We have a hard time understanding because we don't hear or listen to understand what Jesus is saying to us!
10/11/2006 by Russ Lawson
The price of gasoline kicks off some creative questioning by Russ as he wrestles with the serious desensitization that has occurred in many lives.
10/08/2006 by Russ Lawson
Lift up your eyes is a call for vision, a call to not walk in fear of danger, but to look for the new, the glory, the things God is calling us to embrace.
09/28/2006 by Bill Sherrill
A hard difficult trip and a close connection after a flight delay turns out to be a good chance for Joey Cope to learn a lesson about God's power to use us as we are.
09/19/2006 by Joey Cope
Burn out seems to happen more and more frequently, but when see why it happens, we realize that folks are losing sight of the goal and are often motivated for the wrong reasons.
09/12/2006 by Bill Sherrill
Both God and satan use the principle of tenacity and persistence to shape and form things just like nature does, but how we use it is everything.
09/05/2006 by Bill Sherrill
Mike learns to not put off prayer, but when someone has a need, he says, "Let's pray right now!"
09/02/2006 by Mike Barres
Hospitality is the Christian virtue of entertaining strangers, outsiders, and guests and recognizing in them angels or even the presence of God in the Trinity.
08/27/2006 by Scott Owings
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom and worship, but it is not a terror of the Lord, but an enraptured love-filled walk with a holy God.
08/15/2006 by Rubel Shelly
Change is a constant so how we deal with it is crucial and is part of our heritage as God's people.
08/08/2006 by Rubel Shelly
We must remain connected to Jesus if we are going to bear fruit in the Lord.
08/06/2006 by Tom Norvell
What would happen in church, church folks, got serious about seeking lost people like Jesus did?
08/02/2006 by Patrick D. Odum
The spiritual discipline of generosity is crucial if we are going to grow in the spirit.
07/30/2006 by Scott Owings
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
Spiritual growth really requires us to have a spiritual trainer to help us with our spiritual discipline.
07/01/2006 by Scott Owings
A surgeon who gives blood to his patient is a reminder of all those who have invested in us to make us what we are.
06/28/2006 by Rubel Shelly
Unity isn't easy to make happen and the example of Acts 15 really challenges us to give up some things along the way.
06/27/2006 by David Sessions
Getting out of the rut is not only possible, but it can be fun, creative, and stimulating if we choose for it to be.
06/11/2006 by Ron Rose
God can do all things, even more than we imagine, so why do we live and pray like we don't believe this?
06/03/2006 by Tom Norvell
Interruptions and surprise visitors are not bad things in a busy day of ministry; they are an answer to prayer.
05/30/2006 by Tom Norvell
We can learn to breath pray and pray any time and any place and reach out to God through prayer.
05/28/2006 by Scott Owings
God calls us to be a people and a person who touches hurting people because Jesus was willing to touch us.
05/18/2006 by Russ Lawson
The interests of others must be our focus and not just our own stuff and wants.
05/14/2006 by Tom Norvell
So much of what we work for really doesn't matter, so let's invest in what does, the people around us.
04/25/2006 by Rubel Shelly
Meditation is a lost art and discipline that we as Christians need to engage in again!
04/23/2006 by Scott Owings