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Signs of Life

Are you fit to attend this church?

Sometimes we need to be reminded that church is a place for sick and broken people, not perfect ones.

The X-odus Files: Wanderers or Warriors

So how do you impact culture?

God wants us to leave behind our wanderer and slave mentality and take on the attitude of a spiritual warrior: it's time to leave our terminal mentality.

What if Your Mom Found Out?

What if your mom knew?

One way to help us sort through the moral dilemmas of the day is to ask what our mom would think if we did it?

Somewhere Else

Where do you want to be right now?

So many things make us long to be somewhere different.

Not Distracted

Are you caught up in all the rapture debate?

We mustn't be distracted by the discussions about Jesus' return and lose sight of what is crucial about our discipleship.

Conditioners

How have you been conditioned?

So many of us have been conditioned to not see the call of the cross in our lives!

Pinch of the Willy-Goo

What in the world is willy goo?

A wise woman who loved, encouraged and disciplined her children.

What I Dun in Texas!

Are you a person of talk or action?

A cowboy helps us ask ourselves whether or not we are all talk or if we walk the talk?

The Fire

What needs to burn down in your world?

A fire burned down a church building but rebuilt a church.

A Mom Takes Her Stand

What's a mom to do?

A mom reminds us how to use a gentle answer to deal with a difficult problem.

Forgiven!

What do you do when you've been wronged?

Forgiveness is not easy, but it is God's way.

50 Days of Grace

What has happened in your life the last 7 weeks?

Jesus used the 50 days after Pentecost to change and transform the broken disciples into world-changers.

The White Rose

Why the different color roses?

White and red roses mean something special on Mothers' Day.

Hopeless?

Is your marriage really hopeless?

Infidelity wrecks lives and destroys families, but only by coming to the truth can its impact be healed.

A Difficult Word

What's your toughtest word to spell in your lifestyle?

One way to learn the art of reconciliation is to look at the word as meaning re-cancellation -- cancelling the debt, the sin, the hurt between us and another.

The Master Gardener

What's growing in your personal flower beds?

God is the master gardener and works in our lives to get rid of what is dead and overgrown.

The Art of Listening

What is the most important thing you listen to each day?

One a mom's greatest responsibilities is to listen to her family, her children, and her God.

Workplace Faith

Where did Jesus find his followers?

Our Christian life is lived out in our workplace much more than in our church attendance!

Finding the Presence of Christ

Where will we find Jesus in the middle of our messes?

We will find the presence of Jesus in our lives when we are willing to be his presence in the lives of others.

The One Egg Special

How can they be the same and yet so different?

Sometimes differences aren't as large as they appear in the big scheme of things.

To Be a Mockingbird

Would you still sing without your tree?

A mockingbird reminds Bill about our need to find satisfaction in what we have.

Use or Lose!

Are you using what God has given you?

God has given us all special abilities. If we use them, then God is glorified, but if we don't, we'll lose those abilities.

Developing Trust

Where do you think you'll find real trust?

Trial, temptation, trouble, and testing are in the same neighborhood with trust: we're not going to get the one we want without experiencing the ones we dont!

Game Over

When will it all stop?

The comparison game hurts us no matter what side of the game we play on.

Secular or Sacred?

Is work secular or sacred space?

Every space is holy when a Christian inhabits it.