Phil Ware continues his series on The Story and reminds us that we can all be John the Baptist, the baptizer, to people around us.
03/03/2013 by Phil Ware
Phil Ware continues his series on What is Core by calling us to true discipleship, people being conformed to be like Jesus and living out the cross, burial, and resurrection in their lives.
02/03/2013 by Phil Ware
Rick Brown talks about teaching a Bulgarian friend how to play softball and it reminds him that many followers, disciples, of Jesus need to be given a job description.
01/18/2013 by Rick Brown
Phil Ware begins a series of messages on what is core, or what is at the heart of what we must believe?
01/06/2013 by Phil Ware
Phil Ware shares a collection of Scriptures that talk about the significance of Jesus' birth.
12/25/2012 by Phil Ware
Phil Ware finishes the year 2012 with two powerful posts or articles about Jesus' birth and the people gathered around him, and emphasizes that God's greatest beginnings are found in hard endings.
12/23/2012 by Phil Ware
Rubel Shelly puts Christmas into perspective by talking about Easter and the resurrection hope of the Savior.
12/21/2012 by Rubel Shelly
Rick Brown talks about Jesus not just missing from the nativity, but also from Christmas and from our lives and yet we can use this time to restore him to his rightful place in our lives.
12/15/2012 by Rick Brown
Rubel Shelly reminds us of what is most important and truthful and what is legend about the Christmas story.
11/30/2012 by Rubel Shelly
Phil Ware talks about how important it is that Thanksgiving is followed by Christmas and he shares a personal story to remind us it is true!
11/23/2012 by Phil Ware
Rubel Shelly reminds us that our pedigree and genealogy doesn't make us Christian, but our discipleship does.
05/26/2012 by Rubel Shelly
Phil Ware describes several passages of Scripture that use the image of a mother bird or a woman in labor to express their love for new Christians, and then says this is the highest compliment a mom can receive.
05/13/2012 by Phil Ware
Phil Ware begins a series of messages from Acts 2 and 3 on greater things that Jesus does through his followers.
04/15/2012 by Phil Ware
Rubel Shelly reminds us that there is really no such thing as the Christian vote, but a reality that politics often uses religion and religion gets used in politics, but the kingdom of God comes in different ways.
01/31/2012 by Rubel Shelly
Rubel Shelly wades into the Tim Tebow issue with some good insight and a reminder to wait and see how this all turns out.
01/20/2012 by Rubel Shelly
Rick Brown reminds us that even though we may have already begun to slip back into the old way of living, the New Year can be bring us fresh life if we remember this.
01/17/2012 by Rick Brown
Phil Ware continues his series called Better Broken that focuses on how God used flawed, broken people to change the world by sharing the message of Jesus and this involved Purpose: to be witnesses, Plan: to release God's power through prayer; People: the
01/08/2012 by Phil Ware
Bill Sherrill reminds us that the manger and the promises given to Mary would make the Cross seem impossible to understand until the empty tomb and the resurrection brought back the praise the angels gave on the day he was born.
12/29/2011 by Bill Sherrill
Phil Ware talks about the recurring phrase in Matthew 1 and 2, in a dream, and how God fills the empty spaces left behind by our broken dreams.
12/25/2011 by Phil Ware
There are a number of different ways to handle the Jesus question during Christmas. But you have to choose one.
12/21/2011 by Steve Ridgell
Rick Brown reminds us of a messy Christmas long ago and the messy time in which Jesus was born.
12/20/2011 by Rick Brown
Phil Ware goes over a number of inaccuracies that have crept in to our telling of the story of Jesus at Christmas, but reminds us that the main thing is that Jesus came for everyone and the more we know the story, the more we know it is true.
12/18/2011 by Phil Ware
While people may think they are giving truly remarkable gifts, no gift can match that of God's own Son.
12/14/2011 by Tim Archer
Rubel Shelly shares very respectfully the reason he wants to say Merry Christmas.
12/13/2011 by Rubel Shelly
Rick Brown gives some statistical data on Christmas shopping, historical data on the birth of Jesus, and some spiritual insight on how to keep from going under during the busy time we call Christmas.
12/12/2011 by Rick Brown