We all need more friends, but the way to have them is to invest the time and offer others our friendship
08/01/2006 by Rubel Shelly
With so many lonely people out there, how are we going to be like Jesus and God and minister to their loneliness and isolation?
07/31/2006 by Phil Ware
The spiritual discipline of generosity is crucial if we are going to grow in the spirit.
07/30/2006 by Scott Owings
Will we help those who need it simply because we follow Jesus and because they need it with no strings attached?
07/29/2006 by Mike Barres
While there are many miracles in the Bible, the greatest miracle of all is a changed life!
07/28/2006 by Paul Faulkner
A joke about HMO's leads to some interesting oberservations about heaven and the fact that everyting on earth is temporary.
07/27/2006 by Alan Smith
Sarah Stirman talks about a couple of times that she and Troy watched the lightning, felt God's presence, and knew they were made for each other.
07/26/2006 by Sarah Stirman
Dumb criminals remind us that we are all just a step away from moral calamity and disaster and must resist satan and draw near to God.
07/25/2006 by Rubel Shelly
Road trash and tire debris challenges Phil to remember exactly who it was that Jesus reached and ask why we don't reach them today?
07/24/2006 by Phil Ware
A foot in mouth salesman made Jane's heart glad because of the gift of laughter from a talking burglar alarm keypad.
07/23/2006 by Jane Vincenzi
God doesn't change, but we go to reunions and find out we are changing, getting old, just like everyone else.
07/22/2006 by Katha Winther
Change comes from following the principles in the good ol' Bible given to us by God!
07/21/2006 by Paul Faulkner
A mother with a son who has a tumor talks about the challenges and changes she and her family have faced during his theraphy and the faithfulness of God.
07/20/2006 by Tammy Marcelain
The world is changing and we lose control, but the real issue isn't controlling as it is yielding to the one in control.
07/19/2006 by Donna Ware
Change is inevitable and we should appreciate many of the changes, but we need to trust in God who does not change.
07/18/2006 by Rubel Shelly
External changes won't cut it, we need real spiritual transformation which comes from the Spirit of God.
07/17/2006 by Phil Ware
The newness wears off and we get bored and we lose interest and we give up.
07/16/2006 by Tom Norvell
Selling a bike for $5 (five dollars) is a bad deal, but not nearly as bad as giving away our soul for something valueless.
07/15/2006 by Steve Higginbotham
Stuff enslaves us rather than blesses us and people count most in our lives.
07/14/2006 by Paul Faulkner
In the middle of our struggles, we need to remember that we need to reach out for God's unchanging hand.
07/13/2006 by Russ Lawson
World Cup was such a big deal that even the monks in Thailand changed their priorities, but we must work to keep God number one in our hearts at all times.
07/12/2006 by Patrick D. Odum
We all need friends, but in America, people have fewer and few friends, but the best way to have friends is to be a friend.
07/11/2006 by Rubel Shelly
Criticism hurts and we often respond unappropriately and hurtfully only making things worse so why don't we take time, weed our own garden, and learn from it.
07/10/2006 by Phil Ware
We all need to take a God-break a time when we get alone with God and be renewed and restored.
07/09/2006 by Russ Lawson
We have to show mercy to others when they let us down because we need mercy for our mistakes and mess ups!
07/08/2006 by Mike Barres