Sometimes the pleasure we get out of life has to be found in the most challenging of places.
01/27/2007 by Alan Smith
So often the people who do the most hard work get no recognition for it and we need to remedy that situation.
01/09/2007 by Alan Smith
We can continue to grow and mature and flourish if we choose to do so, even until we are quite old.
01/06/2007 by Jamie Shell & Brent Nidiffer
We get so caught up in the fluff we forget the focus of God, like justice and mercy.
12/20/2006 by Jamie Shell & Brent Nidiffer
Using something for free almost every weekend of the year for a parking lot reminds a church that they don't own what they use; we need to learn that same thing as God's children.
12/03/2006 by Alan Smith
Sending thank you cards or notes can be such a powerful and special blessing to those who receive them and are just the kind of thing the Lord would have us do!
11/25/2006 by Mary Lindow
A humorous story about undeserved inheritance reminds us of how easy it is to forget to thank God for all that he has done for us.
11/23/2006 by Alan Smith
In the times of hardship and trial, it is hard to wait on the Lord because it seems so long before his deliverance, promised and sure as it is, comes to free us from our pain and suffering.
11/18/2006 by Tom Norvell
Patrick Odum tells about a boy who shared his winnings with his father rather than spending it only on himself and the joy that this attitude brought the father and Patrick compares this to the joy we give our Father, God, when we share.
11/15/2006 by Patrick D. Odum
Phil talks about when his son Zachary was born hurt and how his voice as a father comforted his son and how we as God's children can approach God as Abba Father.
11/13/2006 by Phil Ware
With an onslaught of bad things happening over the last several weeks, Russ is holding on to hope and faith in God and the steadfast love of the Father.
11/04/2006 by Russ Lawson
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
No matter what others say or do to make you feel useless, Jesus loves you and has demonstrated again and again that you are useful to him!
10/03/2006 by Patrick D. Odum
We have all sorts of trouble, heartache, grief, disappointment, discouragement in this world, but Jesus has overcome the world and given us victory.
09/26/2006 by Tom Norvell
A trip to the beach and other vacation sites helps lead Patrick Odum to ask what he is not recognizing in his daily life where God's fingerprints and footprints can be found.
08/24/2006 by Patrick D. Odum
Can a Christian father learn a lot about faith from his rappin' son and the rap he wrote to be sung at church?
08/19/2006 by Bill Denton
We like a person with kindness much more than a person who has had a bunch of cosmetic surgery or plastic surgery.
08/11/2006 by Paul Faulkner
So many things appear nice and are harmful while many look awful and prove to be beneficial; we mustn't make snap judgments because God is at work in all of it.
07/05/2006 by Marsha Jordan
Life is full of events that make us feel and actually be powerless, but that is exactly where God can work in our life the most.
04/30/2006 by Tom Norvell
How we view the goal of our life directly determines how we approach life between here and its end.
04/28/2006 by Paul Faulkner
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
So much of life is a matter of perspective; we can choose to be glad.
12/29/2005 by Russ Lawson
Getting a chance to play Santa Claus opens up a deep joy and a reminder that we need to be Jesus to those around us.
12/19/2005 by Phil Ware
We give thanks for ten years of God's blessings at Heartlight.
11/28/2005 by Phil Ware
Some folks we simply cannot thank enough!
11/27/2005 by Jeff Lee