I celebrate my independence every day. Jesus set me free from my sin.
07/04/2012 by Steve Ridgell
Andrew becomes one of the four disciples most closely associated with Jesus, he was a speaker on the Day of Pentecost and then he traveled, mostly by foot. Eventually, to be tortured and crucified in the city of Patras on the Peloponnese peninsula of what
06/27/2012 by Bill Brant
Many people are slaves and don't even know it. They aren't slaves to someone else, but slaves to their own desires. Jesus came to declare and provide FREEDOM.
06/20/2012 by Tim Archer
Some may think that the kid games Somon Says and Red Light, Green Light show how to live the Christian life. I think Follow the Leader is better.
06/13/2012 by Steve Ridgell
The fear of death is instinctive, but Jesus came to free us from living as slaves to that fear
06/06/2012 by Tim Archer
Christians have three clear reasons to get up and go to work. Provide for our families, show God's glory, and help others.
05/30/2012 by Steve Ridgell
During my nine day visit to Africa, I experienced a number of things: policemen in Malawi toting weapons asking for a ride to their headquarters about five miles away, bicycles as transports for almost everything, friendliness of the people, security for
05/23/2012 by Bill Brant
God wants to place his light inside of us. He wants to make us shine brighter than the sun.
05/16/2012 by Tim Archer
Some people think Christianity is just about following rules written for a time that does not reflect our world today. Not so.
05/09/2012 by Steve Ridgell
Creations shows us God, if we're only willing to look.
05/02/2012 by Tim Archer
The gift of Jesus is free to us. That does not mean it is easy.
04/25/2012 by Steve Ridgell
And while David says, “My sin is always before me” (Psalm 51:2), he is also attributed as saying, “Your word I have hidden in my heart that I might not sin against you” (Psalm 119:11). If you know the story of David, his choices had consequences to the e
04/18/2012 by Bill Brant
Special religious days can be nice for recharging our batteries, but the Christian life is lived out 24/7, both in holy places and on dirty streets. God comes to meet us anywhere and everywhere. He doesn't just wait for us inside a church building on East
04/11/2012 by Tim Archer
In the most painful time of life, Christians are never alone. They have a community, a family to surround them and care for them.
04/04/2012 by Steve Ridgell
We were made to be in relationship with one another. We were made to be in relationship with God. In fact, God's plan is that we be adopted into His family.
03/28/2012 by Tim Archer
Grace, forgiveness, redemption, and other Christian words can only be understood by non-Christians in the context of how we Christians live.
03/21/2012 by Steve Ridgell
Should we not be more than verbally “outraged” when others burn, mock or destroy elements of faith that are precious to us who claim to follow Christ? In our antichristian world aren’t we expected to stand up and stand firm for what we believe in?
03/14/2012 by Bill Brant
The Old Testament story of Naaman teaches us about trusting God, even when we don't understand what's going on.
03/07/2012 by Tim Archer
Leap year appears to have an extra day. The Mayan calendar has some people wondering if time as we know it is about to end. How much time do we have left and how do we use it?
02/29/2012 by Steve Ridgell
Life in the church isn't always easy, just as living on the ark with a bunch of animals wasn't easy for Noah. But what's the alternative?
02/22/2012 by Tim Archer
The Christian life is a life of intentional choices made every day. You cannot live that life on auto-check.
02/15/2012 by Steve Ridgell
Today we tend to think that only "Spiritual leaders" can talk or tell us about Jesus. That the "professional staff" are the only ones with training and insight to convey the important passages to others. Yet the history of Judeo-Christian faith demonstrat
02/08/2012 by Bill Brant
If we want to find God, first we have to look for Him
02/01/2012 by Tim Archer
Cell phones that don't work validate all your fears about technology. Some people have that same thought about Jesus when eveything in life does not work like they want.
01/25/2012 by Steve Ridgell
The story of Eijah helps us understand what finding God can be like
01/18/2012 by Tim Archer