Author: Deb Herrold

FCFI April 12, 2026 Today’s column is on a subject that many people struggle with. It’s about forgiveness. There are two aspects of forgiveness: God’s forgiveness and our ability to forgive others for wrongs suffered. It’s a touchy subject. I’ll start by saying what forgiveness is not: Forgiveness is not about what we feel, it’s […]

Genesis 9:3 Every moving thing that lives shall be food for you. I have given you all things, even as the green herbs. How many of us have watched the old Disney movies where they make various animals so cuddly and sweet and fun? Maybe because of this or because many people do not want to […]

Acts 9:1 Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing out murderous threats against the Lord’s disciples. The Apostle Paul traveled a long road in his life. Before being known as the Apostle Paul and carrying the Lord’s love and Word to so many people, he was known as Saul, the Pharisee. And Saul was a very devoted […]

John 1:12-13 But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name: who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. I once thought we were all children […]

Mark 16:15 And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. When God’s Son, Jesus, was born onto this earth, He was born into the Jewish nation. Jesus was raised with all the Jewish traditions. He was part of all the Jewish ceremonies. The Jewish people were […]

Romans 13:1-2 Let every soul be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and the authorities that exist are appointed by God. Therefore whoever resists the authority resists the ordinance of God, and those who resist will bring judgment on themselves. Very often people will complain about who may […]

1 Corinthians 9:5 Do we not have the right to bring a believing wife with us when we travel as do the other apostles and the Lord’s brothers and Peter? Paul was questioning why Barnabas and himself had to work while working hard to travel and share Lord Jesus with the world. He was pointing […]

Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. The Apostle Paul had gone through so much in taking the Gospel of Lord Jesus to the world. He was stoned, he was shipwrecked, he was thrown in prison, and he was wrongly accused many times. You would have thought at some point Paul […]