you how you can know if your being may originate from another world.

Trouble is often greater in anticipation than in reality; but this is not true of the time of trouble described in the Bible. God’s Word warns us that “…there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation, even to that time” (Daniel 12:1). What will life be like for the LORD’s faithful people in that most trying hour?

God has blessed Craig Cleveland with the gift of music: playing, writing, orchestrating, and conducting music. He has used his passion for music to help people draw closer to God and to commit scripture to memory by putting it to music. Craig, along with the help of musicians, film makers, and computer specialists, has created Scripture Singer, an app with hundreds of Bible verses put to music (see web site: www.ScriptureSinger.com and a YouTube Channel: Scripture Singer https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSWpBiZiwCI6ehFkTMH5RGw/videos ). Watch and listen as Craig reveals the benefits of singing scripture.

What if you just had one more day to live, what would you do with it? If you could live your life all over again, what would you do differently? How much time have you spent worrying instead of doing something you love? Life is far too short; the thread of life is so brittle. Human beings have scarcely begun to live when they begin to die.... You are cautioned in the Bible to “redeem the time” (Ephesians 5:16). But time wasted can never be recovered, so how can you redeem your time?

Don Straub, a practicing clinical counselor, examines whether or not we should see self-love as an oxymoron, or an expression that some see as an incongruous, seemingly self-contradictory term.

This week, we received a message signed, “With love and hope in the Lord. Your brothers and sisters from Ukraine.” They wrote: “We appeal to you at this dark time for us, when clouds black from explosions cover the sun over our capital. With tears in our eyes, we ask you to spend time in fasting and prayer to God.” Let us share with you what we did and how you can be filled with hope, faith, and good cheer in the midst of a world dark with the storm clouds of human hatred and satanic wrath.

Don Straub, a practicing clinical counsellor, looks at the process for how to get past deep hurt and how to forgive those who have hurt you.