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by Dr. Phyllis Arno
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Book Review
Click The Book To Learn More Experience the Advent season in a whole new way and prepare your heart to celebrate the greatest gift of all. Join pastor and New York Times bestselling author Max Lucado as he invites you to bear witness to the birth of Christ as you've never seen it before. Advent is a season of anticipation, a celebration of the moment that God came near. He came, not as a flash of light or as an unapproachable conqueror, but as one whose first cries were hear

Dr. Phyllis Arno
Jan 41 min read


REFLECTING GOD’S LOVE AT CHRISTMAS
By Dr. Phyllis J. Arno Matthew 5:14–16 (KJV): “Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.” The greatest gift that God has ever given us is His Son, Jesus Christ . Because of this precious gift, we are o

Dr. Phyllis Arno
Jan 42 min read


2025 NCCA Conference Highlights
By Phyllis J. Arno, Ph.D. The 2025 NCCA Conference was held in the beautiful city of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, bringing together members for a powerful and enriching time of fellowship, learning, and ministry. Thursday Evening The conference began on Thursday evening with registration from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., followed by a Kickoff Session from 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., led by Dr. Jeanne Kuckelman, which set the tone for an inspiring weekend. Friday Friday featured a ful

Dr. Phyllis Arno
Jan 42 min read
TEMPERAMENT CORNER


REFLECTING GOD’S LOVE AT CHRISTMAS
By Dr. Phyllis J. Arno Matthew 5:14–16 (KJV): “Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.” The greatest gift that God has ever given us is His Son, Jesus Christ . Because of this precious gift, we are o

Dr. Phyllis Arno
Jan 42 min read


2025 NCCA Conference Highlights
By Phyllis J. Arno, Ph.D. The 2025 NCCA Conference was held in the beautiful city of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, bringing together members for a powerful and enriching time of fellowship, learning, and ministry. Thursday Evening The conference began on Thursday evening with registration from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., followed by a Kickoff Session from 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., led by Dr. Jeanne Kuckelman, which set the tone for an inspiring weekend. Friday Friday featured a ful

Dr. Phyllis Arno
Jan 42 min read


Temperament Corner September/October
UNCONDITIONAL LOVE By: Dr. Phyllis J. Arno Supine in Affection We have all heard the question: “What is love?” As Christians, we often...

Dr. Phyllis Arno
Oct 12, 20253 min read
MEMBER SPOTLIGHT


CAI SPOTLIGHT
Dr. Cassandra Montgomery DIVINE BREAD OF LIFE INTERNATIONAL AN NCCA CERTIFIED ACADEMIC INSTITUTION Dr. Cassandra A. Montgomery is the...

Dr. Phyllis Arno
Oct 12, 20252 min read


CAI SPOTLIGHT
Dr. Ginger McBride Open Door: Christian Counseling and Life Coaching An NCCA Certified Academic Institution Open Door: Christian...

Dr. Phyllis Arno
Aug 10, 20258 min read


CAI SPOTLIGHT
Rapha Christian Counseling Center Advancing Faith-Based Care and Counselor Certification Rapha Christian Counseling Center (Rapha CCC)...

Dr. Phyllis Arno
Jun 25, 20252 min read
BOOK REVIEW


Book Review
Click The Book To Learn More Experience the Advent season in a whole new way and prepare your heart to celebrate the greatest gift of all. Join pastor and New York Times bestselling author Max Lucado as he invites you to bear witness to the birth of Christ as you've never seen it before. Advent is a season of anticipation, a celebration of the moment that God came near. He came, not as a flash of light or as an unapproachable conqueror, but as one whose first cries were hear

Dr. Phyllis Arno
Jan 41 min read


Book Review
Click The Book To Learn More Many of us want to pray more, but we feel unsure of what to say. In this inspiring 365-day devotional prayer...

Dr. Phyllis Arno
Oct 12, 20252 min read


Book Review
Click Image For More Info When was the last time you awakened to a swirl of out-of-control thoughts? Perhaps you were overwhelmed with...

Dr. Phyllis Arno
Aug 10, 20252 min read


Jackals!
June Encouragement 2023

Mark Winchell
Jun 27, 20231 min read


Much Work To Do!
Each month I wait on the Lord to prompt me to write a message. When He pointed me to this Scripture, I knew to stay out of the way and...

Mark Winchell
May 29, 20231 min read


Radical Revolution!
Monthly Encouragement

Mark Winchell
Apr 29, 20231 min read


Bold like a lion…
March Encouragement

Mark Winchell
Mar 30, 20232 min read


Who’s Listening?
February 2023 Encouragement

Mark Winchell
Feb 27, 20232 min read


January Encouragement
.....being exposed like never before. 2023-A Year of exposure "Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose...

Mark Winchell
Jan 31, 20231 min read


December Encouragement
December Encouragement

Mark Winchell
Dec 23, 20221 min read


November Encouragement
"The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in Him, and I am helped. Therefore my heart celebrates, and I give thanks to Him...

Mark Winchell
Nov 24, 20221 min read


September/October Encouragement
The Lord has sharpened His Scripture sword and is cutting away the “fluff” in my life. When I say “fluff”, I’m talking about the things...

Mark Winchell
Oct 30, 20222 min read


August Encouragement
Many years ago, the Lord began to open up to me about who we really are. Here in this Old Testament verse, we see the Presence of the...

Mark Winchell
Aug 31, 20221 min read


July Encouragement
I believe the Lord sparked this encouragement through a song I recently heard by Keith Green titled, ‘Asleep In The Light’. I was drawn...

Mark Winchell
Aug 2, 20222 min read


June Encouragement
Calling All Warriors!!! It’s no surprise that the world is getting darker and confusion is running rampant. The Lord placed on my heart a...

Mark Winchell
Jun 29, 20222 min read


May Encouragement
Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you, with all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms [and] hymns [and]...

Mark Winchell
May 26, 20221 min read


Easter Encouragement
We all know the importance of Jesus’s resurrection, so this year our prayer for you is an even deeper revelation of His resurrection! We...

Mark Winchell
Apr 14, 20221 min read


March Encouragement
Every now and then I receive a word from the Lord that I believe bears repeating, and this is one of those messages. The War... We all...

Mark Winchell
Mar 28, 20222 min read


February Encouragement
Whaddayathink? I’m writing this on 2/22/22. The last person writing on this date was 100 years ago. Pretty cool, right? This is one of...

Mark Winchell
Feb 25, 20221 min read


January Encouragement
Loose Stones? This month, writing an encouragement has been quite interesting, and somewhat challenging in fact. The Holy Spirit has...

Mark Winchell
Jan 28, 20222 min read


Awaken Our Ears
The other night, my wife and I were discussing a scripture where Jesus was talking about a disciple. I do not remember what verse it was,...

Mark Winchell
Oct 27, 20211 min read


We Can Sometimes Get Caught Up
In this day and age, everywhere we go, we are surrounded by words! It takes a lot of faith and continual praying as a Christ-follower to...

Mark Winchell
Sep 21, 20212 min read


I Could Have Asked...
I would like to share an experience I had driving to work recently. Here we go! Transparency time! Yay! There I was, driving along on the...

Mark Winchell
Aug 20, 20212 min read
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