Once again, River of Life Church has been part of making a difference in the lives of almost 1,000 students in Garland County by partnering with Project Backpack, a 501c3 non-profit started by Pastors Ben and Pam Wiles to provide school supplies for needy families. On Saturday, August 7th, the doors...

River of Life had a powerful service on Sunday, July 4, at the Pathway Campground in Benton. “Freedom” was the key word of the day as Pastor Ben delivered a dual message about the freedoms we enjoy in our country and the freedom we have spiritually through the love of Jesus. The chapel...

As I was preparing to speak to our congregation about the twenty-one day fast we participate in annually, the Lord took me to the second chapter of Joel and began to deal with me about the significance of this season of fasting. I shared this publicly from the pulpit on January 3, 2010 but I felt I should...

Most people that know me find that I am happy majority of my life sometimes to the point of being obnoxious. It hasn’t always been that way though. I went through a bout of deep depression in college that stemmed from a series of tragedies that brought about unhealthy relationships and the inability...

I have spent the better part of my 37 years running away and reinventing myself trying to find some lasting peace. I love and pray for the family that I came from, and mean them no disrespect, so I am leaving out details. I left home at 13, stayed in foster care for a very short period of time before...

I was adopted when I was just 3 days old. Growing up, I experienced several episodes of abuse, so much so that by the time I was a teenager, I had no sense of self-worth. At the age of 17, I left home. I married at 18 but that ended in divorce by the time I was 19. Not only was I dealing with a failed...