Pain is not always bad -- it is necessary to help us know where we need to change and be changed by the Father.
03/21/2006 by Rubel Shelly
We can stand in the way of reaching the lost or we can open the highway to let folks come to Jesus!
03/20/2006 by Phil Ware
Thank God for those who give others in unfortunate situations a chance to succeed.
03/19/2006 by Rubel Shelly
Our prayers get to God, they don't bounce back to us and we can be sure about that because Jesus intercedes for us.
03/18/2006 by Kathy Bailey
True leadership is found in following Jesus' example as a servant, not in winning at any cost!
03/17/2006 by Paul Faulkner
Confidentiality is crucial to maintain when secrets have been entrusted to us.
03/16/2006 by Mike Barres
While we are to give a tithe, the tithe is just a reminder to us that everything we have belongs to God.
03/15/2006 by Sarah Stirman
Don't you wish you could say, like Jesus said, that the devil or Satan has no hold on you?
03/14/2006 by Tom Norvell
We need to be accountable and get the support of friends.
03/13/2006 by Phil Ware
We all too often want to have the promises of God without commitment to his Kingdom work.
03/12/2006 by Mike Barres
What we really love shines through and shows others our heart and will reveal or not reveal our passion for God.
03/11/2006 by Russ Lawson
Without transparency we cannot fully share our love or be loved by another.
03/10/2006 by Paul Faulkner
We can't help everybody, or even most bodies, but we can help the person nearest us.
03/09/2006 by Rubel Shelly
Keeping us going in ministry, keeping our lights shining, requires us to spend time alone with God.
03/08/2006 by Sarah Stirman
Criticism hurts even when, or maybe especially when, it is dressed in pretty packages and given to us over a long time.
03/07/2006 by Mike Cope
We've got to move from viewing people as personalities to seeing them as people to love.
03/06/2006 by Phil Ware
A trip through deep depression forces our writer to look at reliance, dependence upon God, and finding hope when there doesn't seem to be much reason to hope.
03/05/2006 by Michele Howe
What happens to people when they die is a lot like trying to tell kids how much farther it is to granny's house!
03/04/2006 by Joe Bagby
God's vulnerability, his openness in Jesus to his emotions, is captivating.
03/03/2006 by Paul Faulkner
If we want our lives to count, we have to be willing to face hard times.
03/02/2006 by Johnnie Ann Burgess Gaskill
Fear can keep us from many things, but mostly fear keeps us from life!
03/01/2006 by Rubel Shelly
A mom's work at writing Scripture on her daughter's wall leads to a great opportnity to learn about God's grace.
02/28/2006 by Sarah Stirman
Failure and falling on our face is a part of life, the real question is whether or not we'll keep getting up.
02/27/2006 by Phil Ware
Food has been an object of fascination for a variety of reasons, but Jesus has helped us determine the value of a good diet.
02/26/2006 by Elizabeth Price
Parenting twenty-somethings is a challenge but can be a blessing if we do our job well.
02/25/2006 by Martha Pope Gorris