Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ. (Galatians 6:2) For each one should carry his own load. (Galatians 6:5) As preppers we take responsibility for our own needs and burdens–we grow our own food, build our own shelter, care for and educate our own children, instead of
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“Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.” (James 1: 2-4) Trials and tribulations come in all forms and each one tests us
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“Jael’s actions are not only deviant and violent but socially revolutionary…” —Daniel Block, Judges (1999) “I’ve got two guns in my hand—is it okay to shoot him if he comes in this door?” the young mother asked the 911 dispatcher.  “I’m here by myself with my infant baby…” —Sarah McKinley, cbs.news.com (2012) Remember, Last Week…      The prophetess Deborah stirred up Barak to rally a poorly armed Israelite militia against the armies and chariots of the Canaanite king, Jabin.  The odds against Barak and his men were horrendous, but God intervened and brought down torrents of
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The Lord spoke to me with his strong hand upon me, warning me not to follow in the way of this people.  He said: “Do not call conspiracy everything that these people call conspiracy; do not fear what they fear, and do not dread it. The Lord Almighty is the one you are to regard
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Imagine yourself standing between two children, both desperately ill, but you have only enough treatment options for one child. What do you do? This is a question that faces Dr. Jessica Ankney more often than not. When Dr. Ankney answered the call to the mission field in Uganda in 2011, she wasn’t quite prepared for all that would confront her. In fact, she said, “For some reason I thought … following Christ and His path for my life was going to make life easier somehow. I really don’t know why I thought that….” From the
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“The clue to the whole Christian experience, the core of the Gospel, is that the Holy Spirit lives in us corporately and individually.” (Maxie Dunnam).   Recently, I have begun learning the art of quilting. I completed my first two, full-size quilts at Christmas and gave them as gifts to my mother and mother-in-law. The
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“They should collect all the food of these good years that are coming and store up the grain under the authority of Pharaoh, to be kept in the cities for food. This food should be held in reserve for the country, to be used during the seven years of famine that will come upon Egypt,
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“Faith is the turning of dreams into deeds; it is betting your life on unseen realities.” (Clarence Jordan’s version of Hebrew 11:1) Faith is very much a combination of both hope and action; in order to have true faith, you cannot have one without the other. The faith of our hearts drives us to lead
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 Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good. To one there is given through the Spirit a message of wisdom, to another a message of knowledge by means of the same Spirit, 9 to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by that one
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Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. (Proverbs 3:5) A large portion of our time and energy as preppers is spent preparing for the inevitable collapse of society as we know it. We study, plan, stock up, and make ourselves ready for that inevitable day. We trust
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