DiAne Gates

• What Is Tithing and Do I Have to Do It?
  “Do I have to tithe?” The short answer is—No, you don’t have to do it. God isn’t a tax collector, nor does He demand your obedience. God loves you so much He gives you the choice. But why...
  Thursday, May 16, 2024
• 10 Reasons Your Grandkids Need You Just as Much as Their Parents
  Nineteen years ago, our daughter died. This left a five-year-old girl and a seven-month-old boy motherless. Papa and I became instant parents and grandparents.We flew home from the funeral with...
  Friday, May 3, 2024
• 10 Lies of the World You Should Watch Out For
  We were running late Sunday morning when husband let me out in front of the sanctuary. I noticed a disheveled woman sitting on a bench near the fountain and heard that urging in my heart, "Go talk...
  Friday, May 3, 2024
• 7 Facts about the Second Coming of Jesus
  Jesus listed certain signs in the 24th chapter of Matthew which would signal the end of the age and His soon return to set up His millennial kingdom on planet earth. The Old and New Testaments...
  Thursday, January 18, 2024
• How to Stay Positive When You're Spending the Holidays Alone
  “I love the Lord, because He hears my voice and my supplications. Because He has inclined His ear to me, therefore, I shall call upon Him as long as I live.” (Psalm 116:1-2 NAS)The Holidays can be...
  Friday, December 1, 2023
• 10 Things the Bible Says about the Mark of the Beast
  What is the mark of the Beast? We hear so much about this in Christian circles today. And yet, there doesn't seem to be a solid consensus on what this looks like and when we'll see it...
  Tuesday, November 14, 2023
• 10 Times Christians Actually Should Judge Others
  “You’re not supposed to judge.” And fingers waggle in the face of believers bold enough to confront the current world rebellion against God’s Word. Those finger-shakers cherry-pick—lifting...
  Friday, November 3, 2023
• 6 Lies the World Is Telling Your Teens
  People and their theories have hijacked our educational system, kicked God from the classroom, and force-fed our kids’ ideologies.
  Monday, October 9, 2023
• 10 Words of Encouragement for Christian Parents with Military Children
  The afternoon our senior-in-high-school son announced, “I’m applying to San Angelo State University’s in ROTC so I can become a fighter pilot,” sticks in my heart like a hive of turbulent bees....
  Monday, May 22, 2023
• 10 Ways to Help the Family of an Unbeliever after the Funeral
  Eighteen years ago this November, Daddy died. And for 40 years prior to his death, I was unsure of his salvation. He never opened his Bible, never set foot in a church, and he could be...
  Sunday, April 23, 2023
• Why Getting Fired Might Not Mean You're a Failure or God Doesn't Care
  “In this world you will have tribulation, but take courage; I have overcome the world” (John 16:33 NAS).No one wants to hear those ominous words on a Friday afternoon: “Come into my office,...
  Wednesday, August 31, 2022
• Why You Shouldn't Divulge Your Marriage Problems to Your Mother
  When you stand before the preacher to be married, you are entering into a three-way covenant with God and your husband or wife.
  Wednesday, October 27, 2021
• Why Your Grandkids Need You Just as Much as Their Parents
  Grandparents have time and experience to add layers of yummy frosting to their grandkids’ lives. This sweet balance of relational love and responsibility causes kiddos to blossom in the...
  Friday, July 23, 2021
• Why the Enemy Doesn't Want You to Speak about Your Shame
  An hour before our guests arrived, I tossed a handful of celery strings into the garbage disposal and flipped the switch. The machine choked while the sink filled with water. “Oh no!” I gasped....
  Friday, August 2, 2019
• What Is the Apocalypse? 10 Things Christians Should Know
  The Apocalypse? What does that word mean? According to Dictionary.com, it means “revelation, disclosure, uncover, reveal.” I found the title page to my mother’s 1982, Holman Bible Publishers, King...
  Friday, May 17, 2019
• What Does the Bible Say about Divorce?
  A topical look at what scriptures have to say about divorce.
  Thursday, March 28, 2019
• Should Grandparents and Parents Today Loosen Up—Or Tighten the Reins?
  The invention and mass production of automobiles drastically changed our culture in the early 1900s, and this industry continues to play a major role in driving our economy and lifestyle....
  Monday, March 18, 2019
• Old or New Worship Style—Is One Better than the Other?
  Perhaps all of us on the senior side of adulthood should consider visiting the contemporary service at our church. Unity in the body of Christ is necessary and commanded.
  Wednesday, February 13, 2019