Active Christian Media Blog

copyright 2012 by Stacy Lynn Harp, M.S. Today I wanted to encourage you to talk to the Lord and ask Him for things that you never thought were even possible in your life.  Seriously, I believe that when God told us that we don't have, because...

© 2012 - Stacy Lynn Harp, M.S. The word desperate means:   des·per·ate   [des-per-it, -prit] adjective 1. reckless or dangerous because of despair or urgency: a desperate killer. 2. having an urgent need, desire, etc.: desp...

© 2012 by Stacy Lynn Harp, M.S.   Last night I was going through Netflix and spotted a television show called Celebrity Rehab.  I had heard of the program before, but had never watched it, until last night.  For some reason, I just w...

© 2012 by Stacy Lynn Harp, M.S.   Recently I was thinking about a friend of mine that I attended church with over a dozen years ago.  His name was Dave and the reason I was thinking about him is because when I consider truly grateful ...

© 2012 by Stacy Lynn Harp As many of you probably know, Pastor Chuck Smith from Calvary Chapel of Costa Mesa fame, has been diagnosed with stage three lung cancer.  He announced to his church on New Years Day that he had cancer, but at the ...

© 2012 by Stacy Lynn Harp Matters of Faith Monday This morning as I was driving around my neighborhood I noticed an older Asian woman going through everyone’s trash cans.  This isn’t an unusual sight on Monday’s since this is when the trash ...

And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of hi...

Thou tellest my wanderings: put thou my tears into thy bottle: are they not in thy book? Psalm 56:8 Over that last few days, my thoughts have been continually on the coming of Christ.  There has also been great concern and a deep fee...

Last night Randall and I continued our brand new weekly bible study in the book of Hebrews.  We covered the first chapter of Hebrews and compared the scriptures that mention how God sees angels versus how God sees Jesus. Click on the player and get ...

What do circumcision and the Commander of the army of the LORD in Joshua chapter 5 have in common? Randall sees a single simple lesson from both of these things in this 3-minute devotional. Listen to internet radio with acmedia on Blog Talk Radio...

by Stacy Lynn Harp I do not know what type of person you are, but I love to receive gifts and I love to give gifts.  Even more so, I love to surprise people who are completely unexpecting with a gift they would never have expected.  This week I had ...

Deuteronomy chapters 27 through 30 present to the Israelites a list of blessings for following God's commandments, and a list of curses for disobedience. Rather than the demands of a dictator, these admonitions reveal the heart of a loving Father as ...

On tonight's episode of the Active Christian Media show Randall and Stacy Harp discuss marriage and how it works. How do you mix your two backgrounds? What happens when victims marry? Overcoming your parent's past and making a life of your own. A...

Show aired on November 25, 2011 Tonight join Randall and Stacy as they discuss homosexuality in the land. We'll be looking at the book of Judges in chapters 19-21 and also comparing it to modern day Israel and America and what the consequences of h...

Bobby Fischer, perhaps the greatest chess player of all time, captured world attention when he went after the world championship in the “cold war confrontation” with Soviet Boris Spassky in 1972. Fischer lost the first game of the championship in unc...

Everyone meet my puppy Grover. I absolutely LOVE my animals.  I have four animals right now - three dogs and one cat.  And I love these animals to pieces.  Which is why on a day like today, when I have to be separated from one of them, it can be har...

This morning I read the following quote from famous evangelist Charles Spurgeon and it made me think about a few things that I've been learning in my Christian walk.  First the quote... "How vain, then, are the boasts and professions of some persons...

...

Every once in awhile a person has to see the bright side of being sick. Enjoy!...

Crossposted from the Persecution Blog Is Prayer Your Steering Wheel or Your Spare Tire?-- Corrie Ten Boom I needed another reason to use this very cute picture. So I thought I'd share with you some prayer quotes to motivate you in your time of pray...

I have a feeling that the question posed in the title of this entry is going to make a few people think, and I hope it does. It's been on my mind for the last 24 hours because I've been trying my best to diligently seek the Lord concerning the dire...

Click here to hear our intriguing podcast. Yesterday I had the opportunity to interview Faisal Malick, a former Sunni Muslim who came to Christ, about his conversion and the message that the Lord revealed to him about how He sees Muslims and the p...

Mrs. Shirley Dobson Dr. Ravi Zacharias (Did not pray in Jesus' name when introduced) However, Dr. Zacharias gave a Christ-centered message that shared the gospel. He was great. You can watch the D.C. event live at www.godtv.com or if you're on ...